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COURTESY OF SAINT ALPHONSUS.

Baker County looks ahead as St. Alphonsus birth center nears end

Senators and governor tell local hospital, ‘the community now understands it’s on its own’

Aug 29, 2023

PIXABAY

Family of man who died in Klickitat County Jail questions facility’s medical care

Ivan Howtopat’s family believes he should have been taken to a hospital for fentanyl withdrawal

Aug 24, 2023

The outside of the St. Charles Health System campus in Bend on July 26, 2022. | JONI AUDEN LAND/OPB

Oregon patients will soon be able to receive their amputated body parts for cultural, spiritual reasons

For some members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, keeping a person’s body together is necessary for a smooth transition to the spirit world

Aug 22, 2023

JAROSŁAW KWOCZAŁA/PIXABAY

It’s very hot in Oregon — drink water, find air conditioning, check on your neighbors

Temperatures in much of Oregon are expected to surge well above 100 on Monday and Tuesday, with much of the I-5 corridor under an air quality advisory as well

Aug 15, 2023

SHUTTERSTOCK

Bomb threat shuts down OHSU clinic after anti-trans information posted online

OHSU will beef up security in the wake of hateful messages, evacuation

Aug 8, 2023

Wildfire smoke filling the Willamette Valley in September 2017. | U.S. FOREST SERVICE

How to cope with heat, fire and smoke in Oregon

Extreme heat, wildfire and smoke are once again taking a toll on the state. Here’s how you can stay safe.

Jul 20, 2023

University of Oregon's new Portland campus, former home of Concordia University, pictured on July 2, 2023. | ROB MANNING/OPB

UO prepares to open doors to new Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health

Founders hope the Ballmer Institute, opening this fall, will help fill gaps in mental and behavioral health services in the state and the country

Jul 18, 2023

Members of Portland Street Response team at work. | COURTESY CITY OF PORTLAND

Dozens of organizations urge Portland City Council to reinvest in Portland Street Response

A coalition released a petition Monday calling on Portland City Council to fully fund and expand the city program that sends mental health workers — instead of police — to 911 calls

Jul 18, 2023

In this video screenshot, Tony Klein was deposed in November 2019 as part of civil litigation involving 10 women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, who accused him of sexual abuse. | VIDEO SCREENSHOT/PLAINTIFF DEPOSITION/MICHELLE BURROWS/OPB