This story was originally published by Columbia Insight, a nonprofit environmental news website covering the Pacific Northwest based in Hood River. The Bonneville Power Administration isn’t going to ...

Oregonians will soon be able to turn to one of the state’s most experienced judges when they have concerns about their experiences in the court system. The Oregon Judicial Department announced last ...

Oregon’s statewide election last month exposed yet again the injustice of our partisan election system. Injustice is a strong word. But it’s clearly an injustice to bar our largest group of voters — ...

Oregonians making minimum wage will get a 50-cent bump per hour beginning Wednesday, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working full time. In the Portland metro, the floor for ...

Oregonians proposed nearly 90 changes to state law or the Oregon Constitution for the November 2026 ballot, and a dozen of those petitions with priorities ranging from ending mail voting to enshrining ...

The algal bloom that forms each summer around Ross Island in the Willamette River south of downtown Portland is expected to be especially bad this year. A potent combination of high temperatures early ...

Bigfoot is officially helping Oregon celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. This September, the Dallas Area Visitors Center will host its second annual Bigfootstock, a one-day festival rooted in ...

OREGON CITY — Several hundred people turned out along the Willamette River on Thursday to celebrate a fish often misunderstood for its style but long revered for its substance. Pacific lamprey, a ...