Dams have blocked salmon's passage, driving them toward extinction and violating tribal fishing rights. The money will fully fund Native tribes’ plans to bring fish back to the region.
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Former Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty has accepted $680,000 to settle a lawsuit against the police union and two officers for sharing information that falsely implicated her of committing a hit-and-run.
Pacific County Sheriff Daniel Garcia's first nine months have been marked with frequent conflicts with other elected officials. But, to him, he's reclaiming the power of the sheriff.
Owners of the nearly 30-acre site say they will transform the once bustling mall into a mixed-use neighborhood with housing, retail, office spaces and restaurants.
Though it was well documented that the rollout of millions of dollars in aid during the COVID-19 pandemic was botched, it turns out, that the Oregon Housing and Community Services agency also had no controls in place to ensure the federal money it sent to local programs aimed at helping struggling tenants was spent appropriately.
Amid rumblings that she could face a challenge to her role, House Minority Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, announced on Thursday she will step down as caucus leader when GOP representatives meet to elect new leadership next week.
Christopher Knipe agreed to plead guilty for the killing of Sean Kealiher during the early morning hours of Oct. 12, 2019. Knipe has agreed to a 17-year prison sentence.
At a Senate subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden rattled off a list of Oregonians struggling to meet basic water needs.
Tenth-ranked Oregon isn’t all caught up in the hype over the No. 19 Buffaloes and Saturday’s showdown in Eugene.
Lawmakers said the Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools Act would replicate local education programs such as Beaverton School District’s Fake and Fatal campaign.
The Ukrainian leader is in D.C. Thursday to meet with Congress, the Pentagon and the White House. Some $24 billion in new aid to Ukraine is in limbo ahead of a possible government shutdown.
Gun safety measures have stalled in Congress. Advocates have long pushed for a White House office to elevate the issue and coordinate efforts. Vice President Harris will oversee the new office.
With the collapse of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest plan to avert a federal shutdown, lawmakers have left town with no endgame in sight
The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household
This week leaders at the U.N. adopted a declaration recognizing the need for nations to work together to address future pandemics. But Questions loom. How will it be enforced? Who's footing the bill?
Mehran Heard’s work is so rich with detail, it invites you in for a deep exploration. He creates elaborate paintings, illustrations, comics and colorful murals all around Portland. “You're going to have to look at that work and move around it and discover things on your own. And once you come to that personal discovery, you kind of own it personally.” Mehran’s recent piece “Mothers” is featured in the Portland Art Museum exhibition Black Artists of Oregon.
While the therapeutic use of psilocybin for mental health issues is increasing in Oregon and other states, scientists are still searching for psilocybe mushrooms’ origin story.
Changing farming and ranching practices to store more carbon in the soil could be a promising strategy for reducing climate change in Oregon and beyond.