Oregon protesters confront ICE officials; India registered its highest increase in coronavirus cases; ISIS has taken a port in Mozambique

MIT researchers sound alarm over voting app’s security flaws

How humble kugel becomes a ‘red-letter feast’ for Yom Kippur

Washington activist wins a Goldman Environmental Prize for defeating a dangerous oil-by-rail project

Many immigrants have years of work experience. ‘Upskilling’ programs are helping them use that knowledge.

Oregon senator is denied access to a migrant children’s center in Texas

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence

Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp

Oregon Theater

Kurt Goes Vaudeville

Forest fire surge may be blamed more by human touch than changing climates

The Justice Department moves to dismiss youth climate lawsuit

In the shadow of a racist past, Portland still struggles to be welcoming to all its residents

How Facebook saved a dying mill town

Ancient volcanoes may contain vast deposits of lithium, a crucial element in modern batteries

5 ways to respond when you witness hate or harassment

The collapse of the Chinook salmon run threatens a native tribe’s way of life

I’m the great-great-great-great-grandchild of immigrants — but not everyone in my family wants to hear that history

Globe-trotting pollutants pose a larger threat to public health than previously thought

Wildlife trafficking is on the ballot in Oregon

Occupy Wall Street protests find a home on Main Street, America

Underfunded wildlife enforcement in the Pacific Northwest fails to keep up with poachers

At this high school, getting a diploma is only part of the answer

What if one culture shares multiple languages? That’s a challenge Oregon is taking up with its Somali students.

What are microaggressions? Let these high school students show you.

Youth win the right to sue the federal government over climate change

How Oregon became a center for Israeli babies born to surrogate moms

How they became the first in their families to go to college

What if the occupiers of Malheur Wildlife Refuge had been black, rather than white?

In a tiny house village, Portland’s homeless find dignity

Author asks us to consider what would happen if the protesters in Oregon were Muslims?

Only two states offer free community college. Lawmakers in Massachusetts want to make it the third.

Pacific Northwest sturgeon suffer as worldwide demand for caviar soars

A bright idea could help eliminate a fishing problem

How Oregon may have sparked a voter registration revolution

Portland braces for one last selfie with the carpet

Enter the school that’s raising the bar for bilingual education

Explore the final moments of a dying man who chose to end his own life

An ornamental garden grass is causing problems along a wild, scenic river in Oregon

GMO lobbying is a booming business as labeling laws increase

The key to some big endangered species crime investigations is a small lab in Oregon

Minimum wage increase coming to several states

How Oregon became a paradise for beer drinkers

How Oregon became a paradise for beer drinkers

How a Thai mushroom keeps this award-winning chef on his toes

I can’t promise you this photo will change your life, but it did for the photographer

The Snowden leaks gave a senator the chance to openly question the NSA

When it comes to climate, California pursues its own foreign policy

An Oregon high school class creates an alternate test for US citizenship

For a high school government teacher, the US political mess is educational gold

US border fence skirts environmental review

Border Fence Skirts Environmental Review

Red crayfish invades Pacific Northwest waterways

Invasive insect species on the move, with big consequences

Far from Pacific home, Micronesians making Missouri home

Pacific Northwest governors urge federal officials to look closely at coal export proposal

Washington state Iranian-American shatters ethnic glass ceiling

Rand Paul uses 13-hour filibuster to stall John Brennan’s ultimately successful nomination

New research shows that 80s song about L.A. walking not so accurate

Locals concerned by local, global impact of increased coal exports