Regional News

Wed, Jan 26, 2022 2:00 PM

(The Center Square) – The Washington state unemployment rate is currently in the bottom half of the country, ranking 32nd out of...

Tue, Jan 25, 2022 10:00 AM

With many Americans working from home now, far fewer commuters get behind the wheel every day compared to before the pandemic....

Mon, Jan 24, 2022 9:42 AM

(The Center Square) – Americans are quitting their jobs at record rates during the so-called “Great Resignation.” ...

Fri, Jan 21, 2022 7:20 AM

Motor vehicle theft, one of the most serious offenses tracked by the FBI, is on the rise in the United States. There were a total...

Thu, Jan 20, 2022 1:23 PM

(The Center Square) – Two bills have been introduced in the Washington Legislature after a massive increase in the theft of...

Thu, Jan 20, 2022 9:37 AM

There are over 170 different fields of study tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau in which undergraduate students can earn a...

Wed, Jan 19, 2022 5:33 AM

In the continuation of a longer-term trend stretching back over a decade, the number of births in the U.S. fell by 4% in 2020,...

Tue, Jan 11, 2022 9:34 AM

Recall elections against Dave Brown and Brian Shannon, the Zone 6 and 7 representatives on the Newberg School District school...

Fri, Jan 7, 2022 12:15 PM

(The Center Square) – A panel of medical experts from several western states endorsed new recommendations from federal...

Wed, Jan 5, 2022 12:47 PM

Nearly half a million Americans annually die as a result of smoking, the leading cause of preventable death in the United...

Thu, Dec 30, 2021 5:34 AM

Communities and police departments across the United States are grappling with rising rates of deadly violence, as the U.S....

Tue, Dec 28, 2021 5:33 AM

Life expectancy is one of the most important and commonly cited indicators of population health -- and in the United States,...

Thu, Dec 23, 2021 5:04 AM

College and university students in the class of 2020 faced the worst -- and most uncertain -- job market the U.S. had seen in...

Tue, Dec 21, 2021 10:47 AM

A 2019 report from the Federal Reserve found that nearly one in every four American adults have no retirement savings. During...

Fri, Dec 10, 2021 11:20 AM

The U.S. murder rate is at its highest level in nearly two and half decades. A total of 21,570 murders were committed nationwide...

Fri, Dec 3, 2021 12:04 PM

At the height of COVID-19 pandemic, the nation's unemployment rate soared to 15%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. The...

Wed, Dec 1, 2021 5:04 AM

Cigarette sales climbed in the U.S. in 2020 for the first time in two decades. Americans bought a total of 203.7 billion...

Sat, Nov 27, 2021 2:26 PM

(The Center Square) – The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup officially recommended expanding Pfizer-BioNTech and...

Wed, Nov 24, 2021 10:47 AM

Life expectancy is one of the most important and commonly cited indicators of population health -- and in the United States,...

Tue, Nov 23, 2021 3:33 PM

More Americans are dying from drug overdoses than ever before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....