It was a festive day at Friends of Trees. A crowd celebrated the planting of the one millionth tree in the urban canopies of the Willamette Valley with music, food and old friends. But behind the ...

Hundreds of people filled the mall in front of the Oregon State Capitol Building May 1 to serve notice they will not be bullied by the Trump administration’s brute-squad approach to immigration.

Oregonians use thousands of single-use beverage containers every day. Recycling them is a low-barrier job for Portlanders known as ‘canners.’ Scott Atkins started collecting and recycling cans and ...

Oregon labor sees at least 6 union wins, 2 new campaigns or election filings and 2 labor actions In August, Oregon saw four more union wins than in July, six fewer new campaigns and four fewer labor ...

Like many institutions in 2025, the press faces a credibility crisis and an existential crisis. Data shows local nonprofit news outlets like Street Roots serve as a burgeoning lifeboat in the face of ...

The First Amendment says ‘no law’ shall be passed restricting freedom of the press. Some say a proposed law before the Oregon Legislature holds the press accountable, others believe the law would hold ...

Portland would normally collect up front from developers unwilling to meet the city’s affordable housing standards. Block 216’s switcheroo delayed its payment. Now, it may never pay. When developers ...

Some still argue over whether pilgrims landing in Plymouth Rock were refugees escaping religious persecution from the Church of England. Regardless, it is a reality that refugees and emigrants have ...