Gov. Tina Kotek fired Oregon’s public defense leader amid an ongoing shortage of public defense attorneys in the state and ...

Jessica Kampfe led the Oregon Public Defense Commission through an overhaul that began in 2023, but has received criticism ...

An Oregon community college softball player and a coach have been killed when their team bus was hit by a pickup.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Gov. Tina Kotek is addressing the public defender shortage crisis by announcing a new interim ...

Despite leadership changes and legislative fixes, Oregon has for years failed to provide attorneys to everyone charged with ...

The agency has a tumultuous history with its leadership. Its previous director, Stephen Singer, battled Oregon’s former chief ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon business leaders met on Wednesday for a roundtable discussion on the local impacts of President ...

Dave Baden, the deputy director of policy and programs at the Oregon Health Authority, is the new acting director of the ...

At a roundtable hosted by Gov. Tina Kotek, more than a dozen business leaders described a dire situation under President ...

Gov. Tina Kotek met with Oregon business leaders, economists and state officials Wednesday to discuss the financial toll ...

Gov. Tina Kotek and State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner heard Wednesday from businesses with concerns about costs, uncertainty ...

An Oregon college softball team traveling from a game was involved in a two-vehicle crash that killed an athlete and coach, ...