Author – The Durango Herald

Buddhist chaplains, offering broad appeal, on the rise in U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Wedged into a recliner in the corner of her assisted living apartment in Portland, Skylar Freimann, who has a terminal heart condition and pulmonary illness, anxiously eyed ...

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Religion

Armed group begins talks with FBI

PORTLAND, Ore. – The leader of an armed group that for nearly three weeks has occupied a wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon has begun speaking with the FBI. Standing outside the ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Skyrocketing rents are pushing out artists that made Portland cool

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland has been a magnet for young, creative adults for more than a decade, beckoning droves with its quirkiness, liberal appeal and quality of life. But the city’s popula...

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Oregon neighbors rally to save 3 giant sequoias

PORTLAND, Ore. – A Portland neighborhood is rallying – literally – around three big sequoias that a developer plans to cut down. Neighbors have gathered at the base of the 150-fo...

DATE: Sep 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Anti-vaccine mothers discuss their thinking

No deaths out of 1,000-plus measles cases in last decade

DATE: Feb 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mindfulness at school

Students say it helps them cope with stress, anxiety

DATE: Dec 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Education

Out of a protest, the hug seen around the world

Boy’s mother explains the sentiment of viral photo

DATE: Nov 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wind turbines to rise off Ore. coast

PORTLAND, Ore. – A Seattle company is being given the green light to develop plans to build the West Coast’s first offshore wind energy farm – five floating turbines off Oregon’s Coos Bay, f...

DATE: Feb 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Native American groups ask for child welfare probe

PORTLAND, Ore. – Four national Native American organizations on Monday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the treatment of American Indian and Alaska Nativ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Next farm tool: Drones

With multiple uses, technology may change agriculture

DATE: Dec 18, 2013 | CATEGORY: Good Earth

Green-building rater has rival from Oregon

Portland-based system takes on LEED

DATE: Dec 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Huge Calif. wildfire spreads into Yosemite

FRESNO, Calif. – A giant wildfire raging out of control spread into Yosemite National Park on Friday as authorities urged more evacuations in nearby communities where thousands have already ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World