New Oregon gun law, Measure 114, to face federal court test next week

New court rules to keep repeat thieves and hate crime suspects in jail longer

Journalist case against anarchist who attacked him continues

OED Early Literacy Framework document

Sen. Weber talks walk out

Editorial: county needs community input on plan for displacing houseless camp

Oregon family caregivers left without the financial support after COVID

Oregon sues 3M, DuPont, others for environmental contamination

13th-anniversary of Kyron Horman disappearance fundraiser

Baker City Soroptimist event on June 10 raises awareness about human trafficking

Coastal Oregon communities grappling with rise in elk population

Roseburg Public Schools responds to law suit

20 arrested in car theft gang bust

GOP senators now face $325-a-day fines over boycotts

Oregon delegation split on debt vote, and not on party lines

Some Oregon Democrats want to change your kicker payout

Readers respond to the rejection of a Capital Gains Tax

Editorial: Does compromise need to be a dirty word for Oregon's Congressional leadership?

5 defendants to ask WashCo federal court to dismiss sex crime, assault cases - No lawyers

Clackamas Co Commissioners: are voters willing to re-criminalize drugs?

Oregon lawmakers exempt drought years from water rights forfeiture

Oregon Recovery: OLCC member should recuse herself from alcohol surcharge vote

Sen. Findley says constituents support GOP boycott

Deschutes Co to consider removing people from Juniper Ridge, health, safety hazards

Draft maps: 4 new Portland districts

Hillsboro Airport leads in close calls, safety risks on runways

ODFW, Klamath Tribes partner on salmon project

Portland police turn to citations as fentanyl crisis explodes

Social services office in Astoria has a history of environmental problems

Springfield to vote on new camping ordinance

FTX $$ scandal entraps Kotek, AG … Wyden?

Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators

Business Alliance urges more pay for homeless service workers

City Council moving forward on Portland-to-Vancouver ferry

Commission settles on three map options to divide Portland

Court order impacts pre-trial release in Multnomah County

COVID-19 funds still impacting budgets for Marion, Polk

Dire Consequences of Failure to Pass Budget in Oregon

Immigrants demand action on legislation to provide food

McMinnville prohibits RV parking after complaints

Measure 114 to face federal court test next week

Merkley opposes debt deal, Bentz praises it

Multnomah housing voucher wait list to re-open

Oregon youths' climate lawsuit can proceed to trial

Oregon, Washington AGs file suits against chemical producers

Pacific Power releases plan to achieve net zero emissions

Portland Business Alliances Pans Right-of-Way Fees Proposal

Portland contracts with national gun violence institute

Portland will not pursue gunshot detection technology

Recovery advocates seek to disqualify OLCC member

Republican senators meet on accountability amid walkout

Rise in Coastal Oregon elk population

Kotek: Senate Republican walkout could end session

Moderate GOP lawmaker explains views, votes, odds with party

Rep Hoyle: Campaign $$ from pot group she oversaw for grant

Survey: Oregonians pessimistic on future

AG sues 21 companies alleging PFAS contamination

Clackamas to discuss defunding diversity, equity budget

Dem senator slams 'Greater Idaho' movement

PDX camping ban: Strong opposition in marathon meeting

Meme: Signs that you may need a new job

What is a kicker? Oregon's kicker tax refund explained

Judge rules Oregon hospitals can't sue the state over civilly committed patients

Portland approves 1 year extension of city-county homelessness agency

Oregon's Waitlist for Mental Hospital Is Growing at Nation's Third-Highest Rate

Wyden consultant facilitated $500,000 FTX $$$ to Dems

New kicker refund theft bill! (Call these 5 senators ASAP)

Senator introduces Anti-Moonlighting bill

Senate stuck in stalemate in session's final days

Boycotting Oregon senators believe loophole will allow them to win another term

Portland to create zero-emission zone

Republican Senators Press Secretary of State for Declaration on 2024 Ballot Eligibility

Cutting early kicker checks part of negotiations over ending Republican boycott

Oregon among top interstate migration losers

Oregon landlord, tenant groups unite to lobby for $100 million in rent assistance

The reasons behind Oregon's deepening drug crisis

Survey: High inflation doesn't diminish Oregonians' environmentalism

Majority of Multnomah County voters want stricter homeless regulations

New poll finds low approval rating for Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt

A High-Ranking Whistleblower's Complaint Lays Bare Issues at Portland Fire & Rescue

ODOE releases final version of ‘Early Literacy Framework'

Perplexing SEIU email had Capitol insiders buzzing

Remembering Oregonians who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom

Hundreds of bills at risk as Oregon Senate walkout stretches on

Senate stuck in stalemate in session's final days

Opinion: Preventing bad laws is part of the job

DUII coordinator caught protecting drunk drivers

Meme: Saving the environment-NOT!

Memorial Day F-15 flyovers thrill NW Oregon, SW Washington

Opinion: Oregon cares about outcomes, not process

Gov't homeless camp next to your house (photo)

Here's how much every Washington Co employee got paid last year

Mayor Wheeler's camping ban proposal could have ‘huge impact' on homeless services

Pile of shredded tires next to Steel Bridge catches fire on holiday weekend

Public to guide design of Vietnam War Memorial on Oregon State Capitol grounds

Deadline for MultCo's 'Preschool for All' program approaches

Rep. Chavez DeRemer discusses push to increase border security, immigration reform

Rep. Bentz cheers F-35A Fighters coming to Oregon (video)

Oregon officials want closer monitoring of $265M for drug decriminalization

Editorial: A clarifying moment to shift course on homelessness

Editorial: A failure of political leadership

Editorial: Oregon needs more fire not less, the Native Americans are right

Farmworker Study: State report outlines challenges, solutions

Mpox is still spreading in Oregon, but slowly

Oregon is experiencing slow but steady spread of Mumps

Private Oregon firefighting company fined $180K after US Dept. of Labor investigation

Tigard woos contractor who told of difficulties with Portland permitting red tape

$557,709 for Habitat Restoration: Funding for Sixes River and Elk River watersheds

5th safe rest village opens in Portland

Cannon Beach, Tom McCall and the 1967 Oregon “Beach Bill”

EPA approves $2 million for cleanup of former OSU-Cascades landfill site

Metro seeks to fund Waterfront parks on East side of the Willamette

Oregon's D.C. delegation key to compromise vote

Oregon is moving to legalize psychedelics

Chavez-DeRemer in right-left alliance with AOC on cannabis reform

Editorial: School boards should reflect community, voting needs to be safer

Editorial: Oregon needs more temporary shelter

Oregon celebrates business not leaving

Gov. Kotek orders public flags lowered in honor of Memorial Day

MultCo Presiding Judge changes release standards, more discretion holding defendants

Sen. Merkley visits Malheur Co. for town hall

Sen. Wyden on being John McCain's wingman, Portland WNBA, more

Detroit Ranger Station to reopen for first time since pandemic

North Bend moving closer to homeless camping rules

Oregon Forestry Dept. battling 350 acre '7K Fire' southwest of Veneta

Sutherlin residents against people living in RVs near homes

TriMet increased fare prices. How much?

Vietnam Vets Traveling Memorial Wall comes to Tillamook for Memorial Day Weekend

Nysa Youth Force program launches for summer

Case against Salinas for attack ad moves forward

Man arrested after Washington Co road rage fight; victim sought

After session ends, Oregon senators will face a new battle - in the courts

SOS acknowledges ambiguity in Measure 113. Asks DOJ for clarification

Senate GOP walkout of threatens to kill hundreds of bills

House approves sending ranked-choice ballot question to voters

Editorial: AG Ellen Rosenblum's recusal offers too little, too late

Editorial: Problems popped up in legalizing mushrooms

Tax payer funds down the toilet

GOP file campaign finance complaints against PAC targeting senators for walking out

