News and Opinion

10.21.2021: Oregon might be one step closer to having more psychiatric beds; Oregon landlords get millions in back rent, but many await aid

News

Oregon Political News

More than half of Oregon’s most serious juvenile offenders may seek parole or get out early under Gov. Kate Brown’s latest commutation plan

Oregon reports allegations of discriminatory behavior in new paid family and medical leave program

Oregon might be one step closer to having more psychiatric beds

Oregon landlords get millions in back rent, but many await aid

Study: 270 Native students died at Oregon boarding schools

Oregon COVID-19 News

Coronavirus in Oregon: 1,343 cases, 9 new deaths

Oregon still doesn’t know how many state workers didn’t comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Oregon reports 9 new deaths; 1,343 new COVID-19 cases

Wildfires

Auditors: ODOT ‘worked quickly’ to remove debris after devastating fires 

Oregon Election News

Tina Kotek, the Longest-Serving House Speaker in Oregon History, Makes Her Case for the State’s Top Job

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Property tax bills to be mailed this week; at least small increases in store for most in Portland metro

Proposed Portland passenger ferry seeks federal funding

Opinion: I-205 tolling activism should have Strong Towns focus

As the Eviction Freeze Ends, Whether or Not Someone Is Kicked to the Street in Multnomah County Is Up to Four People

Transformed Wapato marks year of helping Portland homeless

Salem Area

Ennis-Flint fined $8,400 for hazardous waste violations

Central/Eastern Oregon

Protesters decry mandate at St. Anthony as unvaccinated health care workers face joblessness

Vaccine mandate goes into effect throughout Umatilla, Morrow counties

Albany/Corvallis Area

Artists grateful to show their work in person at Corvallis Arts Walk

Republic hosts outreach session on Coffin Butte expansion proposal

Eugene Area

Helicopters with chainsaws: EWEB begins wildfire mitigation planning

UO announces plans for 170,000-square-foot indoor practice facility

Roseburg Area

After 18 years, Kyle Reed leaving Douglas Forest Protective Association

Former Roseburg City Councilor Ashley Hicks files to run for Douglas County commissioner

Medford Area

SOU announces third presidential finalist

Southern Oregon Coast

Boys & Girls Club receives grants from Judith Ann Mogan Foundation

North Bend officers explain their retirements

North Bend taps McCullough, Mitts to lead police department

National Covid-19 News

Washington State Patrol loses 5% of staff after vaccine mandate, including 14 troopers in SW Washington

Oregon approved state employee religious exemptions at nearly twice the rate Washington did

FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters

National News

The Memo: Cuts to big bill vex Democrats

Trump announces new social media network called ‘Truth Social’

Manchin on party switch: ‘It’s bull—-‘

Police recommend charges against four over Sinema bathroom protest

Ag / Natural Resource News

EPA: 750 Oregon sites could expose people to ‘forever chemicals’

Opinion

Portland Area

Opinion: Another broken promise to tribes

Opinion: Let’s keep Oregon moving forward and pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill

Opinion: Death penalty ruling doesn’t diminish Oregon voters’ role

Our Opinion: There has to be a better way

Central/Eastern Oregon

Our view: State of Oregon created its illegal pot crisis, now it needs to stop it

Albany/Corvallis Area

Eugene Area

Colin Powell and I were once Black Republicans. He taught me to put country over party.