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Bank takes over old Gordon’s Fireplace Shop property, averting city auction

After the city foreclosed in June, the building was set to be sold off Monday. But another party intervened and paid off the outstanding liens....

HP wins CHIPS Act funding to expand semiconductor work in Corvallis

Hewlett Packard will receive $50 million from the federal government and $9.5 million from Oregon to build up manufacturing. CORVALLIS, Ore. — Hewlett Packard's...

135-year-old mill at Willamette Falls could again shut down as company announces mass layoffs

The company has been around since 2019, when it reopened a shuttered paper mill that's stood near Willamette Falls for over a century. WEST...

Portland officials, city watchdog at odds over contractor charging people to board up windows

According to the city ombudsmen, Portland failed to censure a contractor who overcharged people after boarding up their windows at the city's request. PORTLAND,...

Poll: Pessimism about quality of life, cost of living prevails among Portland metro voters

While some metrics improved in 2023, an annual poll commissioned by the Portland Metro Chamber showed that voters have deepening concerns about the future. ...

Oregon wineries get the go-ahead to pursue wildfire lawsuits against Pacific Power parent company

Several vineyards have sued the utility company, alleging that its equipment started some of the 2020 Labor Day fires which tainted grape crops with smoke....

Oregon audits division urged to pull OLCC report after inquest into potential influence from former secretary of state’s cannabis ties

After a draft version of the audit was done, then-Secretary of State Shemia Fagan recused herself to take consulting work from a prominent cannabis company....

Portland City Council passes ban on public drug use, with one big caveat

The new ordinance will only take effect if Oregon law changes. Current state statues prohibit local governments from criminalizing public substance use. PORTLAND, Ore....

A majority of Oregonians want to see Measure 110 tossed aside, poll finds

A survey by Emerson College Polling found 56% of voters want the drug decriminalization and treatment measure repealed completely. PORTLAND, Ore. — In November...

Here's what Gov. Kotek's Portland Central City Task Force is looking to solve

While media isn't being allowed inside these meetings, the governor's office provided the data on what challenges the group hopes to address. PORTLAND, Ore....

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