The Latest Breaking News from Oregon

Teen thinks up business idea during New Zealand trip - and it now makes $650,000 a year

Inspired by a trip to New Zealand, Nico Vergara transformed his savings into a thriving ice cream business, expanding from a single cart to multiple locations in Portland, Oregon

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

Oregon Democrats vote to fine absent senators amid GOP walkout

Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Watch: A Full-Length Discovery Documentary In Oregon’s Backcountry

Planning your next trip? Here’s a multi-day route that you can take through Oregon’s backcountry, courtesy of Backcountry Discovery Routes (BDR).

RideApart · May 28, 2023

Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money

Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stands these days at over a quarter-billion dollars

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

How many rape kits are awaiting testing in the US? See the data by state.

The federal government spent over $1.3 billion to clear the rape kit backlog since 2011, but a USAFacts analysis uncovered thousands of rape kits awaiting testing in 2022.

USAFacts · May 25, 2023

Mark Z. Barabak: Lawmakers in states are handcuffing voters and ignoring election results

Earlier this month, a group of Oregon lawmakers walked off the job, bringing the state Senate to a halt.

Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2023

Man shoots bear; a day later, the same bear attacks the man

An Oregon man who shot a bear that had been harassing his chickens had the tables turned on him when the injured bear attacked him.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 25, 2023

As Oregon Senate GOP boycott hits 'crucial point,' governor begins talks

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has begun meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders of the statehouse to try to end a three-week-old boycott by GOP senators

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Boycotting Oregon GOP senators vow to stay away until last day of session

Republican senators whose walkout of the Oregon Senate has prevented a quorum for almost three weeks now say they’re not coming back until the very last day of the legislative session next month

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023