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Oregon News

State probes staff complaints about racism, mismanagement at Oregon early learning department

Oregon State Hospital Will Stop Giving Condoms to Patients

Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment rises by 1,400

Oregon Jewish students, faculty share range of concerns amid ongoing protests

The homeless in Washington state scatter as cities ban them from public spaces

Oregon Political & Election News

Ahead of Oregon’s highest profile race for Congress, Oregon lawmaker, longtime civil servant vie to take on 1st term Republican

Former lawmaker Brian Clem drops nearly $80,000 to boost Portland lawyer in Oregon House race

2 candidates for 3rd Congressional District join forces to criticize outside spending on rival Maxine Dexter

Metropolitan Portland Area

In wake of PSU library occupation, students, staff and its new president brace for what’s next

Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt and challenger Nathan Vasquez locked in tight election battle as drug use, crime distress voters

Nathan Vasquez leads in matchup against Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt, poll finds

Rival groups to spend big in contested Multnomah County commission races

More than 9,000 Multnomah County voters to receive new ballots after elections office error

These 3 pressing problems remain a top concern for Portland area voters, poll finds

Portlanders continue to view homelessness as a ‘very serious’ problem, poll finds

Mayor Ted Wheeler plans to fully fund Portland Street Response, cash-strapped Fire Bureau

Oregon Coast

$6.9M for Oregon coastal resilience, ecosystem recovery

Salem Area

Why is the city filling in underground vaults of downtown buildings

Willamette students occupy school building in protest

Incumbent Andrea Salinas again faces Cody Reynolds in primary election

Janelle Bynum and Jamie McLeod-Skinner vie for Oregon’s 5th District

Central/Eastern Oregon

Umatilla County commissioner candidate lands in jail

Pacific Power faces $42.5 billion in new wildfire claims, seeks more rate increases

Willamette Valley Area

Air Force veteran, former city councilor vie for Republican nomination in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District

Who’s endorsing whom? District 16 primary candidate retracts endorsements

Southern Oregon Area

Pacific Power faces $42.5 billion in new wildfire claims, seeks more rate increases

8 candidates vie for 2 seats on Board of Commissioners

Hope House receives $288K grant to expand living options on Medford campus

Apartment boom: Over 700 new units planned for Medford in 2024

Medford School District committee receives proposed budget plan to confront shortfall

Ballots are in the mail; RV Times May 21 primary election coverage links

‘Milestone among milestones’: Klamath River dams removal gets the green light for majority of remaining work

Business News

Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment rises by 1,400

Natural Resource News

Oregon forestland owner claims county enforcement unconstitutional

‘Milestone among milestones’: Klamath River dams removal gets the green light for majority of remaining work

Health News

One year after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, Oregon among top states keeping people covered

Education News

Medford School District committee receives proposed budget plan to confront shortfall

International News

Israel raids Al Jazeera office as Netanyahu government votes to shut channel down

Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a military operation soon

When rockets fall, some Israeli citizens have nowhere to hide

Hamas attacks Israel-Gaza border crossing as cease-fire talks fizzle

Scoop: U.S. put a hold on an ammunition shipment to Israel

National News

Biden calls for order during campus protests

Anti-war protesters leave USC after police arrive, while Northeastern ceremony proceeds calmly

‘SNL’ highlights parents’ response to college protests in cold open

University leaders face calls for accountability after crackdowns on pro-Palestinian encampments

College campuses are on edge — just in time for graduation

Surveillance looms over pro-Palestinian campus protests

The bummer generation

National Political & Election News

Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day

Will abortion turn Florida from red to blue?

More Americans trust Trump on economy, inflation than Biden: Poll 

Biden races clock on health regulations with eye on potential Trump return

RNC lawyer Charlie Spies resigns just 2 months after taking the job

Hope Hicks divulges being at center of Trump’s 2016 damage control 

GOP: Noem up in smoke; Scott, Burgum rise in Trump VP race

Former RNC chair: Trump ‘afraid of losing,’ most important thing to him ‘is his ego’

Black men in Georgia were key for Biden in 2020. Can he keep their support?

RNC Chair Michael Whatley urges party unity amid GOP turmoil in the House

Kristi Noem won’t say if she met with Kim Jong Un amid latest controversy

Opinion

Editorial: Kotek’s moment to correct course

OUR VIEW: Voters still have the ultimate power over election results

Sorting out the important races for commissioner (Election Recommendations)