Roughly 130 people turned out Saturday afternoon in downtown Eugene to denounce the Trump administration’s immigration ...

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Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being ...

The Hoag Fire burning south of Arlington has destroyed multiple homes along French Charlie Road near Middle Rock Creek Lane, according to the Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office. The fire sparked Thursday ...

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Conrad Wilson is a reporter and producer covering criminal justice and legal affairs for OPB. Prior to coming to OPB, he was a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio. Before that he ran the news ...

Oregon scientist Dede Olson has been studying the lifecycle of Western toads for more than 40 years, marveling at how they produce millions of tadpoles every year. A destructive pest that has caused ...

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One complaint alleged Schmerer “received outsized and potentially fraudulent payments” in her previous role as superintendent of the Almira School District in Washington. A 2023 accountability audit ...

The state offered a glimpse of the various options it could pursue to address more than $420 million in healthcare cuts.

The Oregon Public Utility Commission unanimously approved Portland General Electric’s rate hike for large energy users to take effect Wednesday. Residential rates will go down 1.3%.

The rule change, which is scheduled to take effect in September, removes the regulatory definition of “harm” under the ESA that for more than 50 years has been interpreted to include harm to ...