Avel Gordly, who was the first Black woman to serve as an Oregon state senator, died on Monday at age 79.

A Eugene businessman who had previously declared his candidacy for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District announced Monday that he is ending his campaign.

The husband of U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer has reportedly been banned from entering the Department of Labor’s Washington headquarters ...

Avel Louise Gordly was not happy. Gordly, the first Black woman elected to the state Senate, had framed a photograph of the ...

The Wasco County Central Republican Committee voted to do so on Monday, Feb. 16. “It is unfortunate to be in this situation with one of our representatives,” according to a statement from the ...

Democratic Oregon Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) announced her decision to run for re-election Friday – vowing "the time to fight is now," against the Trump administration.

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U.S. Senators. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will not attend the State of the Union address on Feb. 24, choosing instead to host a virtual town hall for Oregonians. The live online event will focus on ...

A bill to update and clarify Oregon’s public meeting law, while important and almost certain to pass, may need to be adjusted down the line because deep concerns raised by journalists may be ...

Surveillance video shows a new perspective of the circumstances that led to a non-fatal Border Patrol shooting last month in ...

How are the first state-run psilocybin therapy programs going? Plus, psilocybin clinical trials for cancer patients dealing with anxiety.

After decades of welcoming the data centers with tax exemptions and open arms, Washington is looking to set rules around ...