The Trump administration has reduced the federal workforce and cut funding for nonprofits, impacting services and conservation projects on Oregon's public lands. An executive order aims to increase ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Greg Smith, executive director of the Columbia Development Authority, listens to the CDA board discuss a grant award with funding at risk due to inaccurate statements in the award and noncompliance.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Oregon Secretary of State will not run a Kid Governor program in 2025, citing federal cuts. "Our office has had to redirect resources to close the gaps, and, as a result, we do not have staff ...