Political activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and ardent gun rights supporter, died yesterday after he was shot in the neck at a rally in Utah. The governors of Oregon and ...

East Portland isn’t used to robust representation in City Hall. In the city’s old form of government, citywide elections tended to favor candidates who lived in more central, wealthier and whiter ...

The Flat Fire erupted in Central Oregon in late August, quickly chewing through thousands of acres of land near Sisters. The fire destroyed five homes, but it could have been a lot more. As the blaze ...

This weekend will mark five years since the deadliest wildfires on record in Oregon. Fires over Labor Day weekend in 2020 killed 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes. OPB is spending the next ...

It’s been a year since Oregon gave up its pioneering experiment to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. New criminal penalties have been in place for a year, and some counties ...

Today is Labor Day. Normally, we wouldn’t be in your inbox on a holiday. But this morning we’re bringing you a special edition of First Look highlighting stories from our series on the 2020 Oregon ...

Four cities in east Multnomah County are looking to form a new fire district as tensions have arisen over the services provided by the Gresham Fire Department. It’s a complicated task that will ...