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Tuesday, July 23, 2024: Oregon top Democrats throw their weight behind Kamala Harris, but next steps murky

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Oregon News

Oregon top Democrats throw their weight behind Kamala Harris, but next steps murky

State parks seeks comment on camping rate range changes

Wildfire News

Wildfires across Oregon grow over the weekend, covering more than 700,000 acres

Conflagration Act invoked for Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon

Oregon wildfires: Nearly 100 fires burn across state

Wildfires erupt in West, Canada amid major heat wave

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland hurtles toward new era for drug possession cases: What you need to know

Central/Eastern Oregon

Morrow County will hold a vote to recall its commissioners for the second time in three years

Southern Oregon

Celebrating living a clean, sober and fulfilling life

UPDATE: Air quality moderate in Rogue Valley; air advisory still in effect

Business News

Tech stocks recover, boosting overall market

A Stock-Market Rotation of Historic Proportions Is Taking Shape

Natural Resource News

EPA updates protections from pesticide drift for farmworkers, communities

Counties with the worst droughts in Oregon

Transportation News

Aging bridges in 16 states will be improved or replaced with the help of $5B in federal funding

Health News

Doctors Say Providence’s Sale of Its Hospitals’ Testing Labs Has Endangered Patients

Education News

Republicans aim to take Florida’s education model nationwide

Energy & Climate Change

Biden’s big impact on climate diplomacy

International News

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war’s toll passes 39,000 Palestinians

American Israeli families of hostages say Netanyahu must accept cease-fire deal or risk ‘total failure’

National News

Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says ‘we failed’

States strike out on their own on AI, privacy regulation

Secret Service Director apologized to Trump by phone after assassination attempt

National Political & Election News

6 takeaways from Biden’s decision to step aside

Potential rivals to Harris for president line up to endorse her

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

DNC panel to meet in public to set ‘transparent, fair’ framework to pick presidential nominee 

Kamala Harris wins Nancy Pelosi endorsement, claims many of the delegates needed for nomination

Democrats urge Harris to look to Midwest governors for VP pick

Trump rails against Biden’s decision to drop out

Harris breaks 24-hour fundraising record after Biden drops out

LGBTQ community sounds alarm bells over Vance

Harris gives Democrats hope of galvanizing young voters

Manchin says he wouldn’t serve as Harris VP

Campaigns Rip Up Their Plans After Biden’s Withdrawal

What Is a Super PAC? How Elon Musk Could Funnel Millions to Help Elect Trump

How Kamala Harris Views Policy

Harris campaign raised $81 million in 24 hours after Biden dropped out

Vice President Kamala Harris will try to put Donald Trump on defense using these tactics.

Where VP Kamala Harris stands on hot-button issues

Harris vs. Trump: What the polls tell us