Oregon needs to build about 29,500 more homes each year, mostly in the Portland region and Willamette Valley, to emerge from a housing shortage years in the making, the state’s chief economist told lawmakers Monday.

Several local district attorney offices told KOIN 6 News they have no reports of any immigration raids in our area, and several organizations that work with immigrant communities also said they

Oregon has been experimenting with programs that offer substance use services instead of drug possession charges for almost five months.

I loved Portland but had to leave when it got too expensive and overwhelming. I now happily live in Baker City, a small Oregon town hours away.

Portland is known for its quickly growing folk music scene, and fans will get the chance to see talent all on one stage on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Alberta Rose Theatre.

Donald Jones, an inmate with the Oregon Department of Corrections, escaped from a work crew at the Pacific Pine Wood Mill in Lakeview on Monday morning.

Rose-Tu, the zoo’s beloved Asian elephant, is 20 months pregnant, meaning the arrival of Portland’s first gray, trunked baby in more than a decade may not be so far away. But will it be a Valentine’s baby? Maybe St. Patrick’s Day?

Rose-Tu is 20 months pregnant as of Monday, and her due date is expected to come sometime between the end of Jan. and mid-March. It is Rose-Tu’s third pregnancy, the last time she gave birth was in 2012 after 21 months. Zoo visitors were shocked to learn that elephant pregnancy can last up to 22 months.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Eastern Lane, Eastern Linn, Eastern Marion, Northern Josephine counties, as well as La Pine due to stagnant air conditions trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe.

Donald Trump, now 47th President of the United States, takes office with Americans still deeply divided in their opinions of him and the agenda he's promised.

Emergency contraception purchases have increased since inauguration day across the country, including in Oregon.

It’s Oscar nominations morning of the Oregon literary world. Literary Arts announced Tuesday the finalists and special awards recipients for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards. “Each year for the past 38 years,