Bernadette Obrien

PORTLAND, Ore. — The majority of Portland metro area voters are dissatisfied with the direction in which Portland and the surrounding local governments are headed. Located in Portland, DHM Research polled 500 voters in the Portland metro…

In Tillamook, Oregon, there is a legend quite popular among paranormal enthusiasts. Outside of town, just a mile off Oregon’s North Coast, sitting atop a plateau rising from the sea, lies the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, nicknamed “Terrible…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Newsweek magazine has nominated the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, or OMSI, as it is known locally, as one of the fifteen sites for the title of best science museum in the nation. According to Newsweek, "At OMSI,…

ASHLAND, Ore. — After a very successful Christmas show, OSF-RSV now presents ‘A Love Letter to Shakespeare.’ The Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Rogue Valley Symphony will perform "A Love Letter to Shakespeare" on Valentine's Day at…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is supporting a $500 million housing bill in the legislative session that could stimulate housing production to meet the state's development needs. The bill, Senate Bill 1537, would allocate millions towards…

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — In February, Oregonians celebrate the Lunar New Year. If you have not been to the Jacksonville festival recently, now is the time. The event is free and scheduled for February 17 at the Britt Pavilion Garden, which is…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The renowned lithia water fountains in Ashland's downtown plaza were closed more than a month ago. Ashland might find itself permanently losing access to this source of natural mineral water. Ashland is synonymous with…

MEDFORD, Ore. — A federal judge found that Medford's time-place-manner camping ordinances are constitutional. The judge cited that the city's response to the homelessness crisis differs from landmark cases in Grants Pass and Boise, Idaho.…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Senators from Oregon are calling on the federal government to do more to bring aid to its drought-stricken agricultural community. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said, "We understand that there is not an easy, magical,…

EUGENE, Ore. — Two years after the announcement of plans for Oregon’s new indoor football practice facility, it is finally on a formal timeline for construction. Negotiations between the city of Eugene and the University of Oregon for…