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Oregon News

Oregon’s Project Turnkey sheltered thousands as state tries to build more homes

The state of Oregon’s local media in 4 charts

Metropolitan Portland News

Grand Jury Says Multnomah County Jails Still in Crisis

A Coalition of Nonprofits Urges Metro to Make Homeless Services Tax Permanent and Leave Rate Unchanged

Community Meetings Postponed as School Board Considers Lowering Modernization Costs

Portland Mayor-elect Keith Wilson plans to keep predecessor’s pick in powerful post

Oregon Coast

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season opening date set

Central/Eastern Oregon

9th Circuit weighs arguments against replacing open irrigation canals with pipelines

Willamette Valley Area

What’s the future for reservoir drawdowns in the Willamette Basin?

Keizer appoints former mayor as newest city councilor 

Former Sweet Home city councilor jailed for domestic violence

How does halting the Green Peter Dam drawdown impact endangered fish?

Southern Oregon

AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism

Roseburg hires new public works director

Emergency veterinary clinic opens in Medford (Business Buzz)

Ashland council approves expulsion area for south side of town

Klamath Falls council, Klamath County commissioners transportation plan work session set for Tuesday

Business News

Oregon keeps adding jobs, but only in these few professions

QVC recalling more than 1 million oven gloves after injury reports

People vent frustrations over insurance after UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting

In Oregon, holidays traditionally see uptick in jobs

Public Safety

What to know about ghost guns

Natural Resource News

Latest 2024 farm income forecast shows overall decrease from 2023

Researchers hope AI can make farming more efficient

Health News

Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next

Education News

Youth Voices: Some Oregon students travel far and wide to take the SAT

An Oregon school district gets personal to curb chronic absenteeism, one family at a time

Energy & Climate Change

Artificial intelligence wants to go nuclear. Will it work?

Major Oregon solar project wins approval without encountering formal objections

International News

How Syria’s revolution could reshape the Middle East

Syrian PM says government is still functioning, but UN official says public sector came to a halt

As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity

Trump calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ukraine

National News

Police make arrest in healthcare CEO shooting

Live updates: Man arrested in UnitedHealthcare shooting had writings critical of insurance industry

Who is Luigi Mangione, person of interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting

Suspect in health care exec shooting is a Md. native, reportedly cousin of state lawmaker

Person of Interest Identified in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

US and Canada update Columbia River Treaty for improved flood risk management

Daniel Penny found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in subway death

National Political News

More than 75 Nobel laureates urge Senate to reject RFK Jr.

Trump brushes off the experts on tariffs

Trump’s vow to end birthright citizenship could face legal challenges, GOP skeptics

Cheney responds to Trump jail threat: ‘Here’s the truth’

House Republican eyes Medicare, Social Security for DOGE cuts

Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court

Trump’s border czar signals solution for Dreamers will be tied to border security

Musk-backed group runs ad pressuring senators to support Hegseth

Lara Trump stepping down as RNC co-chair, considering Senate seat

Opinion

Opinion: Student Success Act offers state a model for effective, accountable education funding