Sara Gelser Blouin

In 2019, a national advocacy group filed a class-action lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Human Services, alleging the state mistreats children in its foster care system and has failed to fix glaring problems. Five years and millions of dollars later, the next trial has been delayed as the two sides near a settlement agreement.

People in a rural neighborhood in Benton County have a new evacuation route they can use in case they need to flee a fast-moving fire.

A very limited program at Portland State University would support more students — and expand to more institutions — under SB 572.

Wednesday night during a special meeting, the Board of the Greater Albany School District fired Superintendent Melissa Goff under a no-cause dismissal…

A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers unveiled a proposal this week that would create a new panel to examine sexual and racial discrimination on college…

A year into the pandemic, Sara Gelser sounds like she could be speaking for all of us."I miss being with people,” she said.But for Gelser, a veteran…

An Oregon Senate Committee could vote as soon as Tuesday on a bill to establish safe staffing ratios at the state’s long-term care facilities. Problems…

A Corvallis state lawmaker has called on Oregon State University to keep its dorms closed this fall and to encourage students to stay away from campus.OSU…

State Senator Sara Gelser of Corvallis told area business leaders on a video conference call Tuesday to expect a slow return to normalcy. She said if too…

Changes in how child fatality reviews are handled in Oregon become effective October 1st.The Department of Human Services says they will now assign a…