This collection of letters discusses campaign finance reform, the deaths of protesters in Minneapolis, a proposed Oregon lodging tax for wildlife.

Oregon Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, will receive a letter of education from the Oregon Government Ethics Commission instead of a civil financial penalty to settle an ethics case against him. The ...

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges is unbowed, her gaze steady despite the racist graffiti creeping into the frame of the iconic image. The painting — a true-to-life illustration of the fight to integrate New ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A cougar was spotted multiple times within 24 hours in the middle of Oregon City, police announced Friday morning. A homeowner captured the cat on surveillance video prowling ...

Police in Oregon City are urging caution to people living near Singer Creek Park after a cougar was caught on camera in the area twice on New Year’s Day. Sgt. Kevin Carlson, a public information ...

Oregonians will cast their votes for the state's next governor in November in what appears likely to be a rematch between Democrat Gov. Tina Kotek and Sen. Christine Drazan, R-Canby. Here's a look at ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. A few months ago, ...

Oregon’s outdoors will get more expensive in the coming year as new permits will be required and typical fees to fish, hunt and use state parks increase. The changes are coming for a variety of ...

Parents and teachers in Oregon have formed neighborhood groups to monitor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity. It’s a system that organizers say helps alert illegal immigrants when ...

State ethics officials dismissed a complaint accusing Shaun Pritchard, the former CEO of United Community Action Network, of failing to disclose conflicts of interest while serving on Roseburg’s ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Oregon’s longest-serving state representative broke state ethics laws when he tried to secure a $66,000 raise for his work as an executive director at the Columbia ...