Wildfires
Oregon governor declares state of emergency over wildfire threat
The state is in critical fire danger because of “extreme high temperatures” that forecasters say will last for ... Read more
Author: Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle | Your Oregon News
State
Judge: Asylum seeker taken by ICE outside Portland court to be immediately released
The Mexican asylum seeker will be released following 40 days in solitary confinement at an ICE detention center ... Read more
Local News
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will seek re-election in 2026
Oregon’s junior U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, will seek a fourth term in Congress. Merkley, 68, announced ... Read more
Government
Republican barred from running in 2026 endorses Clatsop County commissioner for Oregon Senate
State Sen. Suzanne Weber endorses Courtney Bangs ahead of the November 2026 primary Barred from running for ... Read more
Government
Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency
Gov. Tina Kotek warns people around the state will feel those cuts, especially in winter Hundreds who ... Read more
Government
Oregon leaders respond to passage of GOP megabill, warn of ‘devastating consequences’
Oregon’s lone Republican congressman, Cliff Bentz, voted to pass the bill Thursday, while the state’s Democrats called it ... Read more
Education
Gov. Tina Kotek orders Oregon schools to prohibit students from using cell phones
The executive order follows the failure to pass a similar bill during the 2025 Legislative Session and will ... Read more
Public Safety
Donations now accepted for victims in North Idaho firefighter shooting ambush
Donations are being accepted for firefighters shot in an ambush in Coeur d’Alene, which included an Oregon native. Memorial ... Read more
Business
Gov. Kotek launches new agency to fast-track housing construction
The “doors are open” on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal of getting ... Read more
Government
Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails
Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing ... Read more
