The maps allow us to see what ... the need for housing with preserving its urban canopy, said Corie Harlan, a campaigner at the advocacy group Central Oregon LandWatch who advised the city on ...

Two cities are making strides with legislation to bypass Oregon’s regular procedures for swapping land in “urban growth boundaries,” despite fears of a bad land use precedent. The ...

A proposed expansion of Eagle Point’s Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) has sparked pushback from some local residents who say it ...

Umatilla County Sheriff Terry L. Rowan, who sits on the state’s public safety certification board, was arrested Friday in his county sheriff’s vehicle, accused of driving intoxicated on ...

Dennis Erickson, a long-serving manager for Washington County who retired in 2017, said Oregon parole and probation unions began pushing to arm officers in the late 1990s, but Washington County ...

The Hagerstown area is experiencing growing pains that have Washington County Commissioners scrambling to keep up with needed services. Trump announces two new national holidays, including one on ...

The bill focuses on housing within Oregon’s Urban Growth Boundaries (UGBs) and cuts red tape in three key areas: · Speeds up final platting and design approvals, helping homes go up faster ...

Courtney Neron has been appointed to fill Oregon Senate District 13 vacancy after Senator Aaron Woods' passing.

SALEM, Oregon — The Oregon Senate has voted to repeal the controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map. By passing Senate Bill 88, lawmakers have teed up a repeal the map, which was introduced in ...

Colonel Brian Rhodes saluted Chief Deputy Bryan Lockhart who is the chief of the Criminal Division during the Peace Officers Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony outside of the Washington County ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person involved in the illegal capture and waste of a wild ...