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Oregon/Northwest News

Oregon DMVs regularly pushed to close because of short staffing

Oregon DMV closures become routine amid staffing shortages

Oregon visitor spending stalls, faces fresh headwinds

Oregon Legislative News

Powerful Lawmakers Say They Don’t Anticipate Tapping Education Stability Fund This Year

Oregon Campaign & Election News

Nearly 100 local measures on primary ballots across Oregon, many to fund struggling fire districts

Oregon’s only Republican congressman faces two challengers in the primary

Oregon Democrats found a way to improve roads. Now their gas tax goes before voters as prices soar

Would Republican candidates for governor try to change Oregon’s voting system? Here’s what they say

Oregon officials and candidates decry data centers’ multi-decade tax breaks

WW’s May 2026 Endorsements: Oregon House

Oregon House District 57 candidates clash over campaign finance

Meet the Democratic candidates for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District

Wildfire News

Firefighters stop 23-acre Carney Flat Fire near Prospect

New research reveals increased wildfire risk for more than 400 communities in Northwest

Portland/Metro News

6 teens rescued in human trafficking operation in Portland

Oregon Supreme Court OKs Washington County’s ban on flavored tobacco sales

‘Nowhere near a done deal’: Portland leaders buck pressure as clock ticks on Moda Center

Multnomah County judicial candidates raise nearly $700,000

Former CEO of Washington County sewer agency cleared of all ethics charges

Multnomah County security costs have skyrocketed over the years; officials say it’s a sign of the times

Multnomah County proposal would ban syringe, needle exchanges near schools

Great Recession-era Portland tower sells for 20% less than in 2010

Oregon Coast News

Warrenton students gear up for another run at the world championships in underwater robotics

Reedsport unveil new downtown EV charging stations

Federal lawmakers announce further $11 million for rail portion of PCIP project

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Morrow County Commissioner Position 2 candidates discuss priorities

 Grant County residents talk education, economy at Merkley Town Hall

Willamette Valley/Salem News

Albany mom released after four months in ICE detention

EPD officer resigns in wake of bodycam footage with racist and offensive conversation during January protests

Detroit Lake reaches ‘full pool’ despite drought, lack of snow

Both sides of watershed measure pitch voters before election

Learn about Oregon and Mid-Valley May 2026 primary election races

 Lane Commissioner candidates sound off on CleanLane, taxes, culture

Southern Oregon News

Medford Irrigation District unveils its 2-acre floating solar farm

Grants Pass spending $27,500 on new pay consultant

SOU board pumps brakes on consultant’s cost-cutting plan

Sunday closures coming to Ashland, Medford libraries amid districtwide budget cuts

Consultant allegations roil Krause state Senate campaign

Parks maintenance fees likely to triple in Phoenix

Medford surgery center to close after three decades

Oregon’s first floating solar project brings energy savings, farm support

SOU Board of Trustees commits to transforming university in unanimous vote

How Jackson Co. Elections Office Secures Your Ballot

Long-time educator, AVID leader named next KCSD superintendent

AI/Technology News

AI fabrications in legal filings grow in Oregon, US

New Oregon law will compel AI chatbots to connect suicidal users to real life help

How a Job at OpenAI Became the Greatest Lottery Ticket of the AI Boom

Business/Economic News

Big changes arrive July 1 for student borrowers, including in loan repayments

Oregon teachers protest Nike over tax breaks, factory wages

Intel has preliminary deal to make chips for Apple, WSJ reports

More chocolate bars added to nationwide recall over possible contamination

Buc-ee’s is expanding to new states: Where (and when) travel centers will open

K-shaped economy is showing up at the gas pump: NY Fed

These are the best metros for job-seeking grads in 2026, research shows

Education News

Oregon’s tuition-free community college aid program could be on its last legs

Energy & Environment News

Pacific Power asks to split up looming rate increase

Health Care News

How a pill approved 25 years ago transformed cancer treatment

Unpacking the fight over telehealth access to abortion medication

Health insurance marketplace feels growing tremors from GOP cuts 

Alzheimer’s study finds link between breakfast staple and reduced risk of disease

Housing News

Oregon foundation unveils $100M fund to build middle-income housing

Natural Resource/Agriculture News

Wheat, corn, soybean prices are below breakeven, signaling fourth year of losses

Public Safety News

Violent crime rates plunge in America’s big cities

Transportation News

Wright on gas prices: ‘I can’t make any predictions’

