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Oregon/Northwest News

A historic wrong meets a modern dilemma in Oregon’s forests

Gold mining company sues to re-route portion of $1.5B Oregon transmission line

Federal judge will decide future of Oregon’s new package recycling law by end of August

Oregon Legislative News

Oregon lawmakers seek airspace safety updates after slackline ensnared helicopter in fatal crash

Behind closed doors, Oregon House Democrats regroup

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Push to ban Oregon hunting, fishing fails first of two initiative signature tests

Controversial Oregon animal rights petition might not have enough valid signatures to make ballot

Latest campaign finance reports gives Oregon congressional challenger something to celebrate

Kotek says Oregon will rely on ‘facts’ and ‘rule of law’ as Trump questions election integrity

Wildfire News

Wildfire Tracker

Canadian wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts for millions: What to know

Resources spread thin as crews fight dozens of Oregon wildfires

Trump targets Canada as smoke blankets parts of the U.S.

Latest Oregon wildfire updates as Kotek invokes Conflagration Act

Umatilla County upgrades Hagan Fire evacuation levels

UPDATE: Wildfire near Weston at 20% containment

17 small fires sparked by lightning in Willamette National Forest

East Evans Creek Fire heads into day 10; windy, dry conditions challenge containment

UPDATE: Spot fires and worsening weather conditions challenge firefighters battling East Evans Creek Fire

LATE UPDATE: New meeting planned in Shady Cove as East Evans Creek Fire burns 13,000 acres

The Loveless Fire grows to 247 acres in Klamath County

Oregon’s wildfire response enhanced with hi-tech advancements

Portland/Metro News

Physicians group documents crowd control weapons ‘misuse’ during Portland ICE protests

Multnomah County Sheriff’s office still using solitary confinement too often, says auditor’s report

ICE’s building in Portland is back in the legal spotlight

Oregon City picks new flag inspired by municipal elevator and Willamette Falls

Northeast Portland neighborhood split over new proposed service district

Portland councilors’ complete responses to The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Moda Center survey

Lake Oswego Movie Theater Accused of Antisemitism Over Its Marquee

Central & Eastern Oregon News

OPB’s First Look: Women put Columbia Gorge on the wine map

Umatilla County upgrades Hagan Fire evacuation levels

UPDATE: Wildfire near Weston at 20% containment

Grant County Court approves road department, planning, fair requests

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Junction City to consider automatic license plate cameras

A 1989 Eugene murder conviction relied on junk science. Now the man wrongfully convicted has been released

Eugene rehab center barred from accepting new residents after patient’s death

Benton County is one of several Oregon counties retiring an aged courthouse

17 small fires sparked by lightning in Willamette National Forest

Southern Oregon News

Lakeview believes it could be a victim of fraud. They want the state to step in

As ICE arrests rise in the Rogue Valley, Medford family deals with its sudden impact

East Evans Creek Fire heads into day 10; windy, dry conditions challenge containment

UPDATE: Spot fires and worsening weather conditions challenge firefighters battling East Evans Creek Fire

Shady Cove residents urged to conserve water amid East Evans Creek Fire battle

For 20 years, she stood up for children in Southern Oregon. Then they stood for her.

Despite East Evans Creek Fire, 4-H families rally at Jackson County Fair

LATE UPDATE: New meeting planned in Shady Cove as East Evans Creek Fire burns 13,000 acres

ODOT, Medford, Jackson County hail Foothill Road project completion

Level 3 evacuation for zone JAC-127-A downgraded to Level 2 on the East Evans Creek Fire

The Loveless Fire grows to 247 acres in Klamath County

East Evans Creek Fire affects rafting businesses in Shady Cove

AI/Technology News

Divide grows between AI employees and executives over policy battles

Sacks argues US is ‘tying itself in knots’ over AI after release of new Chinese model

AI race splits in two as China wages open-weight insurgency

China just erased America’s AI lead

Business/ Economic News

Could the cyclospora outbreak affect grocery prices?

She thought she’d found one of the country’s safest careers. Then everything changed.

The Key to Solar and Wind Power Is Battery Storage, and China Is Dominating

Energy & Environmental News

Why permanent daylight saving time has failed before

‘Rare’ La Niña may form at same time as ‘super’ El Niño

Healthcare News

Taylor Farms expands lettuce recall to 27 states

Push to defund Planned Parenthood turns up as policy left out of reconciliation 3.0

HHS research agency ends funding for dozens of health studies

Housing News

Public Safety News

Media News

CNN’s Smerconish blasts own network, others for not airing Trump’s election speech

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP

Man arraigned on hate crime charges after confrontation with ‘Today’ show host 

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

A historic wrong meets a modern dilemma in Oregon’s forests

Media News

CNN’s Smerconish blasts own network, others for not airing Trump’s election speech

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP

Sports News

6 big World Cup political moments as Argentina faces Spain

Mayors from 24 Portland-area cities call on city to secure Moda Center deal

Spain beats Argentina 1-0 to win its second World Cup title

Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he prepares to present trophy to the winning team

World Cup integrity questioned by European rights body urging FIFA to help protect 2030 tournament

From Super Bowl to World Cup: The major sporting events Trump has attended in his 2nd term

Transportation News

TSA’s new CT scanners may pose a problem some carry-ons

United denies offering free flight changes over Trump airport name

Epstein News

Epstein survivors pan Blanche meeting as dismissive, “demoralizing”

Court & Justice News

Appeals court narrows setback for Trump USPS mail-in ballot policy

New York Times files motion to quash subpoenas following Air Force One coverage

Immigration/ICE News

Trump immigration officials seek to mend ties with business community as arrests spike

ICE officer’s troubled past renews questions about vetting

Homan says “I think body cameras are the way to go” after ICE shootings

Immigrants, DHS agents and traffic stops: Violent outcomes repeat across the US

International News

Zelensky Seeks to Quell Growing Discontent Over Ouster of Defense Minister

The U.S. Saw an Investment Boom in Venezuela. Now It’s a $37 Billion Problem.

Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities kill 6 and expose defense gaps

Who is Andy Burnham, the U.K.’s new prime minister?

Deadly overnight Russian attack on Ukraine targets the capital

Poll & Surveys

All Latest Polls

National Campaign/Elections

Trump election speech divides a GOP wary of midterms

Trump’s questionable claims cast doubt over midterms as Dems fret

At the Races: Democratic aches in the Great Lakes

Democratic candidates sustain fundraising pace as GOP strains to keep up

Maine Democrats rally around logger Troy Jackson to replace Graham Platner

GOP midterm strategy: Make it a “hate election”

Gas prices are rising again — and so is GOP grief in the midterms

Mace, Norman still eyeing Senate bids despite Trump snub

Trump backs Lindsey Graham’s sister in Senate special election

Political parties boast new clout and cash in midterms thanks to US Supreme Court

National Political News

Rising: July 17, 2026

Jon Ossoff, amid presidential chatter, hits Trump over elections

Fetterman on Trump election speech: ‘Do something positive, and you are talking about 2020’

Fetterman rips Sanders over Platner, El-Sayed endorsements

Trump’s election security speech: Democrats see false claims, future threats

‘A dumber and grimmer place’  — Congressional Hits and Misses

Kids online safety push faces First Amendment hurdles

Sen. Warner says he won’t vote to confirm Jay Clayton as DNI

DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

Marijuana ban targeted again as Oregon senators, Democrats push to end federal prohibition

National Congressional News

Wrapup: Congress’ July sprint off to a stumbling start

Budget resolution faces dicey House vote after committee approval

How curbing Congress’ stock-trading took a partisan turn

What’s wrong with Congress?

The Senate braces for a House wave

Trump/Administration News

Trump on US service members killed in Jordan: ‘It’s a very sad thing’

Trump calls for Congress to add Iran to Russia sanctions bill in Graham’s honor

Trump rails against China in new 2020 election claims disputed by critics

Firing of top prosecutor in Seattle tests limits of Trump’s power

Mullin threatens states as DHS launches widespread review of elections

The Factba.se deep dive on Trump fraud claims

DOGE was supposed to be dead. Its remnants are everywhere.

JD Vance is moving to a wealthy enclave outside D.C. Cue the gossip (and complaints).

Trump DOJ’s new deportation path: a never-before-used court

JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years

Trump targets Canada as smoke blankets parts of the U.S.

Trump grants disaster aid more often to Republican-led states, AP analysis finds

Middle East Conflict News

Iran supreme leader accuses Trump of violating deal, vows forceful response

US military unleashes retaliatory strikes against Iran after soldiers killed in Jordan 

Shaheen on House Israeli aid vote: Israel is ‘strongest ally in the Middle East’

Warner: ‘Remarkable in many ways’ there aren’t more dead U.S troops in Iran war

Fetterman says Iran holding ‘nuclear dust’ justifies more US strikes

Iran live updates: Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan report Iran attacks following US strikes

U.S. concludes 8th night of strikes on Iran after Iranian attack kills 2 U.S. soldiers

Fresh strikes hit Iran after Washington vows to ‘swiftly punish’ Tehran for service members’ deaths

Mideast leader to visit Iran just days after meeting with Trump at White House

Scoop: U.S. sending dozens of refueling planes to Israel as Iran escalation looms

US announces another troop death as Israel warns Tehran’s attacks are coming close

The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war

Tariff News

Trump threatens more tariffs over Canadian wildfire smoke

Defense/Military News

Hegseth’s testosterone mandate carries risks, raises questions

Retired US Navy admiral on Iran moves: ‘Watch the Suez Canal’

17 US service members have died in the Iran war, reflecting a conflict fought largely in the air

Opinion

Opinion: When sawmills close, wildfire risk grows

Congress rejected some of Trump’s proposed budget cuts. OMB is making them anyway.

My client lost her life savings to a romance scammer. Then she got a tax bill.

The best human landing system is the one that can beat China to the moon

Democrats’ real vulnerability is on crime, not economics

Tying laws to specific cases can do more harm than good

One year in, how are Republicans doing selling the BBB to voters?

Barrett’s critics from the right have got her wrong

Ron DeSantis is trying to cut taxes the wrong way

What Trump gained from two Supreme Court losses

Medicare-for-all means taxes-for-all

Diamond monopolies aren’t forever

Chinese Election Interference? What About TikTok?

America Needs the Filibuster

The SAVE America Act Backfire

Editorial cartoons for July 19, 2026: Iran war restarts, ICE fatal shootings, Trump voting claims