Columbus Day over in Oregon as state celebrates first Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 11. Native Americans in Oregon cheer the change and hope it spurs more understanding of native cultures and history.

Columbus Day is still considered a federal holiday, so why doesn’t Oregon celebrate it? For the past few years, President Joe Biden has issued proclamations acknowledging both Indigenous Peoples' Day ...

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — On your desk calendar, it might list the second Monday in October as Columbus Day. But this year, Oregon lawmakers voted to make Oregon the 11th state to officially change ...

The Columbus Day storm had formed off the Oregon Coast as a mid-latitude cyclone; however, its origins were tropical in nature. Typhoon Freda formed on Sept. 28 in the northwest Pacific.

While Oregon does not formally observe Columbus Day as a state holiday, it has been celebrated nationwide since 1971,” Sen. Majority Leader Rob Wagner said.

In Oregon, the day has instead been celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day for the past several years. Monday, Oct. 12, is marked as the federal holiday Columbus Day.

Earlier this month, the Oregon House of Representatives voted to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Now it’s asked the Senate to recognize another: Indigenous People’s Day. On April 26, the ...

It was on Columbus Day. That she laid a path of ruin. As she made her deadly way." Forty-six people died, half of them Oregon residents and most from flying debris and falling trees.

Around the state the Columbus Day storm dealt destructive blows. The landmark bell tower on Campbell Hall, the oldest building in the Oregon university system, capsized amid a cloud of dust at ...

In many parts of the country, what was traditionally known as Columbus Day is now being celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. But it remains a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed.

While Oregon does not formally observe Columbus Day as a state holiday, it has been celebrated nationwide since 1971,” Sen. Majority Leader Rob Wagner said.

While Oregon does not formally observe Columbus Day as a state holiday, it has been celebrated nationwide since 1971,” Sen. Majority Leader Rob Wagner said.