In a recent city council meeting, some residents and one councilman suggested the issue be put before the voters, but the mayor said constituents had asked the council to make the decision.

An unknown person vandalized the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education in Portland last Tuesday, painting several swastikas outside the building. Staff arrived at the museum to ...

Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada. People are advised to limit outdoor exposure.

More than two dozen new and rare bee species were documented during the first year of a new Washington state project that’s designed to get a better understanding of the insects.

Co-management of a Chinook salmon hatchery on the Coquille river in southwest Oregon has helped the fish population thrive ...

People have until Monday to comment on a Trump administration proposal to drastically limit public input on logging in Oregon ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down ...

Anna Lueck / OPB Some tribal governments are urging Gov. Tina Kotek to support their effort to restore public access to Willamette Falls after the governor announced she is considering vetoing $45 ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has ordered city bureaus to change the wording for city programs that benefit minority groups to comply with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI directives.

The push to rehire retired workers comes as the administration has also sought to downsize large swaths of the federal government through mass layoffs and other changes.

The Cold War-era test was a staple of school gyms for half a century before the Obama administration replaced it. Trump says his focus on childhood fitness is for both physical and patriotic reasons.

A longtime Gresham police officer is facing 56 criminal charges related to child sexual abuse. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Officer Hector Carranza is currently ...