OSU engineering students get a handle on solving long-time trucker safety problem
Students in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have helped the trucking industry get a handle on a long-standing safety problem:…
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Portland eviction protest fueled by history of gentrification
Protesters in Portland have barricaded streets in a neighborhood and set booby traps after police made arrests in a clash over gentrification and…
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Oregon reports 30 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,243 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 30 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,110, along with 1,243 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Rep. Greg Walden gives emotional farewell speech on House floor
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., delivered emotional farewell remarks Wednesday on the House floor, set to retire from over 30 years of public service,…
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About 1 in 4 Oregonians have experienced food insecurity this year, OSU report says
An estimated 1 million Oregonians — close to 1 in 4 people — experienced food insecurity this year, meaning they had a disruption in their…
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Oregon joins in 48-state lawsuit alleging Facebook illegally stifles competition
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general Wednesday in filing a lawsuit against Facebook, Inc.,…
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Lawmakers concerned about COVID-19 outbreak among Oregon Army National Guard soldiers
The New Mexico congressional delegation is raising questions about a coronavirus outbreak among a group of Oregon Army National Guard soldiers who…
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Wash. COVID-19 restrictions on dining, gyms extended to Jan. 4
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday he is extending current restrictions on businesses and social gatherings through Jan. 4 due to a continued…
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Portland pediatrician’s license suspended over vaccines
The Oregon Medical Board has suspended the license of a Portland pediatrician, citing multiple cases in which he allegedly failed to adequately…
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Portland police, protesters clash after 7 trespass arrests at eviction protest
Clashes between police and protesters have erupted in Portland in rare daytime violence following the arrests of seven people at a residence that…
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Oregon reports record 36 COVID-19 deaths, total nears 1,100; 1,341 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed a record 36 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,080, along with 1,341 new cases, the Oregon Health…
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Portlanders can apply for $500 virus relief cards
People in Portland struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to try again for a prepaid $500 VISA debit card to cover…
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Wyden, Merkley urge including county payments in year-end federal funding
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic is one more reason that payments to counties under the Secure Rural…
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OSAA pushes Oregon prep sports schedule back to start in February
The Oregon School Activities Association Executive Board announced Monday it has revised the association’s calendar to start activities in…
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Oregon reports 12 COVID-19 deaths, 1,331 cases; St. Charles at record 49 patients
COVID-19 has claimed 12 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,045, and 1,331 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon AG announces $86 million settlement with Nationstar/’Mr. Cooper’
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Monday that mortgage servicer Nationstar will pay $86.3 million to settle allegations that the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects Oregon appeal to limit transgender students
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal from parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker…
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Seaside surfer bitten by shark
A surfer in Seaside was bitten by a shark and suffered non-life-threatening injuries to his lower…
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Gov. Kate Brown on Sunday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day…
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Waldport city council member slain in attempted burglary
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a city council member in the small community of Waldport along the central Oregon coast has been killed…
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