Oregonians who live in the state’s highest-risk wildfire zones will be subject to stricter building codes and requirements under a new hazard map released Tuesday by state fire officials. The ...

Oregon lawmakers released their initial draft maps of new congressional and legislative districts Friday, urging Oregonians to study the maps ahead of public hearings ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new landslide susceptibility map of Oregon helps identify areas that may be at risk for future landslides. State geologists say the map will help Oregonians better understand the ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes. Puffins, pelicans, cormorants. Elk and whales. In a state defined by access ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday after unanimously passing the Senate Committee on Natural Resources. Senate Bill 83 ...

The proposed map of six Oregon congressional districts crafted by Democrats on the Legislature’s redistricting committees would likely result in five Democrats and a lone Republican being elected to ...

Clark County and Clackamas County open warming shelters as temperatures drop Due to cold temperatures in the region, warming shelters will be opening overnight in both Clark County in Vancouver and ...

Republicans who’d argued the map was a blatant Democratic gerrymander elected not to appeal their case to the Oregon Supreme Court. Former Secretary of State Bev Clarno was among Republicans ...

Extremely critical fire weather predictions have been issued for parts of western Oregon by the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center. In its fire weather outlook issued at 2:27 a.m.

SALEM, Ore. — As Oregon Democrats and Republicans begin to duke out the details of redistricting, the two parties have offered very different visions for how to redraw the maps and where the state's ...

Oregon is unprepared for the tsunami that could follow a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. The megaquake has a 1-in-3 chance of hitting in the next 50 years. A lot has changed in 20 years, however, ...