Here's what's driving Tim Knopp, leader of Senate GOP walkout

Idaho, Oregon PUCs mull Boardman to Hemingway power line

Oregon DOJ considering investigation of Dem. Party for false donation report

Oregon health insurers propose premium hikes 

State, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money

Dennis Richardson honored during Memorial Day celebration in Central Point

Judge holds OHA in contempt for concealing defendants' treatment progress

Klamath Falls air base chosen for F-35 training squadron location

More bad news for local print media

Gov. Kotek, lawmakers move to add $300M to public school funding

City of Portland Sues Streetcar Manufacturer

Kotek to investigate quality of reading instruction at colleges

Twice as many drug overdoses in Oregon in 2022

Kotek, lawmakers add $300 million to public schools

Multnomah DAs ride along on stolen vehicle operations

New Portland city flower is drug needles

Oregon cannabis regulators cracking down

Oregon Justice Resource Center Sued by Former Staff Attorney

Ploy Shows Measure 113's Unconstitutionality

Portland to alter unsanctioned camping rules

Portland to clear sidewalk tents to settle ADA suit

Portland's political makeover is underway

Proposed restrictions on livestock farms scaled back

Republican senators to crowdfund challenge to ballot measure

Union: Senate walkout hinders safe staffing bill

Vancouver's fourth Safe Stay Community

Wheeler Proposes Criminal Penalties for Camping and Fires

Wyden targets ‘rogue' judges with Fair Courts Act

House passes flurry of bills while Senate stalls for 20th straight day

Media, Wyden again decry riot crowd control (what they wont tell you)

Stalled Senate could sink 2023 session of Legislature

A 50¢ Fee Hike Is Turning Into a Showdown Between the Governor and Her Booze Agency

Kotek seeks changes to bill that would overhaul Oregon's public defense system

Murmurs: Kotek Knew of Fagan's La Mota Work

Oregon Senate Republicans willing to return the last day of session

Senators announce $8.3 million for flood, wildfire relief

“Let's pay our bills”: Senator Wyden discusses debt ceiling showdown, wildfire season

Knopp, others want Dems to return $500K crypto donation

Labor union seeks recall of Oregon Democrat

100,00 fake oxycodone pills in traffic stop

Taxpayers May Soon Be Filling the Funding Gaps in Oregon's Psilocybin System

Opinion: Senate boycott gives minority a voice

Mayor Ted Wheeler threatens to end Portland-Multnomah County homeless services partnership

Multnomah County Voters Deliver a Historic Rebuke to a Tax Measure

Sheriff accuses Clackamas County commissioners of misusing funds earmarked for her agency

Portland is one of the fastest-shrinking US cities

Budget a hot-button issue at Portland Public Schools board meeting

Court orders Oregon Department of Corrections to provide gender-affirming care to prisoner

Republican files ethics complaint against Oregon House leader

Oregon's largest private sector union wants to recall top Dem lawmaker

Gov. Kotek calls Senate Republicans ‘disrespectful' after closed-door meetings

AG Rosenblum recuses herself from FTX investigation

Stalled Senate could sink 2023 session of Legislature

Editorial: Money for nothing

When enviros kill an Oregon factory…it reappears in China

Governor roils public defense overhaul with last-minute legislative changes

Kotek seeks changes to legislature's overhaul of public defense system

Bureau of Reclamation increases Klamath Project water allocations

Feds approves more than $30M for Warm Springs, Burns Paiute tribes

Oregon gas prices up a nickel a gallon in past week

Oregon Gold Star Families Memorial Hwy becomes law, thanks to Bend veteran

Portland proposes paying for 9 new sobering beds at psychiatric hospital

Statewide smart growth organization hires former Portland insider as leader

Bug battle: Baker Valley Vector Control District adds two drones to its arsenal

Historic $10.2B school fund approved amid Tigard-Tualatin staff protest

Oregon lawmakers look to invest millions into teaching kids how to read

Guest Column: It's a Dope Game

‘Tyranny of the majority': Oregon Republican leader on the Senate walkout

Feminine hygiene dispenser in Oregon boys' bathroom found in toilet in apparent protest

Lawmakers push cell tax (among nation's most expensive)

Your Voice, Your Vote: Oregon Republican Senator Daniel Bonham

Editorial: Is Oregon committed enough to patient safety?

