The termination comes about a month after the governor placed the director on leave and as OYA faces lawsuits and a backlog ...

Joe O’Leary was fired on the eve of the agency’s disclosure of detailed records showing the mishandling of thousands of abuse ...

Leading Oregon Democrats are pushing two companion bills that aim to set stricter academic metrics for schools and lay out ...

Oregon is one of a number of states that regulates greenhouse gas emissions and provides incentives for renewable energy.

Gov. Tina Kotek fired the longtime director of the Oregon Youth Authority as the agency came under scrutiny for a backlog of ...

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Environmental groups and timberland owners are calling on Oregon lawmakers to support a yearslong agreement that will be ...

The former top investigator at the Oregon Youth Authority failed to review and finalize more than 3,000 investigations into abuse complaints and almost a third of all cases opened since 2018 remain ...

Multnomah County commissioners are set to vote on a resolution that would promise the city of Portland $15 million in ...

The lawsuit alleges the doctor's abuse was so "prolific" at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility he was commonly known as "Dr ...

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