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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) — Erland Suppah Jr. doesn’t trust what comes out of his...

Erland Suppah Jr. doesn’t trust what comes out of his faucet. Each week, Suppah and his girlfriend haul a half-dozen large jugs of water from a distribution center run by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to their apartment for everything from drinking to cooking to brushing their teeth for their family of five.

Erland Suppah Jr. doesn't trust what comes out of his faucet. Each week, Suppah and his girlfriend haul a half-dozen large jugs of water from a distribution center run by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to their apartment for everything from drinking to cooking to brushing their teeth for their family of five. It's the only way they feel safe after countless boil-water notices and weekslong shutoffs on a reservation struggling with bursting pipes, failing pressure valves and a ...

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) — Erland Suppah Jr. doesn’t trust what comes out of his faucet.

The massive infrastructure bill signed earlier this year promises to bring change to some Native American tribes that lack clean water or indoor plumbing through the largest single infusion of money into Indian Country.

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. -- Erland Suppah Jr. doesnt trust what comes out of his faucet. Each week, Suppah and his girlfriend haul a half-dozen large jugs of wate...

Some tribal communities across the country, running water and indoor plumbing have never been a reality

It. even my father hesitated to talk about it, to tell me about it. it took me 40 years to even ask him about it. didnt want to open up those wounds. because growing up, it appeared that everybody was hurt, and it was such a painful time. nobody wanted to talk about it. thats what took so long. until you have the courage to pull the shade back and face the evil and the bad things, itll just stay there. itll stay uncovered. so until we can talk about it and face our mistakes and have the courage ...

Some Clark County companies are increasingly paying attention to their workers’ mental health, according to Kendall Hagensen, owner and clinical director at Vancouver Wellness Studio, but the need for the services is greater than ever, she said.

In regions near the U.S.-Mexico border, many still live without water connections. Their fight to get it now faces its final deadline: climate change.