Business Portland metro area sees 7,500 job losses in May The Portland metro area lost 7,500 jobs in May, raising the unemployment rate to 4.5%.

In tax year 2022, the most recent for which Metro has state income tax return data, about 10% of tri-county area tax filers paid the homeless services tax, according to Metro spokesperson Emily Green.

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building codes and ...

Oregon lawmakers last week voted to repeal the state’s wildfire hazard maps — along with their unpopular property requirements — with only a single dissenting vote: the Legislature’s lone ...

June 24 marks one year since a new law enforcement initiative was launched to reduce crime and enhance public safety in Montgomery.

In its extensive 2025 review, The Oregon Observer named Area 52's THC gummies the best on the market-an accolade that reflects much more than just high potency.

A wildfire burning in a sparsely populated region of central Oregon has become the largest fire this year and is on the verge ...

A 2018 housing bond in the Portland region has helped produce more units than it initially promised to voters. But the region’s affordability and homelessness problems are still worsening.

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Public transit in Southern Oregon community suffers cuts to service, staffing amid funding fight with feds By Justin Higginbottom (Jefferson Public Radio) June 27, 2025 10:39 a.m.

Residents in the Portland metro area have been finding bottles full of urine in their yards and trash bins for months, with local police and garbage removal services unable to determine where they … ...

Or a saucy breakfast sandwich piled high with toppings? That’s why The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Readers Choice Awards is tackling the question of the Portland area’s best bakery.