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Oregon News

At the last minute, Oregon legislative leaders close Capitol amid snowstorm 

Oregon spent millions to grow manufacturing, tech workforces. Educators say it’s their turn.

Better grad rates but worse test scores befuddle lawmakers, validate reformers 

Former OLCC Spirits Director Sues the State Over Termination

Oregon Political News

Threatening emails could lead to jail time under Oregon bill

‘I lived being denied menopause care:’ Oregon lawmaker promotes bill requiring more insurers to cover it

Metropolitan Portland News

Snow hits Portland metro area, with freezing rain possibly on the way tonight 

Willamette Valley Area

Corvallis housing project navigates complex appeals process

Southern Oregon

North Medford classes resume; gym’s future to be determined

North Medford High gym will be demolished, rebuilt after massive roof collapse

Business News

Craft supplier Joann to close 60% of its stores across US as it looks for a buyer

Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas

Live updates: Trump signs plan for new tariffs on all US trading partners

The latest inflation report shows that high prices are Trump’s major economic challenge

Musk, State Dept. push back on reports of plan to buy $400M of armored Teslas

Public Safety

Data on Oregon’s experiment to keep drug users out of jail remains limited, leaving impacts unclear

Online child ‘sextortion,’ solicitation investigations spiked more that 857% in the past 4 years

Transportation News

Update: ODOT says as many as 30 vehicles crashed on Interstate 84 west of Multnomah Falls

ODOT’s approach to clearing wreckage

Health News

OHSU Researchers Develop Test for Earlier Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Flu deaths are higher than deaths from COVID, CDC weekly data shows

Judge blocks Trump’s gender-affirming care executive orders nationwide

Education News

Estacada School District shares lessons on virtual learning benefits during winter snowstorms

International News

Hamas says it will release hostages as scheduled this weekend

NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere

US deports 119 migrants from a variety of nations to Panama

Scoop — Zelensky to Trump: Putin pretends to want peace because he’s “afraid of you”

National News

Trump signs a plan for reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, ushering in economic uncertainty

Judge temporarily reinstates head of whistleblower office fired by Trump

National Political News

RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump’s health secretary, over Democrats’ loud objections

Trump’s pick for education chief says Congress needed to shut down department

House Republicans unveil blueprint to extend $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and lift the debt ceiling

OPM directs agencies to fire government workers still on probation

Elon Musk calls for the US to ‘delete entire agencies’ from the federal government

Trump’s Russia-Ukraine moves unnerve Senate GOP 

Hegseth responds to blowback from Ukraine, NATO remarks

Trump carves out remote work exemption for military spouses

Opinion

Elon Musk is not telling the truth

Behind the Curtain: Masculine maximalism

Trump was supposed to fix food prices — so why are they getting worse? 

A revived Democratic Leadership Council cannot save the Democratic Party

What does the CNN revamp mean for journalism in the Trump era?