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Oregon News

Oregon group home workers launch vote of no confidence against agency director

Chael Sonnen Says He’ll Run for Oregon Governor

State Has Been Allowing Residential Care Facilities to Lock In Residents

Oregon to temporarily delay zero-emission trucks rules

Oregon Political News

Oregon Democrats seal legislative supermajorities with win in tight House race

U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer receives pipe bomb threat at her home

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland voters may be asked to renew, and maybe increase, parks levy in 2025

Lake Oswego Police Chief Confirms Investigation Involving Clackamas County Commissioner-Elect Melissa Fireside

Portland Retailers and Mayor Ted Wheeler Want to Fix a Hole in Oregon’s Bottle Bill

Influential Portland transit advocacy group OPAL Environmental Justice lays off its staff

Central/Eastern Oregon

Umatilla County Public Health warns about opioid overdose increase

Umatilla County, port still at odds over CDA lawsuit, land allocation

Willamette Valley Area

Teacher strike continues into 3rd week in 8,700-student Oregon district

Salem City Council to vote Monday on improving efficiency

Southern Oregon

Warming shelters open in GP and Ashland

Bear Creek plan calls for tax district to support Greenway upkeep, upgrades

Mt. Ashland moves up opening date; snowpack is healthy

State Representative Pam Marsh will assume House leadership role

Five on 5 – Senator Jeff Merkley – (D) Oregon

Business News

Shoppers Fight Back as Retailers Crack Down on Returns

Trump’s tariffs could raise the prices of these everyday goods

Public Safety

Oregon’s Laws for When Aging Inmates Can Leave Prison Are Among the Nation’s Most Vague

Natural Resource News

Scientists cast a net to study fish migration in the rejuvenated Klamath River

Despite Biden’s promise to protect old forests, his administration moves to cut them down

The cost of money: Lower interest rates give farmers some relief

Transportation News

Effort to diversify Oregon’s construction workforce shows signs of success

Health News

Oregon scientists find dahlias may hold a key to slowing the spread of cancer

Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

OHSU study sheds light on the role housing and other needs play in health care

Visit Times at Several Oregon Emergency Rooms Are Far Longer Than the National Average

State Moves to Pull License for Corvallis Nursing Home

International News

How a Syrian rebel group pulled off its stunning seizure of Aleppo

UN says it is halting aid through main Gaza crossing because route is too dangerous

Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs

Canada’s ambassador says Trudeau told Trump the Canadian border can’t be compared to Mexico’s

Taiwan’s president meets Hawaii’s governor and members of Congress in a visit condemned by China

Canada bolstering border security after Trump talks, Canadian official says

National News

Social Security payment clawback promises were made, but problems remain

President Biden set to issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

National Political News

Trump picks longtime ally Kash Patel to replace current FBI director

Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court

Lawmakers express doubt over Trump plan to replace FBI’s Christopher Wray

Trump Labor pick surprises unions, rattles business

Social Security reforms face uncertain future in Senate

Lawmakers, former officials react to Trump’s FBI director pick Kash Patel

Sunday Snapshot: Trump’s tariff toolkit

Johnson condemns “insane” bomb threats against Democrats

Why the House GOP’s big immigration crackdown may be doomed