Plan calls for Oregon State Hospital to 'operate like a 24/7 hospital'

Following a patient death in March, Oregon State Hospital released a 30-day stabilization plan to address safety concerns. The plan focuses on improving staff responses to critical incidents, addressing staffing shortages, and clarifying roles and …

Oregon Republicans offer less costly transportation plan: No new taxes – and no public transit, rail, bicycle, ...

A dozen Oregon House Republicans released a counter proposal Wednesday to Democratic lawmakers’ plan to increase or create nearly a dozen transportation taxes and fees to repair and upgrade a full spectrum of road, transit, rail and pedestrian …

Oregon Zoo's Tilly, a river otter known for cameo on '30 Rock,' dies

New report outlines drought, pests, disease, 'biggest threats' to Oregon's trees

Drought, insect pests, and tree diseases continue to be the biggest threats to the Oregon’s trees. A new report on the state of health of Oregon’s forests is based on an extensive aerial survey of Oregon’s forests completed last year by the Oregon …

Rail bill creates framework for potential Oregon rail expansion

SALEM, Ore. – An Oregon bill designed to foster rail cooperation between Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia is hoped to be the first step toward a more systematic, statewide approach to passenger and freight rail improvements, potentially including …

Nearly 30 years after Oregon passed the Death with Dignity Act, lawmakers could ease restrictions

In 2023, the legislature removed a requirement that patients live in Oregon to request medical aid in dying. But some advocates say the hurdles remain too high. PORTLAND, Ore. — In the mid-1990s, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to legalize …

Conservationists win order blocking cattle grazing on Oregon sage grouse habitat 

The Bureau of Land Management didn't explain how slashing protected research areas from 22,000 acres to just 3,700 still accomplished its research goals, an Oregon judge said. PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — There will be no livestock grazing on 22,000 acres of …

Oregon victim services face major cuts as state considers funding proposals

BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - Groups providing services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence are turning to the state for help after a cut to federal funds. They say if essential programs were slashed, the community would be in danger. “Domestic …

Trump proposes sweeping cuts to Head Start that could impact thousands of Oregon children

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - With the Trump administration considering making sweeping cuts to programs like Head Start and federal food aid to schools, multiple Oregon superintendents are sounding the alarm. In a joint video statement sent out on Wednesday, …

Oregon School Leaders Join Together To Oppose Federal Cuts

Source: YouTube Portland, Ore. – The leaders of Oregon’s largest school districts are speaking out against cuts to federal education programs and grants.  Seven Superintendents appear in a new video discussing the impact of threatened and enacted federal …