The state has only one of at least 15 vertical evacuation structures needed to prepare the coast, officials say.

Heavy winter rains could increase landslide risks, particularly west of the Cascades. Another season with low snowpack could ...

Rain and cooler temps slowed wildfires across three Oregon national forests this week, but officials say fire season isn’t ...

Spearfishing for smallmouth bass in Oregon rivers is a fun new way to remove non-native species that are hurting the ...

Erik Neumann is OPB’s Southwest Washington Bureau Chief. He has more than a decade of experience as a radio reporter, writer and editor. Before working at OPB, he was the news director at Jefferson ...

Oregon is one of seven states that uses prison labor to fight wildfires. Incarcerated firefighters make significantly less ...

The weather pattern known as El Niño is still gathering strength, and climatologists say it could be one of the strongest on record. The phenomenon is caused by rising surface temperatures in the ...

After months of uncertainty, researchers with the U.S. Forest Service are learning whether they will have to relocate under ...

Secretary of State Tobias Read is asking for more money to help ensure voters can skip mailing their ballot this year.

The name change comes in the wake of a sweeping New York Times investigation into the civil rights leader’s past.

The main street in Culver, Ore., on Aug. 24, 2026. A vacant lot next to City Hall is one possible location for a grocery ...

International students hoping to be on an Oregon campus by the end of September to start classes have reported difficulty getting paperwork processed in time.