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Oregon News

Trail Blazers sold to group that will keep team in Portland, reports say

How the Managers of Oregon’s $100 Billion Pension Fund Ignored Expert Guidance and Lost Big

Time’s running out for eligible Oregon families to apply for $120 grocery benefit

‘The overall picture looks weaker’ as Oregon’s unemployment rate hits 5%

Conservationists again sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife for denying Oregon red tree voles protection

What will weather be in Oregon this fall? Farmer’s Almanac predictions

Oregon Political News /Polls

Drazan Tests Waters for 2026 Run

Oregon Wildfire News

Oregon fire map & tracker

InciWeb – Oregon Wildfire Tracker

Portland/Metro News

Dallas Hockey Billionaire Proclaims Deal to Buy Trail Blazers

Who is Tom Dundon, the Texas businessman leading the purchase of the Portland Trail Blazers?

Oregon Coast

No Quorum: Coos County hospital deal with Tennessee-based Quorum Health falls apart

Congresswoman Hoyle visits Port of Coos Bay to announce $100 million in bonds for channel modification

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Ontario hits fundraising mark to reopen a public pool

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Albany spent millions fixing downtown. Did it work?

World’s Ugliest Dog finds her pack in Eugene

New Lane County clerk spent 22 years running elections in California

Southern Oregon

Roseburg takes a step back on parking

Proposed GP library lease terms unveiled prior to Thursday hearing

GP School Board votes 4-3 to approve new policy on books

‘War zone’: Central Point city officials plan to restrict fireworks use

Prospect Historic Hotel closure leaves sudden void in rural town

Spending climbs among the rich, as everyone else’s debt rises, study says

Bessent calls for steep interest rate cuts

GE Appliances shifts more production to US as part of a $3 billion investment

Three competitors dragged into antitrust lawsuit against John Deere

Education News

Schools brace for MAHA changes to lunches

Trump administration ordered to partially restore UCLA funding

Energy & Environment

U.S. sets record for exporting energy, mostly fossil fuels

Health News

FDA may pull authorization for Pfizer COVID shot for kids under 5

Why many Americans are rethinking alcohol, according to a new Gallup poll

More than a dozen Oregon Rite Aids will reopen as CVS pharmacies: Here’s the list

International News

EU leaders sound upbeat after Ukraine call with Trump. They could be in for a rude awakening.

Trump: “Very severe” consequences for Putin if he refuses ceasefire

Zelensky scrambles to avert disaster as Trump meets Putin

In a call with European leaders, Trump said Ukrainian territory is not for him to negotiate at the summit, diplomats say

Live updates: Trump-Putin summit could be ‘listening session’ to set up future meeting

Zelenskyy: Trump supports ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine at Putin summit

Germany and allies to send major military aid package to Ukraine using new NATO supply line

National News

Cops, cartels and the new drone wars on the border

Appeals court says Trump officials can withhold billions in foreign aid

National Campaign News/Polls

Scoop: Beshear wows Democrats at Jeffries’ big donor fundraiser

Newsom: California will redraw maps after ‘missed’ Trump deadline

Mike Collins rolls out 159-county organization in Georgia Senate bid

High prices and health care costs may turn Latino voters away from Republicans in 2026

With midterms more than a year away, a record number of lawmakers are eyeing the exits

National Political News

Trump floats circumventing Congress to maintain control of DC police

‘Underlying motives’: Why Trump’s BLS pick is in for a fight

DC mayor sharpens tone on Trump’s federal police takeover

Trump willing to meet with Democrats before shutdown deadline

‘Not politicking for it’: Trump goes all in on Nobel push with risky Putin summit

White House lowers expectations for Trump-Putin summit

Schumer: ‘No f‑‑‑ing way’ Dems will back Trump DC takeover extension

Billy Long’s IRS ouster follows clashes with Treasury 

Trump official tells census workers Congress has final say over the count, not Trump

Trump’s mass deportations opened the door for deploying National Guard in D.C.

Opinion

Donald Trump Took Over DC’s Police. Why Is the City’s Mayor So Zen?

Why Putin Wants All of Donetsk in Ukraine

Republicans got some good news on inflation

When he meets with Putin, Trump should demand some American land back, too

Trump’s Trifecta: Leveraging tariffs and energy dominance for industrial renewal

As I See It: Follow the money, Corvallis doesn’t value citizen involvement