Oregon has the fourth highest rate of youth cannabis use in the country.

The late Catherine Coulson, who was for years an actress at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, gave her final performance in "Twin Peaks: The Return" under extraordinary conditions.

Teresa Biswanath had left an 11-month boy swaddled in a separate room.

“You’re not cutting bureaucracy, you’re cutting a child’s dinner,” Gov. Tina Kotek protests.

Deputy Bryson Layton allegedly stabbed Marc Fogle, 54, of Clackamas around 12 p.m. when Fogle apparently reached for Layton’s gun.

Legislators now have about six weeks to figure out how to balance their spending priorities with the diminished budget forecast.

SB 538 would allow the state to fulfill its obligation to fund medical and behavioral health care for disabled kids by authorizing payment to their parents for providing that care, writes parent advocate Shasta Kearns Moore. But the bill has yet to be scheduled for a hearing by the Ways and Means committee.

Police did not publicly identify either of the people who died in the crash.

Qunicy Teklehiamanot, 21, faces accusations of second-degree murder for allegedly shooting Ahanu Johnson on May 5.

Judge in Portland finds tattoos on Diego Armando Morales Jiminez represent a parent's love, not allegiance to Venezuelan gang.

President Donald Trump has met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such encounter between the two nations’ leaders in 25 years.

Voting is open until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, May 20.

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