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Scientists with Oregon State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have sequenced the genome for one of the most popular hop varieties in the United States.

Oregon is one of 15 states without a formal way to compensate people who have been wrongly convicted and incarcerated for crimes. Sen. Kim Thatcher (R- Kaizer) is sponsoring a bill that would provide a special fund for people who have been incarerated and later exonerated

A new multimedia project tells the stories of young Black men in the Pacific Northwest from their perspectives. “I Got a Story to Tell” launched this month by the community organization Word is Bond. We hear from Lakayana Drury, the founder of Word is Bond, and Ristom Habtemariam, a community ambassador with the group. Habtemariam is also featured in the project.

Oregon will not receive increased shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government, because there is no federal reserve of doses, Gov. Kate Brown said on Friday morning.

Oregon Humanities started its ‘Dear Stranger’ letter-writing program in 2014, but it took on a new meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March, the city passed an emergency declaration to allow people who were homeless to camp in two city parks in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Now, they plan to open more shelter options as camps are phased out.

On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order that will enforce federal laws that prohibit sex discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Advocates for transgender rights are particularly hopeful that this administration will reverse the policy impacts and the transphobic rhetoric of the previous administration.

On Wednesday, a judge ordered Oregon to offer inmates the COVID-19 vaccine. And for some who are already in line, confusion remains on how to sign up and where to get the vaccine. We talk with Patrick Allen, the director of the Oregon Health Authority, about how the rollout is going and what Oregonians should know about access to the vaccine and the state's COVID-19 response.

Students with disabilities have missed out on things like physical therapy and speech therapy, as well as the accommodations that make it possible for them to receive a free, appropriate public education.

Students at Portland's recently renamed Ida B. Wells-Barnett high school recently held a community conversation about race. The event was hosted in partnership with the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Anti-Defamation League, which led a training for students to become No Place For Hate peer educators.