The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against ...

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

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek paused referrals for wildfire hazard map appeals on Monday, which come amid calls from state lawmakers to repeal the maps altogether. Kotek ...

The latest version of the Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map is raising concerns from homeowners all across the state, especially in rural areas. The problem is that many claim the map is inconsistent.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's statewide wildfire risk assessment map has been a source of contention since its inception — and most recently, state House and Senate Republicans want to do away ...

Oregon State Parks is set to host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast from Saturday, March 22, through Sunday, ...

Further, because the map was created by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry in a “landscape style way,” it led to flooded farm fields, for example, being labeled as ...

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

Kotek mentioned the state's wildfire map and a recent pause on appeals. She wants to give time for the Legislature to take up the conversation, and that next week, Oregon can expect to hear from ...

Tina Kotek has paused any further agency action on the state’s new Wildfire Hazard Map until the Legislature decides what to do with it. Kotek on Monday directed the Oregon Department of ...

Michigan baseball enters a reimagined, reinvigorated Big Ten, with Oregon finding itself at the top of the conference to ...

A public town hall was held Saturday at White Mountain Middle School in White City about Oregon’s wildfire hazard map.