Oregon News

Oregon newborns will soon have the chance to participate in a national research study testing whether genome sequencing can safely expand the conditions detected through routine newborn screening. National Newborn…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council could use authority granted under state law to restrict concealed weapons in a move to protect officials, city employees, and members of the public from acts of political violence. Councilors will…

Oregon households may be facing the steepest increase in energy costs in the nation as a result of federal policy changes made since January 2025. Federal Policy Changes Could Increase Energy Costs Nationwide Recent modeling by…

Today, arguments begin in the U.S. Supreme Court that could shut down climate lawsuits against Big Oil in Oregon and Washington. Exxon and Suncor Try to Overturn the Colorado Lawsuit The ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy arguments…

Oregon dental provider Advantage Dental Services, LLC, will have to pay $4.5 million under a recent settlement, after allegations were made by members that it improperly billed the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) for thousands of phone calls that…

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has joined a national push to ban AI-powered surveillance cameras that track thousands of vehicle license plates in the Beaver State every month. Merkley introduces the Ban Flock Act to Bar Federal…

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to try a 15-year-old Portland student as an adult, DA Nathan Vasquez told a press conference on Friday. Tidings Insight Oregon law requires a juvenile judge…

Inequality continues unabated in Oregon, yet according to the Federal Reserve, US household wealth rose by a record $12.8 trillion in the second quarter, reaching $195.9 trillion. Record Increase in US Household Wealth The value…

Despite evidence that every $1 invested in substance abuse primary prevention yields a $63 return, Oregon allocated just $39.1 million—only 2.6%—of the $1.5 billion it received to address the issue. This has emerged from a recent Alcohol…

Oregon has begun a long-term program to remove barred owls from the Elliott State Research Forest, as part of a broader effort to protect the threatened northern spotted owl. Federal Strategy to Protect Spotted Owls Barred owls…