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As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage even before his boss, President Barack Obama.

Not everyone has the same access to the Northwest's green spaces. Many Black people felt excluded and unwelcome from a hike in the forests, well before closures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

A coalition of North Portland neighborhood associations is pushing the city to create organized camps for people experiencing homelessness.

Like ski resort towns and beachfront communities, outdoor recreation hub Skamania County questions how much it can rely on tourists this year.

In-person shopping, salons and restaurants will reopen, with limits, in two Washington counties along the Oregon border.

Many people are still finding safe ways to help those around them amid the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s how you can lend a hand to a neighbor in need.

The coronavirus has derailed millions of jobs, but farmworkers are still at work. That's because the federal government has designated food and agricultural a critical part of the nation's workforce.

Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission denied a petition Wednesday that would have regulated non-road diesel emissions as multiple programs are already working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In its first hearing, a legislative committee addressing the pandemic heard a dizzying litany of challenges the state faces. 

Thousands of people from around the world flock to the Oregon Coast to go whale watching each year, as nearly 25,000 gray whales migrate north along the coast toward Alaska. But now, Oregon State Parks have asked volunteers to stay home to help slow the spread of COVID-19.