Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Wednesday afternoon that he will not run for reelection next year, opting to end his time in the office after two terms. His current term runs through the ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The race for Oregon Secretary of State has its first two candidates. State Senator James Manning and State Treasurer Tobais Read both announced Wednesday morning that they intend to run for the ...
(KGW) Christine Pitawanich explains how the new $15.3 billion in state funding, the lottery and money from property taxes will be allocated across districts. ...
Author: Mike Benner (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Jesse Lee Johnson walked out of the Marion County Jail Tuesday evening. The 62-year-old had been behind bars for 25 years for a murder he denied committing. He was convicted and sentenced ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The City of Ashland announced it has entered into an agreement to settle claims included in a workplace harassment lawsuit involving the Parks and Recreation department. The settlement agreement will be paid to Laura Chancellor in the ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek held a symbolic signing ceremony for seven new public safety bills Monday afternoon, touting legislation aimed at cracking down on “ghost guns” and fentanyl, bolstering Oregon’s overloaded public ...
Author: Ashley Koch, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — An eastern Oregon mother who sued the state after being denied foster children due to her views on LGBTQ+ identities had her case appear before a federal judge in Portland ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek plans to convene a new task force that will tackle economic revitalization in downtown Portland, focusing on issues like crime, homelessness and taxation. The Portland Central City Task Force ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Gov. Tina Kotek vowed to make meaningful strides for behavioral health in Oregon on Tuesday. She signed into law six bills that aim to strengthen the state’s response to mental health and ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced Tuesday that she intends to enforce Measure 113 and disqualify candidates who violated the measure’s rules during the 2023 session. Republican legislators, who have raised ...