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Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 20 November 2022

The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest, but environmentalists and the attorneys general of Oregon, California and Washington states warn that allowing fracking will increases emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas implicated in climate change

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 17 November 2022

(AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)

The vote on the lower Klamath River dams is the last major regulatory hurdle and the biggest milestone for a $500 million demolition proposal championed by Native American tribes and environmentalists for years

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 17 November 2022

Andrea Bell, executive director of OHCS

The 63 units will be leased with priority given to Black residents with previous ties to area.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 15 November 2022

Ted Wheeler

Portland uses specialized software to capture text messaging on city-issued phones, to retain public records, but the software can't capture encrypted messages sent using Apple's iMessage service.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 15 November 2022

Oregon voters have narrowly passed measures that would strengthen gun laws and mandate health care as a human right.

Details: Written by GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 15 November 2022

Andrea Salinas

The state’s population jumped by more than 10% in the past decade to more than 4.2 million people, giving it a new congressional district for the first time in 40 years.

Details: Written by By Steve Law, Portland Tribune; Published: 14 November 2022

A Ku Klux Klan parade in Vancouver, Washington, in the 1920s. (Courtesy Photo: Oregon Historical Society)

Oregon and the Klan - Part 5: The meteoric rise of the hate group in the early 1920s, followed by an equally fast demise, may hold powerful historical lessons for today.

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 14 November 2022

(AP Photo/Steve Dipaola, File)

Chavez-DeRemer’s victory makes her the first Latina congresswoman from Oregon, a distinction also sought by 6th District Democratic candidate Andrea Salinas.

Details: Written by By CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 10 November 2022

(Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

Kotek said she plans to travel around Oregon starting in January to talk to community leaders about issues facing the state, particularly the shortage of affordable housing and addiction.