Oregon is currently in the middle of a record-breaking snow drought for this time of year. If conditions don’t change, it ...

Lawmakers are looking at freezing open positions and pulling money from certain programs as they work to avoid deep layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Large swaths of Oregon’s public and private lands are chopped into a checkerboard pattern. Senate Bill 1545 would have secured the right of people to “corner cross” the checkerboard, without fear of ...

A possible windstorm on Christmas Eve could continue the trend of extreme weather in Oregon and Southwest Washington. OPB news editor Amanda Linares starts off today’s newsletter with the latest ...

It’s a new year, and Oregon will have a short legislative session, gubernatorial race and midterm congressional elections. OPB reporters kick off the first full week of January 2026 with a look at ...

Colleges and universities across the nation have until this Friday to decide whether or not to sign President Donald Trump’s higher education compact. As of this morning, none of Oregon’s higher ...

New data is out today showing attendance, progress toward graduation, teacher retention and other metrics for Oregon schools. OPB’s Elizabeth Miller leads off this morning’s newsletter with a deep ...

We’re back in your inbox this morning after the holiday. We start today’s newsletter with a look at the near-term future for Oregon’s economy. OPB’s Kyra Buckley reports on expected growth in the ...

Hitting the road in some parts of Oregon in an electric vehicle could be a little less challenging by the end of next year. The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to use a second round of ...

Extreme weather is setting in for parts of Oregon and Washington with heavy rain in the forecast. Several schools in northwest Oregon and elsewhere have closed or will start late due to power outages ...