Expect to see picket lines at 11 Portland-area New Seasons stores Wednesday. Unionized workers are having a one-day strike.

The union representing New Seasons Market employees has announced a one-day strike next Wednesday, targeting 11 unionized ...

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long ...

Through nurse navigation programs, dispatchers can direct low-level 911 calls to a team of nurses instead of sending an ...

The empty bar of Nana Backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos on Nov. 22. Anupam Nath / AP A string of deaths in Laos tied to tainted alcohol has raised alarm around the world and renewed concerns ...

A number of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against federal land managers for a timber sale in old-growth forest north of Grants Pass. The Last Chance timber sale by ...

The new year will bring a new Clark County Council and a shift in the political makeup of the five-member board. With District 4 candidate Matt Little holding a steady lead of just 57 votes, it ...

Seth Wenig / AP The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open to all students and families hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 school year. After weeks of ...

Jenn Chávez is a podcast host and producer with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Jenn has been making audio in Portland for over a decade, as both a community media and public media journalist.

Steven Tonthat is a multimedia arts and culture producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting, where he produces stories for OPB’s flagship arts program “Oregon Art Beat." Before moving to Oregon in ...