Ryan Haas

The last time the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality compiled comprehensive data on nitrate ground pollution in the Lower Umatilla Basin was 2012. More than a decade later, Oregonians have their first fresh look at nitrate levels in the region, and it’s concerning.

Speaking to reporters Monday, President Trump justified his decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters by claiming that prosecutors took a lighter touch with activists aligned with racial justice protests in 2020.

The Ashland Daily Tidings, a newspaper in Southern Oregon, shut down in 2023 after nearly 150 years in business. So…why are new articles being posted on its former website nearly every day? Who’s putting them there? And how does artificial intelligence fit in?

The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelligence.

OPB has collected data to document the current state of media in Oregon, and where Oregonians are finding it more difficult to locate reliable information and reporting that holds powerful people accountable.

Moves by the Mississippi-based newspaper chain suggest it's seeking to cut back its footprint in Oregon media as company leaders extol their commitment to local journalism.

Turmoil in St. Helens began earlier this year and rapidly intensified in November as the scope of alleged abuse inside schools there became clearer.

Washington’s Department of Ecology confirmed Wednesday that a mystery smell social media users called “the stink” came in part from a paper mill in Longview, Washington.

A man shot and critically injured by Milwaukie police earlier this week was unarmed, according to the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office.

The group leading the Interstate Bridge replacement project released a document Friday that offers insights into how a new I-5 bridge between Oregon and Washington would change travel in the region.