Farm to fork bill in legislature

GOP walkout reaches 3rd week, and moderates lament loss of political common ground

Oregon faith community seek legislative solutions to housing crisis

Oregon ZIP codes donating most money to Trump for 2024

WA passes climate goals for crypto and data centers while OR's effort fails

Records show REI's frustration with Portland officials ahead of planned closure

Rose Festival schedule: Starts May 26, ends June 11 at Waterfront Park

Dallas QB & OSU beer partnership

‘Culture wars' candidates for Oregon school boards mostly lost

Man sets fire to store so girlfriend can loot

Acting SecState: staff told Fagan to cancel La Mota contract: “Our advice was ignored”

Key Oregon legislative committee punts on Interstate Bridge funding

Fentanyl education bill heads to Gov. Kotek

Lars Larson: Even ultra-liberal Multnomah Co doesn't want new tax

Guest Column: We can live with fireworks a few days a year

Opinion: Never forget the countless veterans battling addiction

Multnomah Co needs to invest in the Bybee Lakes Hope Center: Steve Duin column

Oregon firefighters start wildfire prevention earlier than usual amid hot weather

Port of Morrow seeks $432.5M loan from feds for improvements

7 victims in I-5 crash were farmworkers returning from work

Editorial: What would it take for you to participate more in Bend government?

Library advisory board, Commissioner look for solutions to book club controversy

Merkley announces May town halls

Patti Adair reverses support for Arnold Irrigation District piping project

Salem considers passing update to homeless camping laws

Tillamook Co budget committee backtracks on contingency fund plans

Multiple black bear sightings reported in NW Portland park recently

Kip Kinkel and attorneys petition Oregon Supreme Court

1/3 of Senate now ineligible for another term as GOP walkout continues

Sec of State asks DOJ for criminal charges for FTX exec. who gave $500K to Dems

Knopp: ‘We're willing to risk the penalty' of voter-approved reelection ban

List of shame: Dept. of Revenue to list publicly delinquent taxpayers

Opinion: Replacing the I-5 Interstate Bridge is not a solution for anything

Rep. Wright issues statement on passage of House Bill 2002

Sen. Bonham: Democrat corruption as Republicans hold firm

ACLU of Oregon is out of order

Former Congressman Schrader gets job at firm that lobbies for Big Pharma

Golden eagles are losers in race to build wind farms

New rule: OLCC employees don't get special access to rare liquors

Oregon canola bill escapes deadline, but its outlook is uncertain

Oregon politicians react to promising revenue forecast

Oregon unemployment rate dips to 4% in April 

Sen. Findley forfeits re-election for skipping Senate sessions as Legislature stalls

Reopening for popular Shellburg Falls near Salem delayed again

More fentanyl being trafficked to the northwest on Interstate 5

OLCC considers doubling surcharge on bottles - consumers will pay

10 Oregon senators now ineligible for re-election

Democratic Party of Oregon fined over $500,000 donation

Multnomah DA's Office Remains Understaffed

5 tax backlash signs from May ballot

6 weeks: Anatomy of a Portland drug crisis

A lack of nursing home oversight endangers residents

Department of Revenue to post delinquent taxpayer information

Funding creates more firefighter apprenticeships in Oregon

Kotek Claims No Communication With La Mota

Portland Elementary School Cancels Pride Fest

Portland group works on wealth redistribution through real estate

Portland Passes $7.1 Billion Budget

Public pools bombing inspections at alarming rate

Safe Rest Village gets applause, criticism

Stalled Legislature hobbles climate action once again

Talent votes down urban renewal plan

TriMet considers first adult fare increase since 2012

Wheeler considering daytime camping ban

Wheeler on drug markets, police staffing

Oregon revenue projected to be record-setting $5.5 billion

GOP-led Oregon Senate walkout keeps dozens of bills hanging in the balance

Meme: Signs that government is not working

Kotek wants $6.7M to clear backlog of unclassified sex offenders

Kotek will not insist new secretary of state be a political short-timer

Merkley addresses rural hunger

Rep Cyrus Javadi: On the Forest Crisis

12th Oregon county appears to vote in favor of joining Idaho

In Oregon, elsewhere, an increased scrutiny of civil commitment laws as homeless crisis deepens

