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Ashland is just one of Oregon’s small communities where newspaper coverage has been shrinking in recent years. But creators of a new hyperlocal journalism website are hoping to fend off that trend.

If affirmed by the Senate, the measure would ban the open carry of guns and other weapons at the Capitol and surrounding grounds and at or near any permitted public demonstration across the state.

Most Oregon drivers will be able to renew their licenses online starting in early May.

Black activists asked Bend police to stop using a famous rapper’s name for their dog. The police chief says it was a coincidence.

Frontline workers and all adults 16 and older with underlying health conditions will be eligible for vaccine appointments starting April 5.

Ambitious Republicans are starting to make moves in Iowa, long a proving ground for future presidents.

Oregon health officials are monitoring four people who recently returned from West Africa.

Senate Democrats say they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from it its second mass shooting in a week.

The audit found projects in need of permit approval are routinely hit with longer-than-expected wait times. According to the audit, the city has not reached its timeliness goals for initial review once in the last five years. In 2019, the city provided an on-time review for 27% of new commercial construction projects. For new residential projects, that figure was 7%.

Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced Tuesday updated risk levels for counties under the state's public health guidelines aimed at reducing the transmission of coronavirus.