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Oregon News

Climate Protection Program offers opportunity for Oregon’s economy

Oregon State Hospital resumes visitation, but most will be no-contact

Wildfire News

Firefighters battle 25 large blazes in Oregon as record season blazes on

Widespread rain and cool temperatures to quell Oregon wildfires 

Oregon wildfires: Linton Creek Fire brings closures 

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland’s requirements for homeless oversight board leave committee shorthanded

New recovery housing facility set to open in Portland 

Portland Mayoral Candidate Arrested for Theft, Criminal Trespass, Robbery

Carmen Rubio, a leading candidate for Portland mayor, racked up 150 parking, traffic violations, 6 driver’s license suspensions

Oregon Coast

Board of Forestry member faces concerns over visit to Clatsop County timber harvest sites

Central/Eastern Oregon

Air quality advisory for Central and Eastern Oregon through at least Wednesday

Willamette Valley Area

Eugene 4J expected to pick superintendent by March 2025

Southern Oregon

Medford overdose awareness event offers hope, help

Business News

Are greedy companies to blame for grocery inflation? We looked at the data

Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly

Big Lots files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, plans to sell assets

Kroger and Albertsons have pledged to cut prices once merged. Here’s what that means

Natural Resource News

Invasive tree of heaven spreads, as do concerns

Fourth annual Oregon Ag Prayer Breakfast set for Sept. 10

Transportation News

Government seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks

Health News

How Salem, Silverton, Stayton hospitals rank nationally

Missouri judge’s ruling throws last-minute curveball in abortion ballot fight

Education News

All Corvallis students can get free meals this year

Senators boost Oregon literacy with $11.5M

Energy & Climate Change

Trump wants to halve energy prices, but experts say that’s doubtful

National Political & Election News

Harris and Trump debate in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Here’s what you need to know

Trump signals support for reclassifying pot as a less dangerous drug, in line with Harris’ position

Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as ‘unserious and unacceptable’

Harris debates with a prosecutor’s style. But Trump is an unpredictable opponent

Key questions ahead of first presidential debate between Harris and Trump

Data indicates voting by noncitizens is rare. Republicans are pressing measures to make sure of it

Police are questioning Florida voters about signing an abortion rights ballot petition

Harris vs. Trump: New presidential poll shows candidates neck and neck

Kamala Harris’ Senate style: law professors react

Donald Trump has honed a playbook of explicitly gendered attacks on female candidates and journalists.

New poll delivers warning signals to Harris

Here are the rules for the Harris-Trump ABC debate

Vance pushes false accusations of Haitians eating pets

10 former top military officials call Trump ‘a danger,’ back Harris

Harris campaign website releases policy platform

Opinion

Democrats are ensuring the 2024 presidential race is not your Granddaddy’s campaign

As Debate Looms, Trump Faces Questions About Age and Capacity