Oregon

Attorneys for Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez argue his rights to due process were violated when immigration enforcement officials arrested him last month.

Millions of acres across Oregon called “roadless areas” could soon lose protections. Trump Administration leaders say they need access to fight wildfires, and roadless rules are red tape that interfere with business and innovation. Environmental advocates say those rules have been key to protecting watersheds, wildlife and recreation opportunities.

The U.S. Department of Education has stripped away grants from colleges and universities that serve large populations of Latino, Asian, Native American and other underrepresented students. Advocates of these grants say the funding benefits all students.

The four-state group, which includes Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii, formed a vaccine policy alliance after concerns about partisanship at the CDC.

The governor called on agencies to halt most travel and leave positions open longer.

Marion County sued the state and the federal government last month, seeking clarity over Oregon’s sanctuary law.

“We can’t celebrate when we know that our kids are being left without parents,” says Latinos en Spokane executive director Jennyfer Mesa.

Organizations across Oregon received notice from the U.S. Department of Education that they’d lose hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Between April and July, Oregon experienced its fourth driest period since record keeping began in 1895, according to the state’s climatologist

Scientists have warned Oregonians that a 9.0 magnitude earthquake is overdue.

The announcement comes after a week of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over vaccines.

The Labor Day fires changed western Oregon’s view of wildfires in an era of climate change.