Latest News & Opinion Stories

Oregon/Northwest News

Cold front interrupts summer in Oregon, bringing showers and a steep drop in temperatures

Oregon small businesses deserve a break from steep credit card fees

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon lawmaker to propose financial support for small cities left in financial limbo

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Amid postal service uncertainty, Oregon election officials turn to ballot drop boxes

Wildfire News

Oregon’s 2026 wildfire season brings record costs

Photo essay: Communities embrace fire to protect against out-of-control blazes

Multiple lightning caused fires happening in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

AI’s growing role in wildfire response

Portland/Metro News

Portland gives city workers free TriMet passes ahead of I-5 closure

Portland moves to block data center NDAs

Portland school board backs planning for up to 20 school closures

From recalls to comebacks, Oregon City’s election is full of familiar names

Portland Water Rates Will Climb as the City’s Largest Wholesale Customers Disconnect From Bull Run Reservoir

Murmurs: Mayor and Unions Oppose Participatory Budgeting

Oregon Coast News

Coos-Curry Electric on the Oregon Coast raises rates 10.8%

The Curry County Sheriff Faces Calls to Resign. An Early DOJ Investigation Gave Warnings.

Central/Eastern Oregon News

In a Central Oregon food desert, one town is on the hunt for a grocery store

BREAKING: Homeless lawsuit thrown out by court

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Cascade Relief Team founder indicted for stealing $326K from donors

South Hills among Oregon’s worst-rated facilities after death

Forest Service charges man with lighting Lane County wildfire

Matt Brown quits 4J post after alleging retaliation

Southern Oregon News

ODOT Contractor Continues Work on I-5 Winchester Bridge Project

DFPA Drops Fire Danger to Low for Douglas District

Umpqua National Forest Moves to High Fire Danger

Commissioners wary of Illinois River proposal

Eagle Point City Council accepts resignation of police chief

Jackson County Vector Control holds free tire recycle drive for the second time this year

Multiple lightning caused fires happening in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

Fire danger drops to high with IFPL decreasing to level 2

Medford city manager finalists host meet & greet before interviews

Five on 5 – Chris Beck- Candidate for U.S. Congress District 2

Five on 5 – Rep. Cliff Bentz – (R) Oregon, District 2

AI/Technology News

New lawsuits claim OpenAI execs put image ahead of safety in Canadian mass shooting

Lutnick claims that data centers, known for water consumption, ‘don’t use water’

OpenAI gets cautious as Anthropic courts customers ahead of IPOs

Data centers are unpopular. Here’s why Trump doesn’t care.

Americans love AI. They don’t want the data centers that power it.

Business/ Economic News

Apple changes Lake Ontario name to ‘Lake America’ for US users of its Maps, following Trump’s order

Wall Street rises as tech stocks climb and oil prices, bond yields hold relatively steady

Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more

Energy technology company to close Tualatin facility, eliminate 87 jobs

Serial founder aims to transform key chipmaking process

Oregon founders pin hopes on Kotek to reinstate tax break

What Does a Bond Selloff Mean for American Consumers?

The stock market gets most of the headlines, but the real power lies in the bond market

Education News

Oregon universities brace for international enrollment drop following visa delays, Trump policies

The length of Oregon’s school year isn’t everything; why attendance and instruction matter too

Oregon, Washington plan to defend in-state tuition for immigrant students

SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch

Energy & Environmental News

How climate events can affect tourism in Oregon communities

Judge blocks New York’s ‘climate Superfund’ law as other states watch closely

PNW energy leader: ‘Grow the grid’

Healthcare News

Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion

Oregon to launch new Explore Health state health insurance marketplace in coming months

Employer healthcare costs are expected to jump again. Workers could feel it

Fall vaccine guide: What to know about covid, flu and RSV shots this year

Hospitals say coming Trump administration rules are worse than GOP’s Medicaid cuts

Media News

Joe Rogan mocks Trump over Lake Ontario name change: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’

Rising: September 2, 2026

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

How a Klamath Basin bird crisis brings old water rivals together

Can you tell if your beef is a product of America?

