Oregon volleyball hires new head coach: What to know

Less than a month after the job opened, the Oregon volleyball team has found its next head coach. Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens announced Monday Trent Kersten will be the program's next coach following a successful two-year run at Loyola …

Bryce Vine Returns to Oregon With Motel California Tour

A unique blend of music filled the room as the crowd danced and sang along tenderly the lyrics “Motel California, here I come…” Rapper and singer Bryce Vine took the stage at Portland’s Roseland Theater Jan. 28 as part of his Motel California tour.  The …

Oregon hospitals face financial strain as funding pressures threaten key health services

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon's community hospitals are grappling with significant financial pressures that threaten their ability to serve as a critical safety net, said Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Hospital Association of Oregon. In her …

Oregon DOC fires top health care leaders

Oregon Department of Corrections leaders fired two top officials Monday, a move they said was part of reform efforts to address longstanding issues in the prison medical system. Prison officials fired Health Services Assistant Director Joe Bugher and Chief …

Oregon Department of Corrections announces Healthcare Division reform initiative

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) announced this week a significant reform initiative to overhaul the division that provides healthcare to adults in custody (AICs). The agency is addressing long-standing issues where AICs receive …

Lawmakers float massive expansion of Oregon’s tuition-free community college program

Higher education-focused lawmakers are pitching a dramatic expansion of the Oregon Promise, Oregon’s program that provides free community college tuition. The proposal would remove a requirement that Oregonians have to enroll in community college …

Driver rescued after car falls from Oregon coast highway: Video

Video and photo footage has captured the dramatic, hours-long rescue of a driver whose car fell about 100 feet from the side of a high a highway on the Oregon coast. Members of Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a single car that fell …

How Oregon wine fared in 2024 compared to the wider US industry

The northern Oregon coast has seen a little snow and more may be on the way

Low elevation snow may make an appearance in the Portland area Wednesday, but Astoria has already had a taste. According to the National Weather Service, the Oregon coast town has seen a mixture of light snow and rain over the past couple days. Kat McBride …

Oregon bill would ban octopus farms

Oregon could soon become the third U.S. state to ban octopus farming, creating a West Coast blockade against the practice. House Bill 2557 would prohibit the raising and selling of farmed octopus for human consumption in the state. Its supporters say …