Healthcare workers demand better working conditions … Plans are moving forward in the legislature to tackle Oregon’s healthcare staffing crisis. House Bill 2697 would require hospitals to make staffing plans to improve frontline working conditions.
‘A true pioneer and a visionary’: Oregon winemaker … Oregon winemaking pioneer, viticulturist and founder of Erath Winery Richard ‘Dick’ Charles Erath passed away Wednesday, his winery shared in a statement. He was 87 years old.
Portland Thorns’ Christine Sinclair has been on same … Portland was the only place Christine Sinclair ever wanted to play.
5 NWSL players have been with the same team all 11 … Portland was the only place Christine Sinclair ever wanted to play. When the National Women’s Soccer League launched in 2013, it was natural that Sinclair would gravitate to the Portland Thorns; she won a pair of NCAA titles at the University of Portland and she had a home in the Rose City. Eleven seasons later, […]
Skeleton of blue whale that washed ashore in Oregon … The skeleton of a blue whale that washed ashore on the Oregon coast eight years ago was recently sent to Canada for the final cleaning process before specialists prepare it for public display at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
What to do on the Oregon Coast before spring break … From now until Saturday, April 1, the Lincoln City Cultural Center is hosting this year’s Festival of Illusions that will bring dancers, magicians, foot jugglers and more to the coast.
‘Greater Idaho’ is an older Idaho with more dudes, … The “Greater Idaho” movement, which seeks to extend Idaho’s Western border by swallowing-up roughly half the state of Oregon, would also exacerbate Idaho’s aging population, data shows.
Walter Cole, performer behind iconic drag queen Darcelle, … Walter Cole, the man behind the iconic drag queen Darcelle, has passed away from natural causes at age 92, his family confirms.
The top barbecue joint in every state, according … Barbecue is one of America’s favorite cuisines. But it’s also the one we like to most like to argue about.
Report: 119K people hurt by riot-control weapons … More than 119,000 people have been injured by tear gas and other chemical irritants around the world since 2015 and some 2,000 suffered injuries from “less lethal” impact projectiles, according to a report released Wednesday.
