Here’s what not to miss as the World Beat Festival returns to Riverfront Park this weekend, June 27-29.

Oregon’s Department of Environmental Qualify fined a North Carolina nonprofit nearly $650,000, alleging it failed to operate enough drop sites and events to collect unwanted drugs. The nonprofit is appealing…

An unremarkable, technical fix bill could be used to delay the state’s 2024 campaign finance law limiting contributions and requiring more disclosure from donors.

Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin, D-Corvallis, took to the floor minutes after legislative staff announced the veto to contest Gov. Kotek’s points and argue for the urgency of protecting foster youth.

Dozens of people came to Monday’s Salem City Council meeting to urge counselors to cut ties with Avelo Airlines after the budget airline announced last month it was assisting the…

A group of artisans who previously brought their craft to a secluded area of the Oregon State Fair plan to boycott it this year. Many of them have accepted an…

Jonathan Muhire, 19, is accused of sexually assaulting two people – a homeless woman and a teenager walking to work – within a 12-hour span in the area of Southeast…

A tax on nicotine pouches would pay for fuel reduction on public and private lands and other work intended to reduce wildfire risk in Oregon.