1+ day, 29+ min ago   (391+ words) Commercial fishing boats tied up at the Charleston Marina in Coos Bay. Seafood processing accounts for about two-thirds of food manufacturing jobs in Coos County. Theo Greenly / JPR Coos County employers cut 450 jobs over the past year, while payroll employment…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (877+ words) Jim Doherty, a rancher and former Morrow County Commissioner, center right, listens to a House Interim Committee on Climate, Energy, and Environment informational meeting on data centers at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Sept. 8, 2026. As the debate…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (504+ words) Environmentalists who are fighting for the repair or removal of Winchester Dam in Douglas County recently met with Gov. Tina Kotek’s office, according to a state senator. Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, mentioned the meeting during Wednesday’s meeting of the Senate…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1122+ words) The Trump administration is considering increasing the number of cattle and sheep that roam public lands, which would expand the most widespread commercial use of those federal lands across Oregon’s high desert. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is proposing…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (55+ words) Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB Gov. Tina Kotek says she now supports a data center moratorium The Oregon governor is escalating her stance on the facilities as they emerge as a political hot potato. Tags: Northwest Politics, Science and Technology, Climate…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (849+ words) Volunteer Diane Roth collects ballots after they go through a processing machine at the Marion County Clerk's office in Salem, Ore., on May 18, 2026. Leading Oregon Democrats on Tuesday once again proclaimed their faith that the Nov. 3 election will go off…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (284+ words) Fishing boats line the dock at Port Orford. Sept. 2, 2026. Theo Greenly / JPR Oregon fishing fleets will be allowed to keep and sell yelloweye rockfish next year for the first time in 25 years. The species was declared overfished in 2002, closing commercial…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (457+ words) Dark Horse Comics has been a stalwart company in Milwaukie for nearly 40 years, helping shape the Portland suburb along the way. Now under ownership of a Swedish media conglomerate, Dark Horse’s future in Milwaukie is in doubt. OPB and Report…...

6+ day, 22+ min ago   (545+ words) Pillars mark the entrance to Portland City Hall, reflected in the door, in Portland, Ore., on July 9, 2026. Portlanders are feeling iffy about their new government. In a survey released this week, only 22% of Portland voters polled believe the city’s government…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago   (487+ words) Pictured is Oregon State University’s Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building in Newport. This is the only integrated tsunami vertical evacuation structure in the state. Courtesy of Oregon Department of Emergency Management / OPB A worst-case tsunami triggered by a Cascadia Subduction…...