Public Safety News

“Times Change”: Crime Stoppers of Oregon to End After 43 Years

Transportation News

Traveling for Labor Day? How to renew your TSA PreCheck

FAA wants to permanently restrict planes over Mar-a-Lago, long a Trump complaint

Immigration/ICE News

ICE detainee dies just hours after he was admitted into detention

Father of active-duty U.S. Marine detained by federal immigration authorities in Oregon

International News

Germany blames Russia for last month’s attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

US ambassador urges NATO vigilance: ‘You can’t predict what Vladimir Putin’s going to do’

Russia’s hybrid war on Europe aims to intimidate, test NATO

In Daylight Raid Backed by Drones, Israel Seizes Senior Hamas Militant

Poll & Surveys

Latest Polls

Perceptions of government corruption at record high: Gallup

Employer health costs expected to see sharpest increase in 20 years: Survey

National Campaign/Elections

No Democrat has won a Kansas Senate seat in a century. Can a megachurch pastor change that?

Trump’s PAC lights $1M on fire with new midterm ad, critics say: ‘Could not be more out of touch’

Thune says he worries about losing Senate majority: ‘I’m a realist’

Norman endorses Graham after questioning why Trump backed her

Shades of 2006 loom large two months out from Election Day

Democratic race for Pappas seat in New Hampshire grows increasingly bitter

Top Dems, voting groups gear up for potential midterm ‘emergency’

Dark money in Texas Senate race spurs Talarico complaint to FEC against Paxton

 Republicans aren’t exactly flocking to Trump’s midterm convention

Trump invites battleground Republicans to Rose Garden dinner

Mike Johnson says he has ‘no plans’ to campaign with Max Miller

National Political News

Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare

9 justices on the Supreme Court or 13? Numbers battle revived in Congress

Tillis urges Trump to fire Hegseth over ‘inept management’ of military

Susan Collins says Liz Cheney ‘has no impact, in my view’

House Republican on Trump ground beef import plan: ‘Damage is done’

Haley tells Vance to ‘choose a side’: Israel or Tucker Carlson

Rogue House Democrats face growing push for “consequences”

National Congressional News

Members renew proxy voting push ahead of next Congress

House rejects GOP effort to ban Supreme Court expansion in Constitution

Trump/Administration News

Rubio says massive oil deal doesn’t affect US commitment to restoring democracy in Venezuela

Heads or tails? $1 coin with Trump’s face and gold finish to go on sale

US official says administration is pressuring nations not to deal with Iran, and more Mideast news

JD Vance makes bizarre claim about doing ‘God’s work’

Can anything stop the White House ballroom?

White House defends Trump’s beef import plan after report on billionaire’s influence

Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz after himself

Bessent: China not among countries agreeing ‘cheap exports’ are unsustainable

Kennedy Center removes landmark ‘Blue’ sculpture from campus

The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky

Lutnick: Anthropic is “back on the right side” with Trump administration

Trump’s Canada antagonism vexes Americans

“Like pissing in the wind”: Local concerns bulldozed by Trump’s border wall plan

Trump’s AI team fractures over strategy against G20 backdrop

White House pushes companies to ditch Macron’s space summit

Middle East Conflict News

Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US strikes after a monthlong lull

Why Washington’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Faces Steep Odds

Iran live updates: Rubio rules out returning to deal with Iran

Trump says U.S. prepared to hit Iran “anytime we want” after “very heavy attack”

Trump sounds alarm over Iran threat to US cities in dire ‘half the world’ warning

Witkoff meets powerful UAE official amid crackdown on Iran

U.S. strikes Iran tankers under new “tanker for tanker” policy

Defense/Military

Driscoll breaks silence after resigning as Army secretary

Hegseth removes 6 Army officers from promotion list

Pentagon cuts access to classified information amid Iran war concerns

Trump encouraged Army secretary to stay in job

Here are the military officials who’ve been fired or resigned under Hegseth

Hegseth’s culture war fixation disrupting Army progress, sources say

Pentagon turmoil deepens as Hegseth consolidates control

Opinion

Voting is speech. Courts should start treating it that way.

DEI: Shiny new acronym, same old discrimination

Odd that Lake Ontario would be what finally turns the public against Trump

Trumpisms are the Republicans’ biggest messaging problem

James Talarico links capitalism to white supremacy, says oil ‘not gonna last’ 

Don’t blame free markets for populist failures

State control over oil broke Venezuela. Why is Trump doubling down?

The Food Stamp Reform Is Working

 Defunding the U.S. Military