Environment
Oregon approves Bottle Bill changes to curb drug use, homelessness at redemption sites
Lawmakers in Salem have OK’d changes to Oregon’s first-in-the-nation Bootle Bill, in an effort to curb drug use ... Read more
Author: Geoff Pursinger | The Portland Tribune
Government
Rideshare drivers win more benefits, protections despite industry pushback
Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver ... Read more
News Partners
He was pulled over for drunk driving in a county vehicle. He’s the sheriff of Umatilla County.
UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level ... Read more
Local News
Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees
Hundreds of federal employees managing the nation’s main hydropower corridor have retired, resigned or been released due to ... Read more
Uncategorized
Tolling delay on I-5 bridge could mean higher rates for Oregon, Washington drivers
Collections will begin in 2027, a year later than planned. Officials want rates set at a level to ... Read more
Business
Rite Aid to close a dozen Oregon locations
Pharmacy giant Rite Aid, which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says a dozen of its Oregon ... Read more
Business
Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer
The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he ... Read more
Opinion
Opinion: Oregon bill opens discussion about paying for journalism
No easy or obvious solution will resolve one of the top and less-acknowledged crises in America, the collapse ... Read more
Columnists
Opinion: We’re rural Oregon doctors. Medicaid cuts will disproportionately hurt rural Oregonians
Any reduction in federal support for critical health care access, benefits or the health care workforce in Oregon, ... Read more
Sports
Paul Allen estate to sell Portland Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers are going up for sale, the organization announced on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday ... Read more