Michael Coe, an otherwise mild-mannered man who works as a therapist, was anything but soft-spoken as he flung instructions ...

Portland Public Schools is negotiating with several of its unions as it looks to patch an unexpected $10 million mid-year budget gap, presenting most with the choice to furlough or lay off large ...

Oregon lawmakers fretting over the Trail Blazers’ future in Portland have slapped a price tag on their effort to ensure the ...

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I got to know many Oregon wine pioneers somewhat closely at a time when Oregon began asserting itself as a wine region of quality and ...

The mother of Tilly Servin is suing L.A. County's child protection agency for placing the toddler, who prosecutors believe was tortured to death, with her father.

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After signaling a desire for a new policy that would allow city councilors to bring loaded firearms to City Hall, Portland City Councilor Loretta Smith says she “denounces violence” but wants ...

Avel Gordly, one of Oregon’s most influential civil rights champions and a politician who was often referred to as the “conscience of the state Senate” for her strong moral compass, died at home on ...

Large swaths of Oregon’s public and private lands are chopped into a checkerboard pattern. Senate Bill 1545 would have secured the right of people to “corner cross” the checkerboard, without fear of ...