As hantavirus has dominated headlines, sparking fears of another debilitating pandemic, the CDC stressed that the risk of ...

Yesterday morning, Benton County Sheriff’s Office and the Philomath Fire Department responded to a structure fire near Northwest Sixth Street and Main Street in Philomath. A 72-year-old man was ...

Stops are planned for Charleston and Coos Bay from through Wednesday, May 13, and in Newport from May 15-22, with free tours, ...

The Supreme Court weakened minority voting rights and prompted Republicans in four states to move to redistrict as part of ...

Celebrated author Mac Barnett is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has a new, short book about writing for kids: "Make Believe." He talks with NPR's Elissa Nadworny about it.

A study establishes that "social ties" — a fancy way of saying being nice to other, even those you don't know — has benefits.

Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ...

Fans who danced to "Paper Planes" might hardly recognize the conspiracy-touting artist before them today — but in a certain ...

Trees are a big deal on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene.

Saturday, May 9, is the Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carriers Food Drive to benefit Food For Lane County.

World War 2 Victory Day celebrations in Moscow will be muted this year because of fears of drone attacks, as the public tires of the Ukraine war.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with the debut novelist Portia Elan. Her book Homebound travels through centuries and through the imagination.