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Oregon News

Measure 118 Campaign Reels in Its First Large Contribution—From a San Francisco Candidate for Mayor

3,000 Oregon state workers claim faulty state analysis left them underpaid

Oregon governor outlines commitments to Native nations

Wildfire News

East winds, heat wave could fan wildfire flames in Oregon over the weekend

Man arrested for lighting fires along Interstate 5 south of Eugene 

Oregon invokes two new conflagrations for large fires

New team takes command of south county fires

Eight homes destroyed by Copperfield Fire, which grows to 3,800 acres in Klamath County

Oregon Political & Election News

‘OPB Politics Now’: Why Oregon’s Republican Party is so focused on the tiny Libertarian Party

Oregon Republican Party appeals to attorney general in bid to block Libertarians from ballot

Oregon House Republicans target forests for wildfire reform as grass and shrubland burns

Legislators hear from Eastern Oregon leaders, communities on transportation

Metropolitan Portland News

The sudden and troubling rise of a private police force in Downtown Portland

118 Portlanders are running for city office in November

Oregon Department of Human Services Temporarily Shutters Crumbling Northeast Portland Office

Serena Cruz Resigns as Multnomah County COO

Multnomah County Commissioners Delay Increase in Preschool Tax

Business, labor, other alliances likely to wield unprecedented sway in Portland elections

Judge upholds North Plains residents’ vote on growth plans

Oregon governor: Port of Portland ‘makes a strong case’ for container business aid

Oregon Coast

Oregon offshore wind energy leases to be auctioned in October

Central/Eastern Oregon

Bend accepts federal housing grant amid dire need for affordable housing

Dress-Up Parade gets Pendleton Round-Up week rolling

Willamette Valley Area

ODOT presents finalized plan for South Corvallis highway changes

Albany school staff, students weather the heat

Southern Oregon

New proposed Grants Pass School District 7 policies indicate board’s shift to the right

Roseburg elections for city council

Ashland police plan to mimic Jackson County deflection program

November races for municipal elected offices in Jackson County are now set

Huge housing complex in downtown Medford makes third try for state support

Community meeting set in Talent on frequent Pacific Power outages

Tempers flare over Klamath County Fire District 3 Chief Christine Friend’s firing

Josephine County treasurer condemns threat in draft board order

Business News

Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike

Oregon’s job market looks solid on paper, but economists see worrying signs

Ahead of Nike annual meeting, spotlight turns to CEO John Donahoe

Public Safety

Police, prosecutors wary of private security’s expanded role in downtown Portland

Guard hired to protect Portland businesses wasn’t firearm certified when he killed man

Inside Southern Oregon’s growing private security industry

Natural Resource News

Environmentalists, loggers reach consensus on NW Forest Plan amendment

Health News

Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers

Individual, small company health insurance plans will cost hundreds more a year

Education News

Heat, cellphones, absenteeism: An in-depth look at a few of the big issues facing Oregon, Southwest Washington schools this year

As extreme heat cancels classes, climate change prompts Oregon schools to consider AC upgrades

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 6 education issues

International News

Israeli soldiers fatally shot Seattle woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses say

Venezuelan opposition candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain

Two NATO members say Russian drones violated their airspace

National Political & Election News

Harris turns to her favorite foods in effort show a more private side and connect with voters

Harris in Pittsburgh says honored for Cheney’s backing, people exhausted over division

House Republicans push to link government funding to a citizenship check for new voters

Pennsylvania is key as Harris and Trump prep for their Philly showdown

Harris campaign plans for aggressive outreach in swing states after Tuesday’s debate with Trump

Trump blasts women who accused him of sexual misconduct and verdict that found him liable

JD Vance talks about Georgia School shooting at Arizona rally

Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate

Walz underlines Democrats’ support of LGBTQ rights, slams Vance on school shootings

Democrats are ensuring the 2024 presidential race is not your Granddaddy’s campaign

Trump promotes raising tariffs, corporate tax cut in battle over economy with Harris

JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a ‘fact of life’

Harris falling behind among male voters in key states

Haley on JD Vance’s comments about women: ‘It’s not helpful’

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ director: ‘There’s no version of me voting for Donald Trump’  

Opinion

Don Kusler: Kamala-nomics is an agenda for the people