Sheraz Sadiq

A legal fight is brewing in Eastern Oregon where a coalition of timber interests is trying to block the sale of the only sawmill still operating in Grant County to Iron Triangle, a logging company in John Day.

Last month, Amazon announced it had signed an agreement to develop four small-scale modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, along the Columbia River to power its data centers in Eastern Oregon. The e-commerce giant also touted nuclear energy as a “safe source of carbon-free energy” that would allow it to achieve its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

This week, Oregon’s new state economist, Carl Riccadonna, gave his first quarterly economic and revenue forecast. It projected Oregon getting nearly $950 million more in the current two-year period than previously estimated, and an extra $1.3 billion in the 2025-2027 budget cycle. Riccadonna, who was hired in September

To give access to loggers within the Blue and Gold project area, the BLM plans to improve “existing roads” like the one pictured here, which would include clearing underbrush and potentially cutting trees. Leah Nash, special to ProPublica

A University of Washington research team found that four species of whales are particularly vulnerable to fatal collisions from global shipping traffic which is expected to grow in coming years.

Disney’s long-awaited sequel to its smash hit “Moana” is already one of the top-grossing movies of the year after its premiere at the box office just three weeks ago. Like the first installment, the sequel revolves around the titular, intrepid princess who sets sail from her fictional island home in the South Pacific and teams up with the Polynesian demigod Maui on a journey of adventure and self-discovery.

Last week, Troy Price was sworn in as the new chief of police in Vancouver. A 27-year veteran of the department, he takes the helm a month after Vancouver voters rejected a proposition that would have helped fill staffing shortages. Proposition 4 would have raised property taxes starting next year to pay for hiring 80 full-time sworn officers and other police positions, along with funding for new equipment, technologies and investments in other areas.

We hear from Michael Jordan about his decision to stay on as Portland City Administrator under Mayor-elect Keith Wilson's administration.

City of Portland and Multnomah County elections divisions released survey results and data showing lower rates of turnout and awareness of ranked choice voting among District 1 voters in the November election.

Earlier this month, the celebrated and prolific poet, author and professor Nikki Giovanni died at the age of 81 from a third bout of cancer, according to Virginia Tech. She taught at the university for 35 years as an English professor before her retirement in 2022. Giovanni published her first collections of poetry, “Black Feeling Black Talk” and “Black Judgment,” in 1968, and was a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement that emerged during the civil rights era.