Business

Meet the men who cleaned 240,000 pounds of trash off Oregon’s highways

ODOT contracts with Interstate Business Solutions, a company dedicated to cleaning state highways, hiring individuals with employment barriers…

Environment

After reaching historic lows, hydropower generation in the Northwest expected to rise in 2025

After dropping to historic levels last year due to ongoing drought and high temperatures, hydropower generated in the…

Government

State Rep. Bobby Levy weighs in on bills close to family business while lawmakers weigh regulations

The Republican from northeast Oregon testified against bills related to fertilizer and data centers that could impact her…

Local News

Progress for revamped Portland International Airport? The sky’s the limit

The years-long project to revamp the Portland International Airport reached another milestone, the week of May 19, when…

Top-Home

Oregon Zoo cares for animals seized from Bandon safari park

Oregon Zoo is caring for animals seized from the West Coast Game Park Safari after a criminal investigation…

News

U.S. Senate vote to nix California tailpipe emissions standard blocks 17 other states, including Oregon

The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars…

Government

Oregon lawmakers look to reshape cap-and-trade program to pay for transportation needs

This is a developing story and will be updated. As Oregon lawmakers scrounge for ways to pay for…

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…

Government

In suit against Trump administration tariffs, states argue president exceeded powers

Lawyers for Oregon and 11 states attorneys general argued no relationship exists between “extraordinary” threats Trump wants to…

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…