This story discusses suicide and mental health. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting “988” or chatting online at http://988lifeline.org/. An Oregon congresswoman is proposing a new grant program to support the mental health needs of firefighters and […]

The nonaffiliated Oregonian hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District has ended his campaign.  Jason Faler, a combat veteran and former healthcare executive based in Tigard, announced Monday that his campaign won’t have enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot.   Unlike the major party candidates who paid a […]

Congressional leaders, including Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, are demanding answers regarding recent high-profile deaths involving immigration agents.  Salinas, a Tigard Democrat representing Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, joined Democrats in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus at the Harris County Commissioners Court in Houston last week to address the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old father […]