Regional News

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....

Mon, Nov 15, 2021 12:25 PM

(The Center Square) – Kaiser Permanente executives averted strikes involving more than 50,000 health care industry workers set...

Mon, Nov 15, 2021 7:33 AM

Parents want the best for their children, including the best school experience. This, of course, includes getting good grades...

Fri, Nov 12, 2021 5:46 AM

The U.S. population growth rate hit its lowest level since the Great Depression, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. Over the...

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 2:22 PM

(The Center Square) – The Freedom Foundation is celebrating a milestone in its efforts to reverse what it considers to be the...

Wed, Nov 10, 2021 8:49 PM

The United States has some of the highest levels of income and wealth inequality in the world. U.S. Federal Reserve data shows...

Tue, Nov 9, 2021 11:59 AM

(The Center Square) – Idaho will receive $2 billion under the infrastructure bill that cleared Congress last week and that...

Mon, Nov 8, 2021 11:21 AM

(The Center Square) - The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will get at least $1 billion from the infrastructure bill...

Fri, Nov 5, 2021 5:35 AM

Throughout 2020, law enforcement reported 4.7 million cases of fraud, identity theft, and other scams. This shattered the...

Thu, Nov 4, 2021 4:05 AM

U.S. population growth slowed over the last decade to its lowest rate since the Great Depression. The U.S. population is aging...

Wed, Nov 3, 2021 3:49 AM

College enrollment has declined steadily in the United States in recent years. With rising tuition costs and surging student...

Tue, Nov 2, 2021 8:15 AM

A surge in demand for homes in the United States, in addition to limited housing inventory, has created a sellers market unlike...

Fri, Oct 29, 2021 2:48 PM

(The Center Square) – The town of La Center had the sixth-largest percentage increase in sales tax revenue last year among...

Tue, Oct 26, 2021 11:02 AM

(The Center Square) – Washington residents now pay the third-highest fees on cellphones in the nation, a new report shows. ...

Fri, Oct 22, 2021 1:49 PM

Sleep is a key component of a healthy lifestyle. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults get at...

Thu, Oct 21, 2021 11:24 AM

Freelance photojournalist Maranie Staab believes her camera can be a force for truth and social justice. The work of a “conflict...