Oregon

Homeless individuals huddled on a Portland sidewalk near a brick building as the city's crisis deep...
Seattle Red Staff

Portland advocates circle the wagons to protect shelter with no sobriety rules

Mayor Wilson's plan to convert Portland's Multnomah Safe Rest Village into a recovery center faces pushback from advocates defending the low-barrier status quo.
2 days ago
Oregon companies aren't fleeing, but they're expanding elsewhere. Dutch Bros, Tektronix and others ...
Jackson Meyer

Taxes and rising cost of living has Portlanders on edge, new polls finds

According to a new poll, residents in Portland are not happy with the direction Democrats in charge are taking them.
7 days ago
Packages of compressed fentanyl seized from Cristhian Martinez's vehicle during a traffic stop in G...
Seattle Red Staff

Illegal immigrant ran fentanyl ‘brick’ operation out of Oregon apartment, killed victim: U.S. Attorney’s Office

A Honduran national in the US illegally pleaded guilty to a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that caused a fatal overdose and to illegally possessing multiple firearms.
12 days ago
Federal agents stand in tear gas clouds outside the Portland ICE facility during protests...
Jackson Meyer

Another Trump win: Appeals court reverses ban on ICE’s use of tear gas in Portland

Immigration and Customs Enforcement wins big in front of a 9th Circuit panel on use of tear gas against violent activists.
20 days ago
Christine Drazan leads Republican primary for Oregon governor. (Photo courtesy of Christine Drazan ...
Jasneet Gill

Oregon frontrunner: Christine Drazan dominates GOP field to challenge Salem’s status quo

A new poll shows Christine Drazan with a 17-point lead over her opponents in the Oregon Republican gubernatorial primary.
21 days ago
Oregon DOJ recovers $1.6 million for scammed consumers. (Photo: Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images)...
Jasneet Gill

Oregonians recover $1.6 million from scams as government complaints surge

The Oregon Department of Justice helped residents get back $1.6 million last year while dealing with a record number of complaints.
26 days ago
Mayor Wilson proposes $8.5 billion budget with job cuts. (Photo courtesy of City of Portland)...
Jasneet Gill

Portland Mayor proposes $8.5 billion budget with cuts to police and homeless services

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s $8.5 billion budget proposal cuts 150 jobs and reduces police and fire funding to bridge a gap.
27 days ago
PNW families strained by state energy policies. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Energy)...
Jasneet Gill

Pacific Northwest families pay the price for data centers and ‘green’ mandates

From 50% higher power bills to $5 gas, residents in the Northwest are paying for state-led energy transitions and tech growth.
1 month ago
Bureaucracy fuels Oregon’s mental health housing crisis. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)...
Jasneet Gill

Multnomah County leaders claim state barriers push mentally ill into homelessness

Multnomah County leaders are demanding that Oregon officials change a policy they call discriminatory and a major cause of mental illness leading to homelessness.
1 month ago
FBI seeks suspects in Eugene Federal Building riot. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)...
Jasneet Gill

FBI Portland offering $5,000 reward for information on Eugene Federal Building riot suspects

Federal investigators are offering $5,000 for information identifying suspects caught on camera during the January 30 riot in Eugene, Oregon.
1 month ago
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek speaks to reporters at an outdoor press event...
Jackson Meyer

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs 8 bills shielding illegal immigrants from ICE

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed 8 bills blocking ICE from schools and hospitals and shielding illegal immigrants from federal enforcement.
1 month ago
Oregonians say high taxes and regulations hurt city growth. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)...
Jasneet Gill

New survey shows Oregon businesses are suffocating under high costs and state rules

From high taxes to housing costs, Oregonians are warning Governor Kotek that the state is becoming too expensive for business.
1 month ago
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer walks through a government building corridor in a white blazer...
Jason Rantz

Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer hit with EEO complaints after husband allegedly touched female DOL staffers

Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer faces three EEO complaints. Her husband was banned from DOL HQ over sexual touching allegations. Trump is weighing her removal.
1 month ago
Oregon man sentenced for child pornography. (MyNorthwest file photo)...
Jasneet Gill

Oregon man sentenced to ten years for child sexual abuse material

Oregon resident Thomas Allen Vetsch receives a 10-year federal prison sentence for accessing child sexual abuse material while on probation.
1 month ago
State pension board approves risky investments despite lawsuits. (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty...
Jasneet Gill

Portland Judge skips domestic violence trials to campaign, while collecting $209K taxpayer salary

Portland Judge Adrian Brown is skipping scheduled trials to focus on her re-election campaign, claiming it's 'impossible' to do both.
1 month ago
Oregon health audit finds $15M in improper payment. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)...
Jasneet Gill

Oregon health program gets ‘harshest’ audit after wasting $15M in taxpayer funds

Oregon's Bridge Health Program receives a failing audit after $15 million in improper payments were sent to ineligible recipients.
1 month ago
Auditor probes $151K in missing county gift cards.(Multnomah County Courthouse)...
Jasneet Gill

Multnomah County loses track of $151K in gift cards as auditor launches investigation into ‘misuse’

Multnomah County auditor investigates $151,000 in missing gift card records following reports of staff confusion and systemic fiscal misuse.
1 month ago
Portland State University campus in Portland, Oregon, where faculty were directed to read Culture C...
Seattle Red Staff

Portland State faculty directed to read book professor says is packed with anti-white stereotypes

PSU professor Bruce Gilley says spring faculty book club pick 'Culture Clash' contains illegal anti-white stereotypes. PSU calls the program optional.
2 months ago
Republicans compete to flip Oregon’s most competitive district. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/G...
Seattle Red Staff

Trump’s mail-in voting executive order puts Oregon and Washington in the crosshairs

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restrict mail-in voting. Oregon and Washington, which mail ballots to every voter, are already vowing to sue.
2 months ago
High court hears challenge to income tax 'emergency.' (Getty Images)...
Seattle Red Staff

Portland illegal immigrant used car as weapon against ICE agents, sentenced to time served

A Guatemalan national unlawfully in the U.S. pleaded guilty to ramming a federal border patrol vehicle in Portland and was sentenced to time served.
2 months ago
University of Oregon banner on a campus light pole in Eugene, Oregon...
Seattle Red Staff

University of Oregon to hand out abortion pills on campus this fall

UO will dispense mifepristone and misoprostol at its campus health center in fall 2026, despite unanswered questions about patient safety.
2 months ago
Congress debates closing the data broker loophole. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)...
Jasneet Gill

Conservative leaders join forces to block federal agencies from purchasing the private lives of Americans

Lawmakers seek to ban federal agencies from buying private American data without a warrant.
2 months ago
Seattle skyline and Space Needle at night, representing Washington state's high stress ranking in t...
Seattle Red Staff

Oregon and Washington rank among the most stressed states in America — Idaho doesn’t, and the data shows why

A new WalletHub study ranks Oregon No. 10 and Washington No. 16 among the most stressed states in America. Idaho sits at No. 35.
2 months ago
Federal agents stand in tear gas clouds outside the Portland ICE facility during protests...
Jason Rantz

9th Circuit kills Portland ICE tear gas injunction ahead of weekend No Kings rallies

9th Circuit's 2-1 ruling kills two Portland judges' orders limiting ICE tear gas at protests, ahead of this weekend's No Kings rallies in Portland.
2 months ago