Oregon News

SALEM, Ore. — A Woodburn police officer is under investigation after shooting and killing a 37-year-old resident in his driveway late on Saturday night. The Officer Use of Deadly Force incident involving Officer Jackson Ryan is under…

According to Oregon state and federal data, the state’s retail jobs declined 5.9% since 2019, compared with a national average decline of 1.3%- the 10th sharpest decline nationwide. Oregon’s Retail Sector Steadily Declining…

After ‘finding Jesus,’ a Portland man has confessed to the rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman in Boston nearly five decades ago. At the age of 71, John Michael Irmer now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison after confessing…

PORTLAND, Ore. — As the Portland City Council’s public works debates authorizing $525 million in debt for the city’s billion-dollar water treatment facility, concerns have been raised that water rates could double, and alternatives are…

Oregon will be impacted by a decision of the New Orleans 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the distribution by mail of abortion medication may no longer take place. The federal appeals court has ruled that the abortion pill can now…

As Whole Foods and Walmart stores roll out digital pricing across Oregon to make instant price changes, criticism has come from several quarters, with concerns over price gouging. Oregon Whole Foods & Walmart Introduce…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — A 28-year-old man from Bandon was arrested by deputies from Jackson County Sheriff’s Office after an act of road rage in which he yelled at a female motorist and fired gunshots towards her and into the ground.…

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new monthly street fee will hit Portlanders' pockets in January 2027, after the Portland City Council approved an ordinance on Wednesday in a 9-3 vote. Portland Monthly Street Fee to become a Reality in January…

Five of eight people in a transnational criminal organization (TCO) charged with transporting drugs from Mexico into the U.S. are from Oregon, according to a press release from the state’s U.S. Attorney’s Office. 116 Pounds of…

Unchanged from February, Oregon’s unemployment rate remained at 5.2% in March, almost a percentage point above the national rate. Oregon Unemployment Rate Remains Higher Than National Average The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.3%…