June 6, 2023 Fears of possible Oregon serial killer rise after 6 women found dead in Portland area Portland police say they have no reason to believe the six unsolved deaths are related, but there are similarities in the cases that experts say raise concern.
June 5, 2023 Federal trial over OR voter-approved gun control measure begins in Portland After months of being tied up in the courts, a federal trial for a voter-approved gun control measure is set to begin in Portland, Oregon, on June 5, 2023.
June 2, 2023 Oregon Democrats plan to start fining GOP senators as boycott hits 1-month mark Democrats in Oregon have voted to fine Republican senators $325, an amount that reflects lawmakers' average daily pay, for every absence that denies the chamber a quorum.
June 1, 2023 Oregon county commissioner rails against $800K proposed DEI budget: 'Progressive widget box' One Oregon county voted to table a six-figure diversity, equity and inclusion proposal that a county commissioner argues is dividing the community.
June 1, 2023 Republican boycott over Oregon’s Democratic-led bills enters 5th week A Republican-led boycott among Oregon’s senators aimed at derailing several Democratic-led measures, including abortion rights and sex reassignment care, has entered its fifth week.
June 1, 2023 Portland considers banning public homeless camping during daytime hours The City Council in Portland, Oregon, is considering to adopt stricter rules that would prohibit homeless camping in most public places between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
May 31, 2023 Democrat Rep Hoyle received campaign donations from cannabis entrepreneurs who applied for grant she oversaw Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., accepted congressional campaign donations from a handful of cannabis entrepreneurs who were awarded a taxpayer-funded grant she oversaw during her tenure as Oregon's labor commisioner.
May 31, 2023 Dem senator slams 'Greater Idaho' movement to absorb conservative rural counties from liberal Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., spoke out against a campaign to have the rural eastern part of his home state of deep-blue Oregon effectively secede and join more conservative Idaho.
May 25, 2023 Bear attacks Oregon man after he shoots animal twice for harassing his chickens Craig Lankford said a wounded bear attacked him after he shot the animal twice after catching it harassing his chickens in La Grande, Oregon.
May 25, 2023 Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek begins talks with lawmakers to end 3-week-old Republican-led boycott To end a 3-week-old Republican-led boycott that has derailed progress on a hundred bills in Oregon, Gov. Tina Koteck has begun talks with the state’s lawmakers.