Oregon

Amtrak's Airo trains launched on the Cascades route September 30, 2026, offering 300-plus seats, USB-C ports, and Pacific Northwest-inspired café service.

Social Security has retired the Portland, Oregon, post office box that took repayment checks, and mail still sent there after December 30, 2026, will go back to the sender. The agency now directs those payments to a post office box in Philadelphia. People who are repaying an overpayment by mail have until December 30 before […] The post Social Security closed its Portland repayment lockbox, and overpayment checks reaching the old post office box after December 30 are returned to sender appeared

SALEM, OR – Changes to the half-century-old Endangered Species Act are threatening many threatened species in Oregon, including the iconic spotted owl. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reinterpreted the word “take” under the act to

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene Police caught a 55-year-old man who walked into a couple's home through the front door and refused to leave, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that, at 9:23 p.m. Oct. 16, police were called to the 3000 block of Concord Street. The man had a gun holstered on his hip, which he reached for, according to police. The couple told him to leave several times but he refused. The husband was able to push him out of the house before calling police. Officers

EUGENE, Ore. (KATU) — A 19-year-old had a blood-alcohol content more than four times the legal limit when he crashed an SUV on River Road Friday evening, Eugene Police officials said. Tanner Steven Johnson, 19, of Harrisburg, was cited for DUII, two counts of reckless endangering – disorderly conduct,...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — A Springfield Municipal Jail employee told KATU Sunday that officers booked a person identified as Evan Stewart into jail at approximately 7 a.m. Sunday, October 18, on a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). According to the information provided, Stewart was released approximately...

Oregon utility Portland General Electric (“PGE”) is highlighting the environmental, health, and grid benefits to electrifying medium- and heavy-duty commercial trucks, calling the battery-backed big rigs “batteries on wheels.”. Earlier this month, Oregon hosted its first, fleet-focused electric ride-and-drive event, bringing everything from Class 8 electric semi...

BEND, Ore. -- Saturday's last-minute win over Nebraska, with Dylan Raiola coming off the bench in the fourth quarter to lead them to victory, wasn't enough to get the Oregon Ducks back into the AP top 25 Sunday. The Ducks (4-2) beat the Cornhuskers (5-2) 17-14, with most of the...

An Oregon couple facing financial hardship can now endure the winter in comfort and with ‘peace of mind’ since a new HVAC system was installed in their home at no cost. Diane and Brian Johnsen of Beaverton received a complete heating and cooling system installed—valued at approximately $16,000—with the labor performed by local contractor Aviator Heating & Cooling.

Don't worry, fans won't have to stay up quite as late next weekend as the Oregon Ducks hit the road for the first time in nearly a month. The Ducks will fly to the Midwest to face Illinois next week, and the game will be played in natural sunlight, rather than the dark Eugene sky from Oregon's win against Nebraska. Oregon and Illinois will kick off at noon PT from Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign next weekend. The game will air live on Big Ten Network. The Ducks and Illini last met in 2024, wh