It’s Oregon’s birthday, everyone! 158 years ago our particular piece of geography went from being a territory to a full-fledged member of these United States. In celebration of our state’s birthday, ...

There's a reason we live here. Many in fact. Our state is not only rich in nature — coastal dunes, thick, evergreen forests, ancient rock and painted hills — but intellect, innovation and optimism.

Statehood for Oregon was a lesson in patience as much as it was politics. We were admitted as the 33rd state of the union more than a year after petitioning. President James Buchanan signed the act on ...

Oregon law requiring insurance to cover abortion, … Video / Apr 15, 2026 / 05:51 PM PDT Oregon law requiring insurance to cover abortion, contraception ruled unconstitutional.

Happy Birthday, Filbert! The Oregon Zoo celebrated its geriatric beaver’s 15th birthday this week with a spiffy stump “cake” decorated with beets and carrots, and gave the local celebrity some extra ...

It seems like just yesterday that Portland welcomed its newest, cutest elephant calf to the Oregon Zoo. Tula-Tu was born at 4:29 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2025, to mother Rose-Tu after a 20-month pregnancy. She ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Beaverton held a ceremony to dedicate its new Revolutionary War memorial on Sunday. The Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution held the dedication at the ...