Courtney Sherwood

Roughly 130 of BPA’s more than 3,000 employees were told they’d been dismissed last week, as part of large-scale job cuts initiated by the Trump administration. But 30 of those workers were later deemed critical to BPA’s core work to manage power across the Pacific Northwest, strengthen the electrical grid and keep the lights on.

It’s the fourth such jury verdict against PacifiCorp – which kept power lines charged during hot and windy weather, despite fire officials’ warnings.

County residents received letters saying they might lose some development rights because of the maps.

A cat from Washington County has been euthanized after becoming severely ill with bird flu that officials think it got from exposure to wild ducks or geese. It’s the second cat to be diagnosed with highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon in two months.

Environmentalists and activists have long opposed a Portland fuel terminal. This week, the new City Council confronted the politically charged Zenith Energy air quality permit, an issue that may be beyond their control.

The owner of Oregon's second-largest electric company was offered up to $3.52 million to finance construction of 700 miles of transmission lines.

Last summer, wildfires burned almost two million acres statewide – destroying dozens of homes, killing cattle and damaging rangeland. At least 26 people were injured, and an air tanker pilot died.

Nearly a century after starting a wildlife rehabilitation program in Northwest Portland, the Bird Alliance of Oregon is preparing to expand its footprint with a new site near McDaniel High School.

An arctic fox that was found lost and dirty in Portland last month will soon have a new home — and a new companion.

The animal was the source of speculation after several people posted photos of her on social media. Some guessed she might be a coyote pup or a rare white-colored red or gray fox.