Citing concerns about legal risks, Pacific County officials on Thursday began the process of creating a new jail department.

Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle Schools in 30 of Oregon’s 36 counties — and schools in other Western states — will ...

The bill backed by Ron Wyden would add federal protections to more than 1 million acres centered around Eastern Oregon.

Oregon has sued the companies that allegedly botched construction of homes for Jackson County wildfire survivors.

When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present, in the archives of the city’s libraries, galleries and museums.

In this illustration, the two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about about 500 feet apart to form an external coronagraph in space. One spacecraft eclipses the sun to allow the ...

Fans cheer before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs in Mexico City in 2019. The NFL plans to play as many as eight international games beginning next ...

Cameron Nielsen is a cinematographer and editor at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Before OPB, he worked as an independent documentary director. Cameron's films have appeared in L.A. Times Short Docs ...

The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire burned across more than 131,000 acres, about half of that federal land ...

The 12-person City Council and mayor-elect were sworn in on Thursday. Portland’s incoming government officials were sworn in Thursday at a ceremonial event at downtown Portland’s Newmark Theatre.

Attorney General-elect Dan Rayfield says members, including a broad swath of left-leaning groups, will help the state react ...

Elaine Thompson / AP The world’s largest hornet, an invasive breed dubbed the “murder hornet” for its dangerous sting and ability to slaughter a honey bee hive in a matter of hours, has been ...