The proposed change would mean a new slate of customers from as far away as Louisiana would be able to buy power from BPA. Critics say it would cost large investor-owned NW utilities, which would pass the expense onto consumers.

Issues peak during tax season as people prepare their returns.

Multnomah County prosecutors issued arrest warrants on Friday for Alexandria Hendon and Cierra Graham, on charges related to a brutal 2024 dog attack.

The state's factories continue to struggle.

A city of Portland hearings officer has approved a proposal to cut down more than 370 trees on about 5 acres in Forest Park to upgrade existing Portland General Electric transmission lines.

Four creditors had filed to force Sortis Holdings into bankruptcy last November.

A mystery will remain, perhaps forever, around the death of Tony Kennedy.

Sports columnist Bill Oram and ECONorthwest economist Mike Wilkerson join Beat Check with The Oregonian to make sense of the numbers behind the Portland Diamond Project proposal.

Users of the social network formerly known as Twitter reported problems accessing the app and website.

The sale would put the Seattle-based brokerage in the hands of one of the nation's ne of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders.

After yet another frustrating “Fork in the Road” update, she decided to go big, emailing the EEOC’s acting chair Andrea Lucas directly and copying more than 1,000 colleagues.

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