A total of 13 Oregon counties have voted to secede from the state and join neighboring Idaho, as part of what supporters have dubbed the "Greater Idaho" project. On May 21, Crook County backed the ...

Gov. Tina Kotek has released a map of state property that could be redeveloped for housing, hoping to offer new options to ...

The gesture comes as county commissioners face pressure from property owners — mostly in rural areas — to advocate against the state’s map.

Neither ranks among Oregon’s wealthiest regions. Wheeler County has a median household income of $40,926 — making it the state’s third-poorest county — and also has one of Oregon’s ...