The Latest Breaking News from Oregon

When Oregon decriminalised drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen in the ACT?

A new bill came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalising personal possession of common illegal drugs.

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2023

A mom and son are charged in Idaho after a teen is taken to Oregon for an abortion

With some narrow exceptions, abortion is banned in Republican-controlled Idaho but is legal in Oregon, and the state made it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents' consent.

WEKU · Nov 2, 2023

Annular solar eclipse February 2026: Live updates

The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026.

Space · Nov 2, 2023

Blumenauer will not seek 15th full term - Roll Call

Progressive champion Rep. Earl Blumenauer will not seek reelection next year in his heavily Democratic Oregon district.

Roll Call · Oct 31, 2023

Oregon Is Removing a Requirement for High School Students to Show 'Essential Skills' Before Graduating

The measure, which had been paused since 2020, required students to meet benchmarks in reading, writing, and math.

Reason · Oct 25, 2023

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time

Hospitals were overwhelmed last winter by a surge in pediatric cases of RSV. Now a new monoclonal antibody shot could help, but price and supply issues are causing delays in getting it to infants.

WEKU · Oct 25, 2023

Off-duty pilot charged with attempted murder for trying to down plane ‘had taken magic mushrooms’

Joseph David Emerson, 44, was arrested after the plane landed safely in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, 22 October

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Watch live: Alaska Airlines pilot arraigned on 83 counts of attempted murder after trying to shut down plane engine

Watch live as an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to disable a jetliner appears in an Oregon court, where he faces 83 counts of attempted murder.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Man arrested over alleged mass shooting plot at Oregon climbing event

A man has been arrested in Oregon over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a rock climbing event

The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2023

‘This place wanted to be a wetland’: how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary

Once, Karl Wenner’s Oregon land leaked pollution into a nearby lake. Now, 70 acres are home to waterfowl, turtles and endangered fish

The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2023