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Oregon Political News

Oregon voters souring on Measure 110, with many in favor of a complete repeal, new poll finds

Oregon’s Latest Housing Fight: Kotek vs. Lorax

Wildfires

Salem wildfire updates: Firefighters to remain working blaze

Oregon wildfires: Red flag warning could mean fire growth, new blazes

7 P.M. UPDATE: Shelters open at RCC and fairgrounds as Level 3 “Go Now!” evacuation order issued for O’Brien

Happy Camp fires ravage Siskiyou County, Klamath National Forest

Oregon Election News

Oregon union’s campaign to recall top Democratic state lawmaker qualifies for ballot

Oregon awaits federal authorization to implement expanded automatic voter registration

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Multnomah County Commission considers plan to spend millions in unspent homeless services tax

Portland executive who lost $12M city contract following Oregonian/OregonLive investigation forced to shut down nonprofit

Portland officials plan to spend millions to protect city’s crime-plagued parking garages

County audit highlights dysfunction within Portland-Multnomah County homeless services agency

Developer of planned 30-story apt. tower pleads case with officials

‘Unacceptable’: MultCo safety budget could prompt jail releases, sheriff says

Portland’s Fiercest Advocate for Swimming in the Willamette River Is Declaring War on Algae

Former City Contractor to Shut Down Following Oregon Department of Justice Probe

Multnomah County Says It Housed 1,318 People With Homeless Tax Dollars This Past Year

Mental Health Workers at Portland Psychiatric Hospital Vote to Unionize

Central/Eastern Oregon

State goes door to door in Umatilla to test for contaminated wells

Grappling with the right to rest

Work continues on Boardman City Hall expansion project

Albany/Corvallis Area

Senators clinch nearly $160,000 for OSU

GAPS warns against third-party athletic donations

Eugene Area

State Rep. Paul Holvey, D-Eugene, faces recall election

Roseburg Area

Protesters gather outside Winchester Dam during ongoing repairs

Winston City Council accepts $2 million grant for safer paths to school

Medford Area

Convoys on Redwood Highway possible by Monday, CHP says

Defensible space assessments help locals protect homes from wildfires

Medford tax fraud ringleader’s appeal denied by judge

Josephine County government loses 5th department head in 6 months

In wake of wildfires, Highway 199 might partly reopen; big generators powering Crescent City

Hazardous air quality returns in Rogue Valley

93% of Gold Hill ballots favored $11 million sewer district annexation

Klamath Falls Area

Klamath Falls City Council hears concerns about downtown traffic signals

Southern Oregon Coast

Council votes to start investigation into Noordhoff

Fish Funding: U.S. Department of Transportation invests in Oregon fish

Christian youth complete service projects to help homeless

International News

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, Russian agency says

National News

‘The internet is no longer a luxury’: $667M from USDA for rural broadband

FAA spending millions at airports to address near collisions

National Opinion

National Election News

Trump booked, released in Atlanta on charges he sought to overturn his 2020 loss

GOP candidates tangle in Milwaukee as they vie to be the leading alternative to front-runner Trump

Winners and losers of the first GOP debate

Business

PacifiCorp moves to bill ratepayers for ballooning insurance costs

Intel fined $30,816 over D1X air quality issues

Environment / Energy News

Plan to protect threatened, endangered species in NW Oregon forests could face new delay

Opinion

Portland Area

Opinion: Interstate Bridge replacement builds a path to the future

Opinion: City’s mismanagement of Grant Bowl leaves students in the lurch

Central/Eastern Oregon

Inside my shoes: Taking a slice out of life

Our view: All farmers need crop insurance that is adequate, understandable, affordable

Medford Area

OUR VIEW: Examples set by those whose actions serve to benefit others

Southern Oregon Coast

Writers on the Range: Wildland firefighters need our support

Guest Column: Victor or Victim?