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Oregon commits to 100% clean electricity by 2040
Oregon Legislature passes access to capital legislation
Oregon agriculture weathers pandemic-constrained legislative session
COVID-19 News
Coronavirus in Oregon: 87 new cases, no deaths as state gears up to draw vaccine lottery winners
Wildfires
Wyden: Expect feds to mobilize forest firefighters this year
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News from the Regions
Portland Area
Portland records all-time high temperature of 115, setting new record for third day in a row
Portland cooling centers provide relief from heat
Multnomah County burn ban still in effect
TriMet Is Temporarily Suspending All MAX Service Due to Extreme Heat
Voodoo Doughnut Workers Go on Strike, Claiming Sweaty Shop Conditions
Salem Area
Salem logs 30 heat-related injury calls over weekend
At least 3,500 Salem-area residents lose power
Covanta Marion incinerator ends partnership with county
Willamette Valley Vineyards to build new winery
Central/Eastern Oregon
Fireworks stands seeing shortages
Enterprise transient suspect in setting Pendleton fire
Independence Day travel expected to be second busiest in history
Albany/Corvallis Area
Sunday was hottest day ever for mid-valley
Corvallis, county team up to tackle mental health issues
Eugene Area
Homes for Good opens Hayden Bridge Landing and Sarang
Lane County COVID updates: Cases reach 14,000 in total
Eugene reaches 111, a new all-time high
A Community Thrives grants to help local nonprofits
Roseburg Area
Save the bees: Canyonville Farmers Market gives flower seeds to visitors
Medford Area
Jackson County Public Health move COVID-19 vaccinations back to downtown Medford
Cutoff fire loss follows Almeda destruction for organic farm
County recognizes work of St. Vincent’s volunteer
Medford ties all-time heat record
Evacuations lifted around Cutoff fire
Klamath Falls Area
Historic heatwave settles into region
Pride parade creates space to ‘just be’
Main Street rumbles with Kruise of Klamath hot rods
Intense heat dome to descend on Klamath Basin
Southern Oregon Coast
DeFazio Encourages Oregon Families to Watch for Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Beginning in July
Oregon Society of American Foresters Honors Jerry Phillips with Lifetime Achievement Award
International News
UN peacekeeping missions face potential shutdown if $6 billion budget not approved
House passes bills to boost science competitiveness with China
National News
Biden, Pelosi on collision course
McConnell to Schumer, Pelosi: Don’t hold bipartisan bill ‘hostage’
Biden touts bipartisan infrastructure deal in op-ed
Declining US job quality for people of color
TSA reports highest traveler numbers since March 2020
National Election News
Pence faces fierce resistance from GOP’s pro-Trump base
Business News
Oregon hospitals struggle to deal with jammed emergency rooms after exodus of nurses
Tesla hit by recall on more than 285K vehicles in China
Environment / Energy News
Over 6,000 PGE customers lost power amid record heat wave
River Democracy Act draws criticism for including rivers that aren’t
Natural Resource News
Drought cuts water allotments for Central Oregon farmers
Opinion
Salem Area
Time is running out in fight against climate change
Southern Oregon Coast
Real Law, Fake News: No, Ron DeSantis Isn’t Making People “Register Their Political Views”