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Oregon News

New State Figures Show Wood Products Industry Remains Key Part of Oregon’s Economy

Oregonians turn out for another day of anti-Trump protests

More Oregonians are holding down multiple jobs

Can more middle housing ease Oregon’s housing crisis?

Oregon Political News

Bill to Crack Down on Illicit Massage Businesses Passes the Oregon House

Metropolitan Portland News

City’s Federal Disaster Relief Funding Could Be at Risk, Emergency Director Tells City Council

Central/Eastern Oregon

DA finds Deschutes Sheriff van der Kamp misrepresented his education under oath

Pet rescues, shelters face high fines from state

Southern Oregon

Umpqua Community College mourns loss of coach, player after bus crash

Douglas County adopts plan to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries

Neighbors in GP brace for homeless camp expansion

Lawsuit planned by environmental group to help save unique newt at Crater Lake

RVTD needs financial lifeline, faces possible 25% reduction in routes, job cuts

Business/Economic News

Oregon companies suffering under Trump tariffs, consumers next, business leaders tell governor

Public Safety

How Mark Zuckerberg is flipping the script on kids’ safety online

Education News

Bills to help Oregon schools fund years of summer learning await governor’s signature

Tiny civics team from Oregon school with no history of winning big notches unexpected, magical national title

Health News

RFK Jr. calls autism an epidemic: It ‘dwarfs COVID’

Medicaid cuts risk worsening Black maternal health crisis

Under Idaho’s abortion ban, a family confronts life-or-death reality — and a crisis of faith

Oregon health Q&A: How widespread is bird flu in Oregon

Energy & Environment

Zeldin says he can ‘absolutely’ assure public EPA deregulation efforts won’t harm environment

Federal appeals court temporarily freezes multibillion-dollar Biden climate fund

International News

Russia attacks Ukraine despite ongoing ‘Easter truce’: Zelensky

An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks held in Rome as Trump backs diplomacy over strike

National News

Sensitive documents, including White House floor plans, improperly shared with thousands

Border Crossings Grind to Halt as Trump’s Tough Policies Take Hold

Pete Hegseth Is Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat

Emmer disagrees with Van Hollen, says Abrego Garcia was given due process

How judges can hold Trump admin accountable for defying court orders

Supreme Court halts Venezuelan migrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on Trump’s birthright citizenship order

National Campaign News

Senate GOP braces for primary headaches after 2024 break

Democrats face growing calls for generational change

National Political News

Trump wishes happy Easter to all, ‘including Radical Left Lunatics’

GOP senator says if Trump defies court order, ‘I’ll call him out on it’

GOP senator says Trump shouldn’t send Americans to foreign prisons: ‘We have our own laws’

Sen. Lankford calls on Senate to get back to ‘grunt work’ of legislating 

What to know about the 50501 movement against Trump admin policies

Anti-Trump resistance sees another leader in Van Hollen as Democrats’ leadership carousel turns

Tariff News

Inside Trump’s tariff brain

DOGE News

This Midwestern city has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

Opinion

Editorial: Portland City Council misses the forest for the trees

Opinion: There’s no such thing as a free stadium

Murkowski bucks Trump — and makes the case for ranked-choice voting

Trump’s ‘America first’ reveals a massive misunderstanding of international law 

NASA’s tight budget could get in the way of its lofty space promises