The population of Multnomah County, the dense urban core of the Portland metro, rose a hair last year, even as it remained ...

The U.S. hasn't seen a major realignment of state boundaries since the Civil War. It's unlikely to happen now.

One type of secession active in 2025 is when one or more rural counties seek to secede from the current state to join a ...

Jeff Gottke and Barrett Thomas said Knox and Richland counties have opportunities to contribute to Tier 2 or 3 of the Intel ...

Driving into town, you’ll cross the impressive Astoria-Megler Bridge, a 4.1-mile-long structure that connects Oregon to ...

A recent ranking of the most landslide-vulnerable counties across the nation has Oregon taking up 7 of the top 10 slots. With ...

Like several other local Oregon governments, Washington County officials warned Friday that they’re in a budget bind for the upcoming fiscal year. The county, which includes cities like Beaverton, ...

Central Oregon has been the state’s growth engine so far this pandemic-challenged decade, accounting for nearly half of the ...

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Authorities and volunteers reaffirmed their commitment to finding 2-year-old Dane Paulsen, who disappeared March 1. The river search spans more than 14 miles.

Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with NewsWatch 12 ahead of town hall meetings in Jackson and Josephine County on Sunday, March 16.