Small business comment on latest Oregon revenue forecast

Oregon House passes bill meant to deter political, paramilitary violence

Oregon lawmakers consider a bill to reclassify beavers, much to farmers' and ranchers' chagrin

Chavez-DeRemer Hands Over Campaign Contribution From Failed Crypto Firm FTX

Portland Bureau of Transportation provides update on citywide pedestrian plan

Portland City Council passes $7.1 billion budget, despite debate over fee reductions, freezes

GOP committee vows to fight back against Dem groups meddling in state races: 'Top political priority'

Mayor Seeks to Ban Daytime Camping on City of Portland

Liberal youth target top 4 villains (you will laugh)

Kotek knew of Fagan's pot contract a week before it was made public

Chavez-DeRemer cosponsors legislation to increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers

Four GOP Senators now face re-election ban for walkout

A 2018 Investigation Set La Mota's Co-Founder Against State Regulators

Oregon voters tried to put an end to legislative walkouts. So, what happened?

Church faces $2m fine over radio broadcast

Multnomah County residents vote down measure to fund eviction lawyers

Multnomah County, already failing to spend millions on homeless services, to receive additional $25M tax wind

Voters give an extra $14.5 million annually for Clackamas Fire

Portland teen in tactical gear threatens school shooting, arrested with replica gun:

Thousands of Portland residents leaving as city grapples with fentanyl crisis

Voters have mixed responses to Portland area taxes to pay for police, fire, schools and more

West Linn voters choose 23-year-old Rory Bialostosky as mayor

3 Oregon senators reach 10 absence limit in boycott; face voter-approved DQ

Kotek knew of Fagan's pot contract a week before it was made public

Agency gives COVID $$ to wrong people - (again)

Chavez-Deremer: House passes the secure border act

Sen. Knopp: Weekend negotiations were not done in good faith

Con. Bonamici: Protection from bad tax preparers bill

It's Election Day. Your last chance to vote is now

ODOT looks to DMV fees to plug deficit; bigger budget problems loom

Oregon fire crews gearing up for 2023 wildfire season

Report: Oregon could lead the U.S. in growing organic agriculture

Voters poll: drug addiction, homelessness, crime are worse because of Measure 110

Alsea River brush fire leads ODFW to suspend cormorant hazing fishing group

Church blocked from serving homeless, responds to Kotek plan

Editorial: Baker City's budget challenge

Ontario to spend $1.3M in latest round of updates to satisfy terms of NPDES permit

Portland police stepping up tickets for drug possession under Measure 110

SB 218 could help hold teachers, school nurses more accountable for abuse

Aequitas execs guilty of fraud, conspiracy in firm's $600 million collapse

Oregon Senate could resume today, ending session pause

Why Oregon signed onto a Supreme Court case to defend taking 94yr old's money

Fewer workers are commuting to Oregon from Clark Co, but their tax payments are up

Dem. women's group nurtured Fagan's career, reckons with her downfall

Antifa outraged that Portland traffic enforcement is back

Liberal laws, taxes kills liberal grocery chain

Oregon employers still owe $867K for COVID-19 violations

Oregon Senate passes bipartisan bill to support rural firefighters

$1.6 B suit against Pacificcorp

Honored: Ceremony pays tribute to fallen law enforcement officers

In Cannon Beach, hospitality industry digs in against lodging tax increase

Roloff farm hit hard by storm

The more they spend, the worse it gets: Portland area homeless count up 21%

USDA's $52M purchase a bountiful catch for seafood industry

Editorial: Bend school task force takes on classroom disruption

OSU leads million dollar project to grow semiconductor ecosystem