When Oregon lawmakers convene in a special session Aug. 29 to decide whether to raise the gas tax and bail out the Oregon ...

It’s full steam ahead for Governor Tina Kotek’s plan to raise the gas tax and a payroll tax to help pay for Oregon’s roads.

Both lanes of Highway 22 were closed at milepost 27 about 3 miles west of Mill City due to a crash the afternoon of Aug. 20, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. ODOT said the closure ...

A motorcycle crash on Highway 26 in Baker County, Oregon, caused the death of Michael Allen Klaus. No other vehicles were ...

Gov. Tina Kotek is tweaking a proposal to raise billions in taxes for roads and bridge upkeep, a little more than a week before the bill’s fate is tested in a special legislative session.

Under existing plans, the House would convene Friday to take up a proposal from Gov. Tina Kotek to hike the state’s gas tax ...

Oregon is one of a few states set to receive its full allocation of promised federal funding to add dozens of public electric vehicle fast charging stations along major highways.

A young Albany man died in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20 after trying to avoid colliding with another car.

On Tuesday, August 19, at 2:50 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 99, near milepost 8, ...

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Parents brought their children in tow to a Multnomah County public testimony on Wednesday night discussing the future of the Preschool For All program. Read online: ...

Albany police Chief Marcia Harnden has previously said speeding around schools is a top complaint for the department.