Oregon’s cities will push the state Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless camps and more flexibility to spend hotel tax revenue on basic services.

A man was moving his ex’s body when he crashed and rolled his car in Oregon, authorities said. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash at about 6:30 a.m. Jan. 27 in Independence, the Salem Police Department said in a news release.

If big city life gets you down, it's easy to find an escape from the hubbub. One such place you can do so is Woodburn, situated between Portland and Salem.

The Oregon Lottery does prohibit its retailers from purchasing winning tickets at a discount, and it provides a list of “high-volume-claimants” to the Oregon Department of Revenue, though Shelby said he didn’t know what the agency was doing with the information because of taxpayer confidentiality.

The Oregon Legislature celebrated the life of Peter Courtney on Wednesday. Courtney was the longest-serving legislator and Senate president in Oregon history.

Courtney's oratory skills were unequaled and his influence over state politics arguably unmatched. Perhaps most noteworthy in today’s era, he embodied a style of government he believed was the “Oregon Way” - the type of governing where you compromised and listened and remembered what it felt like to not be part of the political majority.

Lawmakers face a long list of daunting tasks this session; from passing the next two-year state budget to approving a multi-billion dollar transportation package to pushing for more accountability from state agencies.

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks to researchers about an underground aquifer below the Central Cascade Mountains.

Friends, family, legislators, and members of the public gathered in Oregon’s Senate chamber Wednesday for Peter Courtney’s celebration of life. Courtney was Oregon’s longest-serving lawmaker.

The suit alleges the NCAA Division II university allowed coaches to abuse players, then took away their scholarships in retaliation for speaking up.

Some priorities that Oregon cities want lawmakers to take up, including increased infrastructure spending, are shared by Democrats and Republicans. Others, including attempts to roll back a state law that limits cities’ ability to remove homeless camps, will be a tougher sell in Salem. Graves