The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, an advocacy group, says alcohol and cannabis experiments harm monkeys, without adding significantly to scientific knowledge. OHSU and its researchers say animal models are still necessary when other models and observational studies of humans fall short.
In a March 31 opinion, Deschutes County Judge Raymond Crutchley shot down a petition brought by the developer against state regulators over access to groundwater in the Deschutes River Basin.
In all, 17,660 REAL IDs were issued last week, compared to nearly 6,500 that were issued in the same week last year. Travelers must have REAL ID or another federally approved form of identification to fly starting May 7.
The universal preschool program approved by Multnomah County voters five years ago continues to expand rapidly, even as many families are denied.
Crews hoped to complete repairs on Monday to the Silvies River levee that failed ahead of the widespread Harney County flooding.
With rising highway and bridge costs, replacing the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River could cost $5 to $7.5 billion. To help fund it, Washington is boosting toll revenue and seeking support from the House Transportation Committee for a federal funding bill.
Washington's wolf population has decreased for the first time in 16 years, dropping from 254 to 230 wolves as of Dec. 31, 2024.
Officials say five people were hurt when a small corporate plane skidded off a runway and into the water in southwest coastal Oregon.
NaphCare Inc., which operates in 49 states, has been handed two multimillion dollar lawsuits related to inmate care in recent years
Oregon alone saw dozens of protests, from small towns to large cities. All voiced frustration with President Donald Trump's administration, particularly his recent tariffs on foreign countries and his advisor, billionaire Elon Musk.
A new report from a left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that upcoming changes to Social Security will amount to a "45-mile trip for some 6 million seniors."
The Keystone oil pipeline has been shut down after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of thousands of gallons of crude oil from Canada to refineries in the U.S. It wasn’t clear what caused the rupture of the underground pipeline Tuesday morning or the amount of crude oil released into the field
Mexican health authorities say that a 3-year-old girl from the western state of Durango has died after contracting bird flu in Mexico’s first confirmed human case of bird flu
Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military, according to a group representing the workers
Carrie Newell studies the seasonal residents of Depoe Bay, and her book shares the story of how she trained her dogs to sniff out whales.
