Commissioner Stephenson Announces 2025 Oregon Minimum Wage Determination

Oregon Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson recently announced the updated minimum wage rates that will take effect on July 1, 2025. The updated rates reflect a 2.4% increase in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the past year and are …

Oregon House Passes Bill Criminalizing AI-Generated Sexual Deepfakes

SALEM, Ore. — In a unanimous vote, the Oregon House of Representatives has passed a groundbreaking bill aimed at criminalizing the distribution of AI-generated sexually explicit images, marking a major step in protecting individuals from deepfake …

Big change to Oregon high school rankings under discussion

Clackamas' Jazzy Davidson (33) boxes out a McMinnville player during an OSAA Class 6A girls basketball state quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at the Chiles Center. Despite among the favorites to win the Class 6A state championship for the …

Oregon has spent $46 million fighting black market cannabis. Officials can’t tell if it’s working

The tales of illicit cannabis operations were coming from all corners of Oregon, and by 2018 — four years after the state voted to legalize recreational weed — lawmakers were feeling the pressure to act. Workers on unlicensed grows just miles north of …

Details emerge about Oregon State Hospital leader’s sudden departure

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek replaced the head of the Oregon State Hospital Friday night after senior state health officials shared additional details about a patient who died at the hospital last month. The psychiatric hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sara …

Oregon House passes bill to criminalize deepfake pornography

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - On Tuesday, by a bipartisan vote the Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill that makes it a crime to spread sexually explicit images created with AI, like deepfakes. As AI tools become more sophisticated, there has been a rise in …

6 Oregon cities you can explore to learn about the state’s Black history

When Kimberly Moreland, president of the Oregon Black Pioneers’ board of directors, presents the stories of Oregon’s early Black residents, she often hears the same response: “I grew up in Oregon, and I never knew this history.” That reaction is exactly …

Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight

Aurora chasers, get ready! The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a geomagnetic storm warning due to an incoming one-two punch from the sun, and we have just possibly received the …

Oregon Ballet Theatre's world premiere of 'Marilyn' breaks audience record

Oregon urges EBT cardholders to protect against rising electronic theft

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is urging EBT cardholders to take proactive measures to safeguard their benefits amid a rise in electronic theft. The department highlighted the increasing threat of card skimming, cloning …