May 1, 2023 Marijuana consulting job places OR secretary of state under fire due to conflict of interest Republican leaders are pressuring the Oregon secretary of state to resign over a possible ethics violation. Fagan, who took a marijuana consulting job, recused herself from an audit.
April 30, 2023 Oregon activist sounds alarm on bill that gives the homeless rights in public spaces: 'Backwards thinking' Kevin Dahlgreen, a homeless advocate in Oregon, discusses a bill that would decriminalize camping in public spaces and what action the state can take to get the homeless crisis under control.
April 29, 2023 Oregon man lights fire in Target toy aisle as diversion while he steals merchandise: Police Police in Salem, Oregon say that a man set a fire inside a Target store last Saturday as a diversion in order to steal merchandise before he ran out the back door.
April 29, 2023 Portland driver records 'terrifying' attack on car by homeless man: 'Thought he was going to make it inside' Drug counselor Kevin Dahlgren says the attack by a homeless man wielding a rock in Portland, Oregon highlights the state's failure to address mental health.
April 28, 2023 Oregon mother of 3 found bludgeoned to death would have turned 33 Friday The body of a mother of three was found near an abandoned barn in Washington State earlier this month, and the local sheriff's office says she was murdered.
April 28, 2023 Oregon Democrats propose 'Right to Rest Act' decriminalizing public camping as homeless crisis surges Democratic legislators in Oregon have put forward a bill that would decriminalize camping in public as crime and homelessness continues to drive Oregonians from the state.
April 27, 2023 Oregon dad dies, 3 kids rescued after fall over 200-foot cliff along hiking trail: sheriff Ryan Acord, 36, died after falling off a 200-foot cliff onto a rocky Oregon beach while trying to rescue his two children and a family friend, officials said.
April 26, 2023 Oregon State athletic director moves from ICU to cardio recovery Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes moved from the ICU to cardio recovery after a serious medical event. Barnes was being treated at Saint Agnes Medical Center.
April 26, 2023 $1.6B lawsuit trial begins for Oregon utility accused of inflaming several catastrophic 2020 wildfires A trial has begun for utility PacifiCorp in a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit to determine whether the Portland-based company was responsible for Oregon’s multiple wildfires.
April 25, 2023 Laws protecting gender surgeries for children advance in Washington, Oregon over Republican objections Gender transition surgeries for minors are being banned in some states and much of Europe, but Washington and Oregon are passing bills to enshrine "gender-affirming" care for teenagers.