An Oregonian slides their completed ballot into a secure return box, a fixture of the state's all-mail voting system for over 25 years.

Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election...

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case...
Crews work on the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River in 2019. (Oregon Department of Transportation)

WA and Oregon scale back I-5 bridge ambitions as cost balloons to $14.4B

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The price tag for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River, linking Washington and Oregon, has doubled to $14.4 billion and the...
A northern long-eared bat with white nose syndrome. (Photo by Steve Taylor, University of Illinois/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Deadly fungal disease that attacks bats detected for first time in Oregon

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Oregon was one of about a dozen states that have avoided the disease and the fungus that causes it since it first showed up...
Roger Averbeck addresses his neighbors at a meeting of the Wallowa County Commission on Aug. 23, 2023. A new law meant to clarify what Oregon's public officials can discuss in serial communications to one another, such as calls and texts, is concerning to journalists and ethics watchdogs who say it erodes public meetings laws and allows important decisions to be made in private. (Photo by Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline)

Journalists, Oregon publishers call on governor to veto bill changing public meetings law

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A bill meant to create clarity about what public officials can call and text about outside of public meetings is creating more confusion, press...
A gas station in Portland on March 14, 2022, where a gallon of regular inched towards $5. The Right to Vote on the Gas Tax Political Action Committee in late 2025 successfully collected enough signatures to pause a 2025 transportation law until a referendum. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Oregon gas tax opponents file another lawsuit in federal court

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Filing comes less than a week after a Marion County judge ruled the gas tax question will remain on May ballot Opponents of gas tax...
The Tualatin boys basketball team celebrates after winning the state title thanks to a crazy finish that saw the Timberwolves hit two threes in the last nine seconds.

Tualatin boys cap improbable comeback to win state title

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Any kid picking up a basketball has counted down and heaved a last-second, would-be game-winning shot to win an imaginary title. On Saturday, Tualatin’s Pat...

Stafford Road resistance continues to raise issue with imminent PGE power line project

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Stafford Road residents still hope for a hold up on a controversial power line project, a month before construction starts. January and February were busy...

Tualatin mayor upbeat about TriMet talks on transit cuts

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Over more than a month of give-and-take discussions, the city of Tualatin and TriMet, the regional transit service, have collaborated to narrow the gap...
State Economist Carl Riccadonna presenting at the Tualatin Chamber’s 2026 State and National Economic Outlook breakfast.

What Recession?

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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of going to the Tualatin Chamber’s 2026 State and National Economic Outlook presentation at Tualatin Country...

Birders Flock to Wildlife Refuge for Weekend Blitz

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Local birders scoured the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, Feb. 15, with beanies and binoculars.  “The Cornell Lab of Ornithology runs several citizen...