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Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change — from rising seas to severe heat — but face an array of bureaucratic barriers to access government funds meant to help them adapt, a report released this week found. The tribes...

Ballot measures you'll have a chance to vote on this November. There are five statewide ballot measures that will be up for Oregonians to vote on in the November general election. Below is a list of the measures, a summary of what each one is, and a link to official supporting documents for each.

Tracking possible isolated thunderstorms in the East of the Cascades this afternoon.

BROOKINGS, Ore. – Three people are being treated at a California hospital after their boat caught fire just off the coast of Brookings Tuesday night. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the three individuals were rescued from the water by a nearby Good Samaritan charter vessel approximately 50 miles off the coast.

COOS BAY, Ore. — The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay announced Tuesday two appointments to significant leadership roles. The Port’s board of commissioners named Lanelle Comstock as the port's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Melissa Cribbins as the executive director of the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port project (PCIP).

ROSEBURG, Ore -- Residents are frustrated after methamphetamine was discovered in Fir Grove Park, a popular destination for families. The Douglas County Interagnecy Narcotics team reported the discovery of the illicit drugs on August 13, 2024. The exact amount of methamphetamine has not yet been given. The drugs were discovered in what appeared to be two brand-new bags of charcoal briquettes in the brush along a trail in the park. Fir Grove Park is a park with a lot of foot traffic, including families. For concerned parents and guardians like Brenda Bristow, the discovery was a disappointment.

The Oregon 4-H Foundation has agreed to sell a camp property in Salem to a new owner- if the would-be buyers can come up with the money in time.

ASHLAND, Ore. – Community members in Ashland say they’re struggling to find primary care in the Rogue Valley, facing long wait times, shortages for certain types of providers and the possibility of traveling elsewhere for care. Data from 2023 from the Oregon Office of Rural Health shows there...

UPDATE, 7 a.m.: The Warner Peak Fire is now 65,002 acres and 51% contained, according to a news release from the Oregon Department of Forestry. "The acreage of the fire did not increase as crews continued to hold the perimeter. As more containment is achieved, firefighters will focus on locating areas holding heat in the interior and patrolling containment lines," the release said. "The fire remained within its footprint, not increasing in acreage. Containment continues to increase as firefighters seek out hot spots and mop-up along the perimeter. While there is minimal fire activity around the eastern perimeter, the fire is still active in the south and west corridors. Crews are taking advantage of today’s moderate weather, as they prepare for high winds forecast for tomorrow. On the western perimeter, crews are continuing to strengthen containment lines and seek out hotspots that were detected by infrared (IR) flights. To the south, crews are working diligently to prevent the fire from encroaching Hart Lake and Crump Lake. Firefighters are working on controlling and monitoring fire spread near Hart Mountain Road on the northwest edge of the fire. In addition to the crews engaging the fire on the ground, multiple aviation resources are playing an integral role in establishing containment lines. Fire managers conducted a thorough aerial reconnaissance of the fire perimeter, and it appears yesterday’s Red Flag Warning did not result in any new fire ignitions. The flight confirmed that heat indicated by previous UAS drone flights remains inside the fire perimeter and is not currently threatening containment lines. Today's priorities will be putting out isolated hotspots throughout the fire as well as patrolling and monitoring the containment lines that have been established. Tomorrow’s weather with the possibility of outflow winds intensifying fire behavior will be closely monitored, especially in areas of unburned vegetation close to the southern border."

From June 2023 to June 2024, there was about a 36% increase in Oregon ridership.

The National Weather Service issued a report at 6:56 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until 7:30 p.m. for Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades and Klamath Basin. The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 30 mph and marble-sized hail (0.5 inches). "At 6:55 p.m., Doppler radar tracked...

Cooler and potentially stormier weather is expected to return to parts of Oregon and Washington on Thursday, with a low pressure developing offshore bringing rain and thunderstorms to the Cascades and east, while Portland is expected to see light showers through the middle of next week.

Oregon’s coast is inching closer to generating renewable electricity using floating offshore wind turbines, though any construction is still years away. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, announced it has finalized an environmental assessment. The assessment looked at potential impacts from issuing leases to develop floating offshore wind in the region. BOEM is the federal agency tasked with identifying, proposing and leasing the ocean areas.

The Natural Resources Conservation Services — an office under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Agriculture — will offer $2 million in emergency funding to ranchers and farmers affected by wildfires in Eastern Oregon. Wildfires in Eastern and Central Oregon have scorched hundreds of thousands of rangelands...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will join a panel with other Democratic women governors hosted by award-winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the Democratic Governor's Association announced Tuesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Congrats to Migration Brewing!. The brewery team has earned the title of Oregon’s 2024 Small Business Person of the Year by the Small Business Administration. Migration Brewery started in 2010. They now have three brick-and-mortar locations and four seasonal retail spots, and they distribute...

More than 7,600 Oregon families are now on the waitlist for state subsidized child care designed to help low-income parents remain employed or in college. Thousands of families have been cooling their heels since November, when the waitlist for Employment Related Day Care officially opened after the state loosened the criteria to take part and interest in enrollment zoomed past lawmakers’ willingness to cover the costs.