The city responded to an increase in homeless deaths by intensifying encampment sweeps and adding emergency shelter at the expense of permanent housing. Experts say this has perpetuated the problem.

I-84 is closed in both directions between Hood River and The Dalles due to the fire. SR 14 is closed in both directions from Carson State Pit to Wind River Road.

Firefighters with the Polk County Task Force 4, Brush 28, picked the ash-covered deer off the hot ground, cleaned it and gave it water.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing two structural task forces from Benton and Lane counties to the Rogue Valley in ...

Portland police Chief Bob Day, right, speaks about the actions officers took to clear a blockade at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office at a news conference on Monday, June 9, 2025.

On Wednesday, Portland City Councilors approved an amendment to move $2.2 million from the police budget and put the money toward public safety agencies.

The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld the Portland City Council's decision to proceed with Live Nation's new music venue near Salmon and Main streets.

The Columbia River divides Washington and Oregon. The Dalles is about an 85-mile drive east from Portland. This story was originally published June 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM.

A wildfire in Oregon has prompted evacuation orders for hundreds of homes and the closure of nearly 20 miles of an interstate in the Columbia River Gorge.

Despite the Oregon city’s struggles with crime, drugs and homelessness, the area’s housing market remains on steady ground.

Protests against President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies continue in Oregon amid similar demonstrations nationwide.

On Wednesday, Portland City Councilors approved an amendment from Councilor Mitch Green, which will take $2.2 million from the Portland Police Bureau’s Fiscal Year budget and put the money ...