A person has just been diagnosed with bubonic plague
Learning about the Middle Ages in school, many of us thanked our lucky stars that the “ Black Death ” was...
Rare Human Case of Bubonic Plague in Oregon Confirmed by Authorities
The bubonic plague might sound like an affliction of the past, but the bacterium behind the disease is still out there, causing thousands of...
Pyrosomes on Oregon’s beaches
I spy with my little eye a wee little pyrosome. In 2016-2017 pyrosomes were washing ashore en masse along Oregon's beaches. So...
YVYV: Governor Tina Kotek wants to add 360,000 new housing units over 10 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) - Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has proposed just one bill, Senate Bill 1537, in the 35 day legislative session that got...
YVYV: Mike Reese, Director of the Oregon Department of Corrections
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) - Did you know that 12,000 adults are currently in custody in Oregon prisons?. About 90% will be released at some...
Oregon health officials confirm first human bubonic plague case since 2015
A resident in Deschutes County, Oregon, was likely infected with the bubonic plague from their pet cat, according to county health officials.Story continues
Federal wildlife officials won’t restore protections for gray wolves in Rockies OUT WEST...
US won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies. Federal wildlife officials on Feb. 2 rejected requests from conservation groups to restore protections for gray...
7 ways to celebrate Oregon’s 165th birthday
Oregon is turning 165 years old this month, and it's only right to celebrate the occasion. HERE IS OREGON: HereisOregon.com Instagram YouTube...
New digital images reveal the lives of early Black Oregon residents
In the 1860s and 1870s, only a handful of Black residents lived in Oregon. Now, newly digitized photographs provide a rare and unique view...
$50,000 reward for information regarding three dead gray wolves in Southern Oregon
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. - Three endangered gray wolves from the same pack have died in Klamath county, and a federal agency in southern Oregon...
