The Latest Breaking News from Oregon

There seems to be a pipeline from Oregon to South Florida.

On May 15, three senators involved with the walkout—Daniel Bonham (R), Dennis Linthicum (R), and Brian Boquist (I)—accrued their 10th unexcused absences, a threshold making them ineligible to be re-elected to a subsequent term under Measure 113, a ballot measure Oregon voters approved in 2022.

Temperatures pushed past 90F (32C) with forecasters warning they would remain 20-30 degrees higher than average this week

Republicans and an independent senator in the Oregon Senate stretched their walkout to 10 days, triggering a new constitutional provision that prohibits lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from being reelected

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.

An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday.

Record-breaking temperatures expected as National Weather Service issues heat advisory for parts of Oregon and Washington

An unusually early heat wave is expected to start Saturday and last through Monday in parts of the Pacific Northwest

The mountain’s name change was approved in mid-April after residents petitioned to have it changed

Walkout lasting more than a week has thrown statehouse into disarray and jeopardized Democrats’ legislative agenda

An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest