Watching the Oregon ash vanish

Stay informed about the West. Sign up for our email newsletter to receive in-depth, independent reporting that illuminates our region. One June afternoon in 2022, Dominic Maze was sitting on his tailgate at an elementary school parking lot in...

Oregon Grapevine: Crossing Party Lines

Conflict and political disagreements are causing divides among friends and neighbors. Lisa Swallow of Crossing Party Lines speaks with Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, about how to develop curiosity and trust among people with different...

Researchers Found a Mysterious Spring Under the Cascadia Subduction Zone

Pythia’s Oasis is an odd piece of the world where fresh water leaks from under the sea. Photo: University of Washington About a decade ago, an oceanographer named Brendan Philip accidentally discovered something weird when he was poking around the...

Business Sourcing Journal Material World: Everlane Puffs Circular Chest, Haelixa and TextileGenesis Unite

Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering news from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers. Caravel Bio Backed by a $7.8 million...

Capital Chatter: Can Oregon balance its budget?

Published 9:38 pm Thursday, October 16, 2025 There will be no special legislative session this year to rescue Oregon’s state budget. There isn’t time before Dec. 31. H.R. 1, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, is slashing Oregon’s...

Pinot Noir With An Italian Flare: Frescobaldi Comes To Oregon

The Domain Roy & Fils wine range consists of two Pinot noir and two Chardonnay expressions. Photo, courtesy Domain Roy Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi is a Tuscan wine dynasty with roots in medieval Florence, having been in the wine business since the...

Oregon’s SNAP benefits to be reduced for thousands

On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) began notifying approximately 9,600 households receiving energy assistance that their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will face reductions beginning...

Oregon Small Business Optimism Index: Inflation, supply issues persist

According to the National Federation of Independent Business, supply chain and inflation issues stood out as a key problem in the report. 14% of owners reported that inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business...

Geography complicates already-muddy Oregon insurance system

It’s that season again. No, I’m not talking about back-to-school season, holiday season or fall leaves. We’re now into health insurance choice season, which affects a lot of Americans, but referring here specifically to the Medicare side. It’s the...

Oregon unveils upgraded health coverage shopping tool ahead of open enrollment

SALEM, Ore. — Just in time for open enrollment, the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace has rolled out an upgraded Window Shopping tool at OregonHealthCare.gov. Starting Oct. 15, people in Oregon can use the tool to easily compare 2026 health...

Building Broadband: Astound’s Newport, Oregon fiber network will serve 5K area homes; Ezee Fiber brings fiber to three new Texas communities

Astound’s Newport, Oregon fiber network will serve 5.9K area homes and businesses Astound has completed construction of Newport, Oregon's first fiber network, bringing the community’s more than 5,000 homes, along with 900 business and commercial...

Italian National Unlawfully Residing in Oregon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Defraud the United States 

PORTLAND, Ore.—An Italian man unlawfully residing in Oregon was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for his role in a large multi-state criminal conspiracy that stole more than $2.4 million dollars of benefits from hundreds of low-income and...

Travel Oregon board member’s company gets six-figure, no-bid contract from agency

Travel Oregon’s CEO claims the Department of Justice gave the travel agency permission to go forward with the contract, but DOJ disputes that. By James Neff Oregon Journalism Project David Penilton, a co-owner of America’s Hub World Tours, a small...

First Citizens Bank to buy BMO branches, including Worthington's

First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, the wholly owned banking subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares, Inc., announced Thursday that it entered into an agreement to acquire 138 branches in the Midwest, Great Plains and West regions of the U.S....

Oregon Has the 2nd Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate in the Nation

Homeowners across the U.S. are facing mounting financial pressures as inflation has driven up the costs of essential goods and services, including housing. With home prices remaining near all-time highs, it is increasingly difficult for many...

Oregon WR Malik Benson finds perfect fit during journey through 4 programs

EUGENE -- Oregon wide receiver Malik Benson’s football career has seen more than its share of uncommon twists and turns. He’s played for four programs during a five-year journey that has included a national playoff appearance, a head coach’s...

Researchers say Cascadia and San Andreas fault lines could be linked

Researcher of earthquake behavior at Oregon State University published a paper for a study that showed the Cascadia fault in Oregon and Washington and the San Andreas fault in California could be linked, with the potential of one earthquake...

Problem Solvers: Truck manufacturer with Madras testing office says sales could stall due to Oregon’s emission standards

(Update: Adding video) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The manufacturer Daimler Truck, which has a headquarters in Portland and a testing office in Madras, is pushing back against the state's ambitious clean truck mandate, warning that a lack of...

Whatever happened to the Bronze Beaver statue? Oregon State digs up relic to rally fans

CORVALLIS — Matt Larson admits his article wasn’t well-researched or written. A reporter for Oregon State’s Daily Barometer student newspaper, Larson wrote a column in 1992 that the Beavers needed more traditions in football. He included several...

Oregon and conservationists ask court to OK dam operation changes to help restore salmon populations

Conservationists and the state of Oregon have asked a federal court to approve changes to dam operations on the lower Snake and Columbia Rivers. PORTLAND, Ore.(AP) — Conservationists and the state of Oregon have asked a federal court to approve...