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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon State Hospital superintendent ousted after resignation of health authority leader

Measure 114’s passage spurred Oregonians to purchase thousands of guns, new study finds

Man accused of harassing Oregon state senator pleads not guilty

Former U.S. labor secretary from Oregon lands job advocating for data center industry

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon GOP leaders want constitutional hunting, fishing protections in response to ballot measure

Wildfire News

Mt. Hood Meadows Cancels Summer Operations Due to Grasshopper Fire

Thunderstorms in central, eastern Oregon could bring new wildfires

Umatilla National Forest fires update for Aug. 13

South Lane forest fire burning 16 miles from Cottage Grove

Crews battle 5- to 10-acre grass fire along I-5 near Rogue River, ODF says

New Level 3 downgrades for the Wrights Spring Fire

Officials to visit and inform nearby Wrights Spring Fire communities

No more evacuations for Lower Wolf Creek Fire in Josephine County

Correctional facility crews help out with Oregon’s wildfire effort

Portland/Metro News

Another local government in Oregon moves toward moratorium on data centers

Leader who oversaw Portland’s homeless shelter push to step down

What to know about the weeks-long Interstate 5 shutdown in Portland

Oregon Coast News

Curry County sheriff engaged in ‘deceit, dishonesty’ over foundation donations, investigator finds

What Happens When the Most Powerful Law Enforcement Officer in a Rural County Goes Rogue?

Merkley, Oregon Lawmakers: NOAA must keep Its fleet in Newport

Lawmakers celebrate BAH victory with union reps and hospital staff

Central/Eastern Oregon News

Oregon farm to pay $6.2 million in settlement over Lower Umatilla Basin nitrate pollution

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Eugene rainfall 8 inches below normal, marking fifth driest year

Southern Oregon News

Commissioners to request jail levy renewal at same rate

Crews battle 5- to 10-acre grass fire along I-5 near Rogue River, ODF says

City of Medford seeks input on downtown parking plan

AI/Technology News

The data centers are coming. Is Congress ready?

The government is recruiting tech companies to help fight its cyber battles

Musk and Zuck make AI comebacks

Business/ Economic News

Federal civil rights agency ends legal action against Nike over DEI policies

Discount grocery store headed to empty Oregon pharmacy

What’s behind the recent drop in labor force participation?

$1 billion Powerball jackpot cut to less than $600 million in 31 states by taxes: Data

Inside North Korea’s Operation to Conquer the American Job Market

Energy & Environmental News

 ‘Super’ El Niño may be strongest since 1950. When will it peak, hit the US?

Trump cancels Biden-era bid to speed power line construction

Healthcare News

Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood vaccine shots

Measles cases in 2026 surpass Oregon’s peak measles year

Crisis to Care Guide to help families navigate emergency department visits

Whole Foods recalls more products made with jalapeño peppers over salmonella risk

Housing News

Media News

Baier pushes back on Trump’s Strait of Hormuz claim: ‘Traffic has slowed … to a trickle’

Rising: August 13, 2026

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Why farm nonprofits are suing USDA over grant DEI Rules

Public Safety News

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network

Flock will add privacy guardrails to camera systems amid backlash

Trump memo allows private sector to aid cyber offense against transnational criminal groups

Sports News

Moda Center makeover: 7 key terms as Portland seeks a final deal with the Blazers

Portland proposes nearly $3.2 million in annual rent for Trail Blazers

Portland councilors back $120M for Moda Center, in key milestone toward Blazers deal

Transportation News

Exclusive: Why nearly $56M from ODOT wasn’t used to balance budget

Court & Justice News

Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit alleging antisemitism at Harvard University

Judge Again Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Use Postal Service to Restrict Vote-by-Mail

Gun law in limbo as Justice Department holds off appeal

‘We will always respect the role of the judiciary’: Blanche flips the script in DOJ address

Immigration/ICE News

White House border czar defends ICE electric shock gloves as tools to avoid deadly force

Amid pushback, CBP says it is placing ‘limited’ barriers, not 30-foot wall, in national park

Poll & Surveys

Youth poll: Thumbs down on everything

National Campaign/Elections

Mission Improbable: A onetime Republican is trying to prove Democrats can win in Florida

Trump praises Darline Graham as she advances to Republican special primary runoff in South Carolina

Here are 12 Senate, House incumbents who’ve lost their primaries

Sherrod Brown leads by 8 as crossover Republicans abandon the GOP, survey finds

Bernie Sanders has a response for progressives upset over Hong’s loss in Wisconsin

Buttigieg’s plan to help Dems win again starts with the Indiana state legislature

Older Democrats walloped by midterms anti-establishment revolt

National Political News

Democrats push nearly 250 state bills opposing federal immigration efforts

DOJ targets 3 more states in effort to axe in-state tuition for immigrants

Wes Moore: ‘I don’t know what Woke 1.0 is’ 

Top Democrat Targets Supreme Court for Changes

Scoop: Trump team tells GOP to lean in on health care

House Democrats rage over GOP stock trading “set-up”

National Congressional News

GOP senators not happy with Trump administration’s handling of Iran funding request

Democratic appropriators push DHS on purchase of a dozen planes, including ‘luxury jets’

Trump/Administration News

Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump’s name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge’s order

Trump’s vaccine plan would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago

Reflecting Pool’s botched repairs have landed the National Park Service in a political predicament

Who will replace Leavitt? Top contenders emerge

What we know about the Air Force One ruse

Kennedy Center board OKs new way of adding Trump’s name to building

Vance to GOP: Don’t blame young people for being sympathetic to socialism

Democrats ‘afraid’ of Jennings as White House press secretary, Sellers says

White House to host crypto, prediction market executives next week

Kushner set to visit Israel, Egypt next week for Gaza talks

“Rubio Realizing” memes become a White House gift

Trump’s growing White House tab

Middle East Conflict News

Iran-backed Houthis clash with Yemeni forces and other Mideast developments

Israeli settlers’ siege of Palestinian homes draws a sharp US rebuke

Tehran says Strait of Hormuz “under Iran’s control” after Trump threat

Tariff News

Trump White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs

Defense/Military

Hegseth calls conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln ‘completely misrepresented’

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

Retired general predicts Iran will get more aggressive ‘as we get closer to the midterms’ 

Trump Orders Older Tech to Be Restored on Aircraft Carriers, Costing Billions

Opinion

Oregon’s 2026 race for governor: The facts on the ground

Trump is dismantling public health, one executive order at a time

Adam Schiff’s court-packing brainstorm

There is no good deal to be made with Iran

Fauci, Covid Vaccines and Miscarriages

Pollsters missed again in Wisconsin. Here’s why.