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Oregon News

Local elections officials are removing noncitizens from Oregon voter rolls, as controversy swirls

Oregon Department of Corrections plans mail changes to curb drugs in prisons

Oregon Political & Election News

Election 2024: Your guide to Oregon’s November election

Oregon voter registration deadline less than a month away

Wildfire damage and timber struggles spur government distrust in the 5th Congressional District’s reddest region

Federal appeals court tosses damages, recommends dismissing Oregon senator’s free speech case

6th Congressional District shouldn’t be competitive, but it is

Urban-rural divide underscores tensions as congressional candidates vie for Clackamas County

Metropolitan Portland News

Independent Expenditure for Gonzalez Rakes In $70,000 So Far

Portland man seeking evidence of Washington County election fraud loses court appeal

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords to speak in Portland about responding to mass violence

Multnomah County narrowly dodges ‘publicity nightmare’ after attempted break-in at deflection center

Central/Eastern Oregon

Partisan politics shaped who’s running for nonpartisan Bend City Council

Wallowa County opts against a deflection program for drug offenders

Willamette Valley Area

How Lane County is responding to Oregon’s new drug possession penalties

A first-time phenomenon in Corvallis: A slate running for council

Southern Oregon

Up to 55,000 birds have died in the Klamath Basin botulism outbreak

Douglas County narcotics team busts several large illegal cannabis operations

Drought declared for S. Oregon’s Lake County fifth straight year

Business News

Portland judge considers fate of the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket mega-merger

TikTok argued against its U.S. ban in court today. Here’s what happened

Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlash

Natural Resource News

Feds defend exempting Oregon logging projects from NEPA analysis

Transportation News

Possible pressurization issues injure 10 on Delta flight

Feds sending Oregon almost $43 million for roads damaged by winter storms, floods

Health News

Oregon’s Planned Parenthood affiliates move forward with creating a new political organization

‘It’s OK to struggle’: Inside Oregon’s mental health crisis hotline

Rep. Bucshon calls vaccine access for children, elderly ‘critically important’ 

Education News

AI is here to stay in Oregon classrooms. Schools are trying to keep up

International News

Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought

Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon, causing nearly 3,000 casualties

Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation

National News

Vets helping Ukraine worry Trump assassination attempt suspect will hurt their cause

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than a dozen states

What to know about the growth of the Haitian American community in the U.S.

National Political & Election News

Harris strikes measured contrast with Trump’s contentious appearance before Black journalists

Senate Republicans block IVF bill as Democrats elevate issue ahead of November election

Vance touts deportation plan in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement

Kamala Harris condemns Trump’s rhetoric, says voters should make sure he ‘can’t have that microphone again’

Violent threats and attacks escalate tensions in Trump-Harris race

Federal Debt Is Soaring. Here’s Why Trump and Harris Aren’t Talking About It.

McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’

Mail voting faces significant challenges ahead of November

Trump makes pitch to NY voters: ‘What the hell do you have to lose?’

Most Trump supporters believe false claims about Haitian migrants: Poll

House passes bill to plug $3B VA budget shortfall

“Spewing lies”: Harris condemns Trump’s “hateful rhetoric” about Springfield

Trump and Vance’s pet-eating claims pose dilemma for endangered House Republicans

Opinion

OPINION: Elections officials want people to register to vote

Violence Swirling Around Donald Trump Prompts International Alarm