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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Administrators are urged to look at alternative measures to make up for Portland State University’s $18 million budget gap. Portland State University faculty, staff and students packed a board ...

They’re working to get the deal approved before high-level officials at the U.S. Department of Justice leave office at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The city of Portland has now paid out more than $3 million in settlement dollars related to police activity during the 2020 protests, the city attorney’s office confirmed In this image from the ...