The roots of disaster Part 1 of a 4-part series Thirty-five years ago, Alaska politicians and the politically powerful commercial fishing interests that had long punched above their economic ...

Oregon's Division of Financial Regulation aids residents with insurance concerns after storms, providing expertise on claims, ...

The Oregon kicker is triggered when state revenue exceeds forecasts by at least 2%. Tax filers will see part of a $1.4 billion kicker in 2026.

Gov. Tina Kotek was urgent in late June, after Oregon lawmakers left the Capitol without finding new money for road upkeep. “As governor, my job is to get the job done, and I have tools at my disposal ...

The federal shutdown has led to pauses in payment for forestry work in Oregon. That’s impacting wildfire prevention contractors. FILE - The Beachie Creek Fire burned nearly 200,000 acres east of Salem ...

A growing movement in Eastern Oregon is trying to redraw the map—by moving the state line. Organizers behind the Greater Idaho campaign say they want to transfer more than a dozen rural Oregon ...

Oregon's Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley said on social media that he was going to protest Trump's "grave threats to democracy." White House tells Supreme Court it doesn’t care about the tariff money ...

Construction workers and vehicles move around the Capitol. Gov. Kotek’s order to earthquake-proof state buildings comes as the state Capitol nears the end of a years-long, $598 million seismic ...

The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month. A view of Eagle Cap Mountain in the Wallowa-Whitman National ...

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) has been giving a marathon speech on the floor of the Senate since 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, protesting President Trump's actions Tropical Storm Melissa update as ...

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission opened an investigation into state Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner — again. The commission voted unanimously to open an investigation into whether Smith violated ...

Richard Kenton and Sandy Roth have spent three decades building their native plant nursery in Cove, a small town 20 minutes east of La Grande in Union County. The married couple operates Plant Works ...