Oregon has agreed to pay $925,000 to a man who spent more than a decade behind bars for a crime he did not commit, a case that is now being cited as one of the state’s most significant…
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is now attempting to dismantle the very transportation tax package she aggressively pushed through a special legislative session just months ago. The reversal underscores what critics warned from the beginning. The plan was rushed,…
In the hours following the shooting of two people by a federal immigration agent in east Portland, Oregon’s political leadership moved quickly — not to wait for investigative findings, but to issue firm conclusions about motive, intent, and…
An incident involving federal immigration agents left two people injured Thursday afternoon in East Portland, prompting a multi-agency investigation and renewed concern from city leaders. According to the Portland Police Bureau, officers were dispatched just after 2:15 p.m.…
The Salem City Council voted Wednesday night to remove Kyle Hedquist, a convicted murderer, from both the Community Police Review Board and the Civil Service Commission after days of mounting public outrage, threats directed at councilors, and a…
If it feels like winter finally showed up in Eugene and Springfield, that’s because it did. As of January 8, the Eugene–Springfield area is settling into a cold stretch, with overnight temperatures dipping to around freezing and mornings…
For the past few years, the loudest narrative about Oregon was that everyone was packing up and leaving. Social media was full of hot takes about U Hauls heading east, businesses fleeing, families cashing out, and people swearing…
Driving east of Springfield along the McKenzie Highway is one of those Oregon experiences that never really gets old. The trees close in, the river runs alongside you, and suddenly you are surrounded by some of the most…
Not satire. Just Oregon. As 2026 kicks off, Oregon rolled out 282 new state laws covering everything from health care and consumer protections to deepfakes and marriage age reforms. Some of them actually make sense. Medical debt can’t…
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Oregon and southern Washington Cascades as a powerful midweek system barrels into the mountains. The warning takes effect Tuesday morning and runs through Thursday afternoon, upgrading…
In the early hours of Friday morning, a quiet Newport neighborhood became the latest reminder of how quickly random violence can erupt in Oregon, even on an ordinary front porch. Just before 1 a.m., police were called to…
PORTLAND, OR — As Portland moves deeper into 2026, experts say the city has reached a critical moment: how to allow white people to continue appearing white while dramatically reducing the harm associated with it. According to local…
