Oregon’s cities will push the state Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless camps and more flexibility to spend hotel tax revenue on basic services.

Oregon Senate Bill 551, sponsored by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro, would phase out all plastic checkout bags -- including 'reusable" ones - while also restricting the use of single-use plastic items,

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks to researchers about an underground aquifer below the Central Cascade Mountains.

Trump's executive order titled “Protecting the meaning and value of American citizenship” aims to end automatic birthright citizenship. The Fourteenth Amendment establishes birthright citizenship, meaning any child born in the U.S. is a citizen, regardless of their parent’s status.

Donald Trump, now 47th President of the United States, takes office with Americans still deeply divided in their opinions of him and the agenda he's promised.

Oregon on Tuesday joined a growing list of Democratic-led states suing the Trump administration over its efforts to roll back birthright citizenship in the country. Attorney General Dan Rayfield said he and attorneys general from Washington,

As the sunny and cool days in Oregon continue, you may be wondering when it is time to spring ahead. Here's what to know about daylight saving time.

It’s time to open up the voting for the next category in The Oregonian’s Readers Choice Awards: the best ski and snowboard spot in Oregon. You can vote once a day at this link or at the bottom of this post until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. We’ll reveal the results Friday, Feb. 7 at oregonlive.com/readers-choice-awards. Here are the finalists:

A Happy Valley man died Wednesday after being washed out to sea by abnormally high tides just south of Depoe Bay.

Ore., has nominated 14 Oregon students for consideration for appointment to one of the five prestigious United States Service Academies. Congressman Bentz’s Service Academy Nomination Board—retired and active-duty military officers who interview potential candidates for selection by the service academies— recommended each student based on academic performance,

California residents have switched to a state-backed “last resort” insurance plan that is now facing staggering loss projections.

The Oregon Trail has significant sites and sights all across Wyoming that are still in place which deserve recognition.”