Oregon legislative limbo lingers, threatening bills of both parties
Pressure continued to rise and the House and Senate chambers remained empty Wednesday at the Oregon Capitol, one day after most House Republicans…
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$250M homelessness tax measure on Portland-area May ballot
Metro, the regional government for the three counties in the Portland metropolitan area, has voted to place a ballot measure before voters this May…
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Gov. Brown announces stopgap funding for Pendleton levee repair
Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday $1.8 million in stopgap funding for levee repairs in Pendleton through an emergency no-interest, no-payment,…
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Wyden co-sponsors bill to stop border wall funding ‘raid’
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would reverse what he called “the Trump administration’s short-sighted…
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Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast
Deschutes County has, for the first time in memory, more registered Democrats than Republicans, a sign of how demographic shifts and the GOP’s tack…
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Oregon House Republicans – except Helt – join Senate in climate battle walkout
Most Republicans in the Oregon House — in fact, all but Bend Rep. Cheri Helt — didn’t show up for Tuesday’s session, expanding a GOP protest over…
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Mt. Hood climber’s body recovered after fall
The body of a climber who fell and was found Tuesday at 9,400 feet elevation on Mount Hood has been recovered, according to the Clackamas County…
Continue ReadingOregon hospitals join denunciation of ‘public charge’ rule
An association representing Oregon hospitals on Tuesday denounced a new federal rule they said could jeopardize access to health care for those…
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Far-right group leader seeks venue change in Portland riot case
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Right-wing Patriot Prayer group founder Joey Gibson has requested a venue change for his trial on a riot charge. The law firm…
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Seaside man dies in house fire
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a Seaside man has died in a blaze that destroyed his home and threatened several others. Stephen Penwarden was…
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Oregon listing no. of people monitored, investigated for novel coronavirus
The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday it will begin weekly updates on persons under monitoring and persons under investigation for novel…
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Medford restaurant sued by feds over alleged sexual harassment
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit filed by a federal agency accuses the owners of a Medford restaurant of subjecting employees to sexual…
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Knopp explains his balk at GOP boycott: ‘I can’t work … from out of state’
All but one Republican state senator — Bend’s Tim Knopp — on Monday boycotted the Oregon Legislature, denying Democrats a quorum in an attempt to…
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Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Most people are familiar with the growing crisis caused by plastic bags, water bottles and other large plastic debris…
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Wash. man critically injured when tree falls on apartment
RENTON, Wash. (KTVZ) — A man was critically injured when a tree fell onto a six-unit apartment building in Renton on Sunday morning. Dispatchers…
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OHSU lab cited for animal welfare violations
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal inspectors have cited Oregon Health & Science University for violating animal welfare laws after five prairie…
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Columbia River chinook returns could be near-record low
Washington state authorities say returns of spring chinook to the Columbia River this year could hit near-record low numbers due to poor ocean…
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Jeremy Christian guilty on all counts in Portland light-rail stabbings
A Portland jury on Friday found Jeremy Christian guilty of murder in a 2017 on a Portland light-rail train that left two people dead and another…
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Oregon House OKs health care affordability, accessibility bills
Several pieces of legislation to increase affordability and accessibility in health care passed the Oregon House this week.…
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Hwy. 22 reopens, five days after tanker crash, fuel spill
Cleanup crews finished excavating petroleum contaminated soil Thursday at the site of a fuel spill along the banks of the North Santiam River near…
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