When the Oregon Legislature convenes for the 2026 session on Feb. 2, the Senate’s No. 2 leader on housing and development ...

New ‘Prosperity Officer’ Thank you for your Opinion piece of 22 January 2026, highlighting the new Oregon “Prosperity Officer” and the current economic challenges faced by the Oregon economy. However, ...

A one-day film festival will feature more than two dozen documentary shorts made by filmmakers from around the world. The Oregon Documentary Film Festival is being held at The Commonwealth Pub on ...

Wide-eyed, a panhandler in the Bend Redemption Center parking lot declared that a secret shadow government in Portland runs ...

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Sam Robinson, of Madras, is the board president and founder of Unity4Inclusion, a new nonprofit that aims to break barriers for those with disabilities. It is one of 34 local organizations that ...

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Since 2022, the state’s cannabis taxes have paid for free behavioral health and addiction treatment for more than 35,000 ...

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Last summer, on Aug. 21, Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District staff delivered a presentation to its board of ...

Four-year high school graduation rates in Oregon have inched up, but still remain below the most recent national average.