By KAYLEE TORNEY/Investigate West A state work group studying how Oregon civilly commits people experiencing serious mental illness gave 51 recommendations to lawmakers to consider for the 2025 legislative session. […]
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The U.S. Forest Service has released its long-awaited proposal to update the landmark Northwest Forest Plan, but many groups said they were unsure of […]
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Following steep declines in school attendance in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, Oregon students are slowly beginning to show up more regularly […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — This spring, fresh off visiting Oregon’s 36 counties in her first year in office, Gov. Tina Kotek set out to visit each of […]
By NATALIE PATE and TIFFANY CAMHI/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two strikes continued Wednesday in the Albany-Corvallis area, with a settlement in one and and ongoing tensions with two others. The most […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s new chief state economist estimates the state will have about $37.8 billion available to spend in the next two-year budget cycle after […]
By RYAN BURNS/Lost Coast Outpost EUREKA, Calif. — Pacific Seafood, the processing and distribution giant based in Clackamas, Ore., has halted all processing activity at its Eureka plant, dramatically scaling […]
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek speaks at the Democratic election night party held at the Hilton in Portland on Nov. 5. Kotek and other top Oregon Democrats have been relatively […]
By NICK BOWLIN/High Country News Americans visit hiking and camping areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service more than 150 million times each year. If you have climbed a peak […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Across a sprawling system of nearly 60 acute-care hospitals, Oregonians take up beds they do not need while other patients board in emergency rooms for […]
