In a recent city council meeting, some residents and one councilman suggested the issue be put before the voters, but the mayor said constituents had asked the council to make the decision.

People have until Monday to comment on a Trump administration proposal to drastically limit public input on logging in Oregon ...

In a letter to the NBA Commissioner, Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson made it clear they want to see the ...

Dirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for OPB. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, he spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter—much of that time reporting on city ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down ...

Co-management of a Chinook salmon hatchery on the Coquille river in southwest Oregon has helped the fish population thrive ...

A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire burning in the U.S. this year ...

In our community OPB and KMHD are deeply rooted in Oregon and Southwest Washington, and our commitment to public service is guided by the voices of the people who live here. One way we stay ...

In recent weeks, lawmakers and engaged interest groups have suggested Democrats are keying in on a 6-cent hike to the state ...

Monica Samayoa is an award-winning climate and environmental journalist. Her work has covered how communities in Southern Oregon continue to recover from wildfires, as well as the decades of ...

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