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Oregon News

Oregon election officials clear up confusion they caused about ballot counting

Metropolitan Portland News

Builder gets OK for 263 homes on ‘bucolic’ former Alpenrose dairy site in SW Portland

Thursday will be calm for Portland, but the region’s next big rainstorm is on the way overnight

Oregon Coast

Oregon delays commercial Dungeness crab season until mid-December

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new permanent veteran’s housing

A Conversation with Melissa Cribbins, Intermodal Port’s Executive Director

Central/Eastern Oregon

Hermiston task force begins discussions on new aquatic center

Eastern Oregon schools improve in key standards

Willamette Valley Area

A small Oregon city is in the national spotlight over fluoride

West Salem staffer on leave after fight with student 

Margaret Atwood OSU event altered over threats

New homes offer hope for fire-scarred Blue River

Southern Oregon

Feds Signal Key Approval for the Coquille Tribe’s Proposed Medford Casino

Nonprofit gets $21.2 million grant for private fire treatment work in SW Oregon

Urban growth boundary land swap appealed

Attendance at Oregon schools still well below pre-pandemic levels

‘Nothing is off the table’: Providence Medford nurse negotiations fail

$50 million apartment project eyed for south Medford near S. Stage Road

UPDATE: I-5 reopens over Siskiyou Summit; chains required for non-4×4 vehicles

Largest freshman class in 40 years boosts Oregon Tech’s enrollment

Business News

Walmart, other major retailers say Trump tariffs may result in price hikes

U.S. companies are stocking up to cushion incoming Trump tariffs

Public Safety

Longtime Oregon prison guard who is now accused of murder kept job after earlier gun conviction

Ex-Portland police sergeant charged in human trafficking sting

Natural Resource News

Native American leaders worry over what another Trump presidency means for Oregon waterways and fish

Environmental groups sue to stop timber sale in Southern Oregon

Environmental advocates oppose BLM forest density reduction project

Transportation News

ODOT receives $31.9 Million to slash pollution from construction projects

Health News

Public health department in Idaho loses authorization to provide COVID-19 vaccines in counties near Oregon

RFK Jr. weighs major changes to how Medicare pays physicians

Education News

This year’s FAFSA is officially open. Early review says it’s ‘a piece of cake’

Oregon school attendance inches up and ninth graders on track to graduate, new data reveals

Portland School Districts Lag Behind as Statewide Attendance Rates Increase

Energy & Climate Change

Oregon commission approves redo of landmark climate program after lawsuit derailed it

International News

Putin touts Russia’s new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO

Putin warns Russia could use its new missiles against countries helping Ukraine

Israel, U.S. condemn ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant; other nations signal support

Ukraine’s lame duck danger: Biden and Putin escalate before Trump arrives

National News

Giuliani appeals decision ordering him to turn over assets to election workers 

National Political News

Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee while focus shifts to Hegseth, Trump’s Pentagon pick

Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Gaetz withdraws

Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?

Democrats strike deal to get more Biden judges confirmed before Congress adjourns

Trump tells U.S. Senate Republicans they ‘must kill’ journalism shield law

Trump Team Blindsided by Details of Sexual-Assault Allegation Against Hegseth

South Dakota Republican introduces bill to eliminate Department of Education

Congress breathes sigh of relief as Gaetz withdraws AG bid

Can Matt Gaetz return to his House seat?

Hegseth police report detailing alleged sexual assault released

Opinion

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government

Rove: Trump will pay a price for Cabinet pick ‘chaos’

Senators Voting on RFK Jr. Raked In Millions From Pharma

Khanna: Musk may get ‘frustrated fairly quickly’ with process to cut government jobs, spending