In her 16-page order granting the preliminary injunction, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said she needed more time ...

Ian McCluskey is a seventh-generation Oregonian and avid outdoor enthusiast (despite once having been hit by lightning). He is passionate about telling stories from the wild and remote corners of the ...

The camping ban, adopted last year, prohibits people from camping in public spaces when “reasonable” alternative shelter is ...

A federal trial in Portland about the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard to the city got off with a stunning ...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed it would rehear arguments about the president’s authority to send members of the ...

Jenn Chávez is the host of OPB's weekly podcast, The Evergreen. Jenn has been making audio stories in Portland for 15 years as a public media and community media journalist. For six years, she was ...

The states are among many that are going to court to force the federal government to use emergency reserve money to prop up ...

As the wind and rain blew across the sodden city this weekend, Portlanders awaited clarity from the courts on whether and when federalized National Guard troops might be seen on the streets.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday it wanted more time to decide whether to rehear arguments on the matter.

It’s been two years since Hermiston officials revealed Eastern Oregon’s largest city had “forever chemicals” in its water supply. It may be years more before Hermiston residents get more information ...

Some of the most powerful judges in the U.S. are weighing whether federal buildings and staff in Portland need protection from National Guard troops due to nightly protests. Attorneys for the U.S.

They’re framing it as a way to share data, messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy — and as a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s administration, which they say isn’t ...