It’s nearly extinguished, and it was far from 2026’s biggest Oregon blaze, but the 94,000-acre Grasshopper Fire east of Mount Hood represents the biggest missed opportunity this fire season.

As a public official, there are several things you would prefer not to read in an audit of a $61 million public contract.

The controversial fuel terminal along the Willamette River that’s currently owned by Zenith Energy will soon have a new owner.

In two recommendations, Jennifer McGuirk suggests the county strengthen its seat allocation policies and improve the program’s waitlist.

With the beginning of fall comes a now familiar tune: Oregon students continue to post outcomes on the statewide assessment that continue to fall flat from pre-pandemic outcomes

The ex-CEO of Home Forward, who resigned under a cloud of controversy earlier this year, is poised to be selected to serve as the next executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh.

Monthly visitors and office workers in downtown hit 3 million people for the first time since 2019. The number is higher than last summer, when foot traffic neared 2.8 million, and marks five consecutive years of growth.

Two city councilors are seeking to increase the city’s existing surtax on companies whose CEOs are making much more than their employees, and at the same time increase the existing threshold for the city’s Business License Tax.

We asked the six incumbent city councilors what fuels the bitter feuds between the two factions.

The fact that a city director was lobbying the same elected officials to whom she might later allocate public campaign finance dollars raises ethical questions for some observers.