The rebuilt community hub will include a larger and more colorful building and a terrace bar. The aim is to open during the ...

A proposal that would force investor-owned utilities to submit wildfire plans is under attack for what critics say is its focus on shielding companies from lawsuits. Oregon lawmakers are ...

Oregon firefighters have been sent to North Carolina to help combat wildfires, returning the favor from previous assistance.

Sam Drevo walks by the burned foundation of his mother’s home in Gates following the 2020 Labor Day fires. A bill that would establish minimum wildfire prevention standards for electric ...

A bill that would establish minimum wildfire prevention standards for electric utilities in exchange for an annual certificate from the Oregon Public Utility Commission could give them immunity ...

New Oregon bills could bring big changes to Lane County. From housing to courts, here’s what’s at stake and why it matters.

Lawmakers will finalize the next two-year budget this session and have announced a series of public meetings around the state ...

Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.'s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for ...

Tiffany Camhi / OPB Since 2022, Lisa Ellsworth has been studying how different communities across the West Coast recover from wildfires. The work is vital to understanding what resources people ...

Voters in the Aumsville Rural Fire Protection District will decide May 20 an operations levy that would charge residents 44 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value for five years starting July 1.

The proposed budget includes a record $11.4 billion for the State School Fund, contingent upon the approval of accountability measures aimed at enhancing student outcomes. Despite Gov. Tin Kotek's ...

A handful of budget bills would steer more than $420 million out the door for social services, wildfire and more. FILE - Sen. Kate Lieber, left, and Rep. Tawna D. Sanchez, center, are the ...