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Exonerating a Firefighter

As wildfires rage across Oregon, the 2024 fire season still looms large for one wildland firefighter in particular. Activist coalitions across Oregon are working together … Continu...

Oregon joins lawsuit challenging federal demand for data on 17 million commercial drivers

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined several other states and the governor of Pennsylvania in suing the U.S. Department of Transportation and other agencies over demands to...

Oregon wine country faces 'worst crisis our industry has had in at least the last 20 years'

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s wine industry is grappling with what some leaders call its most significant crisis in decades after a sharp drop in grape production...

Oregon hunting and fishing ban fails to qualify for November ballot

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The controversial proposal to ban hunting and fishing in Oregon will not be on the November ballot after all. The Oregon Secretary of State's Elections Divi...

How wildfires and data centers impact the future of Oregon wildlife

Oregon Environmental Council executive director Jana Gastellum discussed the organization's history, local climate change impacts, and legislative progress in an interview with KOI...

Oregon Republicans Push Constitutional Right to Hunt, Fish and Farm After IP 28 Fails

In a state where fishing boats crowd coastal harbors, hunting camps are a longtime family tradition and farms stretch from the Willamette Valley to the high desert, a new political...

'Lack of funds cannot be an excuse': Audit finds Oregon State Penitentiary will soon be obsolete

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Living conditions in some of Oregon's prisons are uncomfortable at best, and deadly at worst, according to a new report released Wednesday. Auditors from th...

The 'crown jewel of Eastern Oregon' gets $650K to boost skiing

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 1969 article in Ski Magazine called it “the most lovable ski area in America.” Now, one of the country’s few publicly-owned ski areas is getting a little...

Oregon State Police tout state law ICE is ignoring in response to impersonation report

State authorities say a recent Clackamas County incident involving impersonation of immigration agents “may have broad impacts on immigrant communities throughout Oregon.” The Oreg...

State Forests Annual Operations Plan for timber sales finalized after robust public comment period

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has finalized its Annual Operations Plans (AOP). The Plans describe projects planned for state forests in the 2027 fiscal year...

Gov. Kotek talks Oregon wildfires, data centers, economy and more

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is facing a familiar opponent as she gears up for a rematch with Republican Christine Drazan. However, between now and Nov...

'States run elections, not presidents': OR leaders respond to White House attempts to restrict mail-in voting

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read is scheduled to join Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley at a press conference to oppose the Trump administration's efforts to restrict mail-i...

Oregon man involved with youth farming organization accused of sexually exploiting minor, more victims sought

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A Willamina man was arrested on Monday after contacting a minor for sexual exploitation, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office said. Jeremy Tish was booked i...

Oregon Ski Resorts Provide Update As Grasshopper Fire Continues

A state park near the Oregon Coast will temporarily close in 2027. Here's why

A majority of the trees included in the removal project will be axed from the campground area of Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park.

Gov. Kotek withdraws land for proposed Salem data center

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday that she is terminating the state's contract for land where a new data center was proposed in Salem. The data...

Oregon Gov. Kotek pauses state land requests for data centers

Amid rapid data center development across the United States, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek (D) directed all state agencies on Tuesday to pause work on requests for state land from dat...

Lightning causes more than 10 new fires in Oregon on Thursday

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- This year's historic wildfire season continues to worsen after lightning strikes start roughly 11 new fires in Central Oregon Thursday. Dry lightning start...

Wildfire near Dufur, Oregon breaks out on 8 Mile Road

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fire has broken out near Dufur, Oregon, on 8 Mile Road. The fire broke out just before 1 p.m. just north of Eightmile Creek, according to the Oregon Wildf...

'A tragic loss': Kotek orders Oregon flags lowered to honor man killed fighting Wrights Springs Fire

“This is a heartbreaking loss.”

Oregon organization aims to raise funds for burnt land, injured livestock amid wildfires

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As crews work to battle the many fires burning across Oregon, local equine and livestock groups hope to help livestock owners in the wake of the devastation...

Allstate report: Oregon cities vary in driver safety rankings

Allstate report: Oregon cities vary in driver safety rankings

Oregon Officials Review Latest Data, Troubled To Find Some Residents Still Making Ends Meet

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon officials reportedly called an emergency meeting this week after reviewing the latest cost-of-living data and discovering a troubling trend: a small number of...

Idaho Ranks No. 1 as Oregon Falls to Ninth Worst State to Live In

There was a time when convincing someone to move to Oregon did not require much of a sales pitch. You could point toward the Cascades, the Oregon Coast, the Columbia River Gorge, B...