Oregon News

Panthalassa, a Portland, Oregon-based renewable energy and ocean technology company, announced on Monday that it has raised $140 million in Series B financing led by Peter Thiel to manufacture and deploy the first set of autonomous,…

Oregon is ranked as the 4th highest average gas price nationally, with the cost at pumps now $5.30. Drivers nationwide have been affected by fuel increases caused by surging crude oil prices as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran continues.…

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who shot three people, killing a mother of three in Portland in 2023, was sentenced in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday to 22 years in prison. According to court documents, William Watson (34) had…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Citing several factors, Asante noted that the organization is facing a cumulative operating loss of $16 million for the first half of the year and anticipates further job cuts of 300 or more roles. Asante Mulls…

The Oregon Department of Forestry has noted that this summer's anticipated hot, dry weather- similar to 2015’s peak high temperatures and drought- will put trees in Oregon under more of the chronic stress they've been experiencing from hot…

Reacting swiftly to the ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to ban the distribution by mail of an abortion pill has ended successfully for Oregon, with the Supreme Court yesterday staying the ruling until Monday, May 11. …

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…