Average gasoline price climbs 31 cents in past week, crossing $4.50 a gallon

Airline fuel costs jumped 56 percent in March: Transportation Department

These airlines stand to benefit most after Spirit collapse: Analysis

Buttigieg, Duffy spouses clash over Transportation chief’s reality show

NTSB investigating after pedestrian hit by Frontier flight in Denver

Justice & Court News

Immigration enforcement guidance for warrantless arrests falls short, federal judge says

Court blocks limits on lawmaker visits to immigration detention facilities

International News

Putin says Russia-Ukraine war ‘coming to an end’

Polls/Surveys

Latest Polls

Poll: 72 percent say there’s too much money in American politics

National Campaigns/Elections

Raffensperger tests the GOP’s future in Georgia

Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow

Virginia Democrat: ‘All options on the table’ after redistricting state Supreme Court decision

Alabama presses to use congressional map challenged by Black voters

Trump’s ruthless midterm power play

2026 map swings back toward Trump

National Political News

Rising: May 8, 2026

Sanders, Moore tout bipartisan solutions to address maternal healthcare gaps

USAID has $19B to close out agency. Critics push to use funds to save lives

White House ballroom security upgrades become Democratic target

Scoop: Inside the AOC vs. Shapiro proxy war

Raffensperger tests the GOP’s future in Georgia

National Congressional News

5 GOP battles that will drive the summer in Congress

Trump/Administration News

Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission

President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DC

Trump call’s Iran’s proposal ‘totally unacceptable’

Trump ‘terribly weakened’ ahead of China visit: Top Armed Services Democrat

Trump slams Coney Barrett, Gorsuch over tariff decision

Trump says federal agencies ‘must buy American’

Gingrich says Trump-Xi meeting could be ‘remarkable breakthrough’

Trump legal attack on Southern Poverty Law Center stirs fears for nonprofits

Trump’s ‘golden visa’ for global elite is risky and legally dubious, lawyers say

Trump administration moves to make fertility benefits easier to access

Energy secretary says White House is open to suspending gas tax amid soaring prices

Trump to Axios: “I don’t like” Iran’s peace plan response

Middle East Conflict News

Trump rejects Iran’s latest response to U.S. ceasefire proposal

Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire after being hit off Qatar’s coast

The U.S. fires on Iranian tankers trying to evade its blockade amid a Hormuz standoff

Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’

Iran war could make Trump’s trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit

Three dozen medical experts say Trump ‘mentally unfit,’ should be removed from office with ‘greatest urgency’

Iran sends response to US peace proposal: State media

Israel deports 2 activists detained for leading an aid flotilla to Gaza

Waltz says US pushing for UN resolution on Iranian actions in Strait of Hormuz

Netanyahu: War in Iran ‘not over’

Trump threatens Iran amid peace proposal discussions: ‘They will be laughing no longer’

War threatens the dream of a post-oil economy in the Gulf

Trump Blasts Iran’s Response on Reopening Hormuz, Handling Uranium

Netanyahu wants Israel “to draw down to zero the American financial support”

Experts say the Persian Gulf conflict shows how drones, defenses and political outcomes matter more than tactical victories

Scoop: Rubio and Witkoff meet Qatari mediator in Miami on Iran deal

Defense/Military News

Hegseth boosts veteran benefits bill that key Republicans have opposed

Poland ready to host US troops pulled from Germany, president says

Lawmakers demand answers after 32,000-gallon jet fuel leak at Joint Base Andrews

Remains of US soldier who went missing during exercises in Morocco recovered

Hegseth puts ‘blabbing’ senator on notice after TV talk on weapons stocks

Opinion

A Day Without Child Care: Universal problem requires a universal solution  

Opinion: The Oregon Historical Society levy is an investment that works. Let’s keep it going.

Commentary: On transportation funding, start with the problem

 Trump rejects traditional conservatism, embraces a Republican version of socialism

Musk faces significant obstacles to a jackpot compensation package

The US urgently needs a confirmed ambassador for religious freedom

Zoned out: How today’s homeowners make housing unaffordable for everyone else

Can Republicans hold Florida after DeSantis?

I tried to escape the Trumposity. But now he’s even ruining that.

Is Ukraine Turning the Russian Tide?

The Stakes of the Trump-Xi Summit

Editorial cartoons for May 10, 2026: Cost of living, SCOTUS OKs gerrymandering, seashell indictment