The Board of Forestry has long had the power to hire and fire the state forester. Then lawmakers passed a bill transferring ...

In the past week, WW has reported on three lawsuits that each, in their own way, offer a reflection of the political disputes ...

One of the bills orders the Oregon Public Utility Commission to create a regulatory framework for private and community-owned microgrids. It also orders regulators to establish rules for buildings to ...

Just outside Portland, tucked away in a quiet cemetery, there’s a phone that doesn’t ring and never will. But for those grieving a loved one it has become a lifeline for healing.

The proposal would raise Portland’s existing parks levy by 75%, from 80 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value annually ...

The Cram Fire reached 77,158 acres as of July 17, remaining the state's largest blaze and growing nearly 13,000 acres since ...

Oregon Governor Kotek invokes Emergency Conflagration Act due to the Cram Fire in Jefferson and Wasco counties.

The state is in critical fire danger because of “extreme high temperatures” that forecasters say will last for an extended ...

Although some businesses have yet to see the effects of changing federal policies, Gov. Kotek previously noted Oregon is ...

While the state hopes to complete the cleanup phase within months, long-term recovery could take far longer — as long as five ...

Oregon is in a state of emergency due to the ongoing threat of wildfire. Governor Tina Kotek issued the emergency declaration yesterday, effective immediately. The governor says hot ...

Interstate Business Solutions, a highway clean-up company, laid off 40 of its Oregon employees on Friday after the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced it would allow its contract with ...