City Ordered To Pay $717,000 To Portland Family Whose Home Was Crushed By a Tree In 2024
A jury has awarded $717,000 in damages to a family whose Southwest Portland home was crushed by a falling tree in 2024 after they had…
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State officials say Idahoβs wolf population dropped by about 100 wolves to 1,129
Idahoβs wolf population decreased to an estimated 1,129 animals in 2025 as state officials work to reduce the population through expanded hunting and trapping, Idaho…
Read full article βAs Signatures Are Disqualified, Campaign to Hire More Police Cries Foul
With early numbers indicating that a Portland ballot initiative to hire additional police officers is falling shy of the valid signatures needed to place it…
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Trump administration sustains defeat on vote-by-mail order in federal appeals court
A federal appeals court over the weekend denied the Trump administrationβs request to resume a controversial plan forcing significant restrictions on vote-by-mail. A three-judge panel…
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Are we letting Oregonβs initiative process become a playground for political weirdness?
This will be the first election since 1966 with no citizen-led initiatives on the ballot.
Read full article βOHSU Board Approves Plan to Deemphasizeβbut Not EliminateβMedical Centerβs Monkey Research
Compromise comes after negotiations with the feds to turn the Oregon National Primate Research Center into a primate sanctuary came to nought.
Read full article βParkrose Enhanced Service District Paused After Pushback From Business Owners
The proposal to create a new Enhanced Service District in the Parkrose neighborhood of Northeast Portland has been paused after community members protested the plan.
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Two Oregon residents tied to nationwide recall of lettuce over parasitic outbreakΒ
Two Oregonians tested positive for an intestinal parasite that health officials believe may be tied to a recent nationwide outbreak.
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In Oregon, big grocery, retail companies have highest number of employees on Medicaid
Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregoniansβ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according…
Read full article βReed College Will Broaden Discrimination Protections to Resolve Federal Antisemitism Complaints
The collegeβs leadership emphasized Reedβs intent to balance free expression with fostering a discrimination-free environment.
Read full article βMany Arrested by Portland Police During ICE Protests Saw Cases Fizzle in Court
Protesters, counterprotesters and livestreamers who fought one another have all faced similar results in the court system.
Read full article βDoes Pricing Stuff at $3.99 Really Still Work on the Modern Consumer?
Jaded sophistication is no match for βcharmβ pricing: Research shows it works even when people know itβs happening.
Read full article βLawmakers Back Emergency Hospital Merger in Mid-Willamette Valley
Lawmakers embraced Santiam Healthβs narrative that it needs to rush a merger with far larger Salem Health to stave off financial ruin.
Read full article βPortland Thorns Play Defending Champs to Draw Before a Huge, Tense Crowd
The club and its fans are again in a standoffβthis time, about an AI partnership.
Read full article βMuseums Offer Free Admission to Educators Aug. 1β16
The list of seven museums includes the Portland Art Museum and the Japanese American Museum of Oregon.
Read full article βWhy Miss Delta Stands Out in a Wave of Bar and Restaurant Closures
After almost 20 years, the Mississippi Avenue Southern restaurantβs humble, community-driven model no longer held up.
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Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
Championed as one of the most consequential and bipartisan federal housing laws in decades, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act enacted this month makes…
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Oregon initiative that would have banned most killing of animals wonβt be on November ballots
Oregonians wonβt vote in November on whether to ban hunting, fishing, livestock farming and animal research after backers of a widely criticized initiative failed to…
Read full article βHunting and Fishing Ban Fails to Make November Ballot
Initiative Petition 28, an animal rights proposal which sought to criminalize hunting, fishing, ranching and pest control in Oregon, has failed to make the November…
Read full article βAs Wildfires Across Oregon Intensify, OHA Warns of Smoke Impacts
The Akawa Butte Fire near Sisters was, as of Friday, the highest priority in the nation for resource allocation.
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