Nation Aug 29 Oregon could join Hawaii in mandating pay-per-mile fees for EV owners as gas tax projections fall By Claire Rush, Associated Press
Nation Aug 24 Growing wildfires in Oregon and California threaten homes, prompt evacuations Wildfires in California wine country and Central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters sought to contain the blazes Sunday amid dry, hot weather. By Tammy Webber, Associated Press
Nation Jun 03 Watch 2:24 Family farm in Oregon grows crops to share South Asian cuisine with its community A family farm in Oregon is unlike most here in the U.S. Sandeep Pillai of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, spoke with the farm's owners about the connection between their South Asian heritage and the crops… By Sandeep Brijesh Pillai, Student Reporting Labs
Politics May 14 20 states sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal transportation and disaster-relief funds Democratic attorneys general say the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions. By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press
Politics Nov 14 U.S. Rep.-elect Bynum will be Oregon’s first Black member of Congress after flipping House seat Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of Congress. By Associated Press
Nov 05 Four western states to close at 11 p.m. By News Desk It’s nearly 11 p.m. EST when polls will close in California, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. At 54 electoral votes, California has the most of any state. Follow all of our live election results. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 6:30 Russian artist opposed to Putin’s war in Ukraine finds refuge in Oregon By Cat Wise The ongoing war in Ukraine has impacted tens of millions of people, including Russians who have Ukrainian relatives. A Russian artist's life took a dramatic turn after the war broke out in 2022. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports for our… Continue watching
Sep 01 Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization takes effect, making possession a crime again By Claire Rush, Associated Press The new law taking effect Sunday, which passed with the support of Republican lawmakers who had long opposed decriminalization, makes possessing small amounts of hard drugs a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. Continue reading
Jul 26 Firefighting pilot killed in tanker plane crash in Oregon as Western wildfires spread By Rebecca Boone, John Antczak, Associated Press Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, and a pilot was found dead in a crashed tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many fires spreading across several… Continue reading
Jul 25 Wildfires prompt California evacuations as crews battle fires in Oregon, Idaho By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Evacuations were ordered in California's Butte and Tehama counties as crews battled a fire reported near Chico just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. Continue reading