Medford, Ore. – Drinking water has been shut off at two Medford schools after tests showed elevated lead levels at a “majority” of water fixtures. The Medford School District said water fixtures that were tested at Jackson and Roosevelt Elementary ...

Portland, Ore. — The Portland Public School superintendent is retiring earlier than planned. Portland NBC affiliate KGW reports Carole Smith will retire in October instead of at the end of the upcoming school year. A national search is now underway. ...

UPDATE: Water samples taken from a home on Oakdale Avenue where a lead pigtail was found last month show lead levels that exceed the EPA’s action level of 15 ppb (parts per billion). The results were given to the affected ...

Ashland, Ore. – Elevated lead levels were found in some Southern Oregon University water supplies. SOU said they began testing for lead on its main Ashland campus following news that lead had been found in the water supplies of some ...

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