Hillary Borrud

Newsroom investigation prompts state review to “identify system issues and failures in our work with this young person.”

Grace, 21, was sold for sex by at least two men while she was a teenager in Oregon's foster care system.

An Oregon teen who was in the legal custody of the state foster system was repeatedly exploited for sex by adults.

A battle is brewing ahead of the 2025 legislative session over a state plan that some child welfare advocates say would scale back a decade of regulatory reforms intended to better protect Oregon foster kids.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to end daylight saving time, something Oregon lawmakers attempted to do earlier this year.

An adviser to Gov. Tina Kotek says the governor wants to spend all of the state's opioid settlement money on harm reduction, in order to continue those services while limiting state general fund spending on them.

The 16,000-acre Cottonwood Canyon State Park on the lower John Day River is Oregon's third certified “International Dark Sky Park.”

The New Day program has expanded to provide more support for young survivors of sex trafficking.

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