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Small retailers — facing higher costs, uncertainty from tariffs and now rising fuel and shipping prices — wonder how long they can survive.

As record-breaking heat and an abysmal snowpack raise concerns about severe wildfires, states across the fire-prone West are adding AI to their wildfire detection toolbox, banking on the technology to help save lives and property.

But Bethell is certain she could run the state better than the other GOP candidates and square off with Democrat Gov. Tina Kotek

The former Trail Blazer is running for governor again a decade and a half after losing to John Kitzhaber.

The two-term state representative scored a stunning victory last year. Can he stage a repeat?

The frontrunner in the Republican race for governor argues she’s the clear choice to take on Gov. Tina Kotek in November.

Shasta County voters will consider a ballot measure that faced legal challenges before the primary election.

The tax-raising measure’s low profile this election season belies a years-long political drama. Here's a rundown.

Recent studies show that data centers are creating uncertainty for the Pacific Northwest’s power grid, potentially creating massive gaps in energy leading to blackouts.

Josephine County residents are facing issues from homelessness to tight government budgets to a sometimes divisive political climate. Eight candidates are running for seat two on the board of commissioners, with the hope they can right the county’s course.

The fire scars in Oregon forests tell a story, and it’s a familiar one to Indigenous communities.

Six candidates, including an incumbent and a recalled former commissioner, compete for a Josephine County board seat amid ongoing political turmoil.