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Oregon News

Oregonians have until Tuesday to register to vote. Here’s what you need to know

Sharp divide in Oregon over bill to step up logging to prevent wildfires

Oregon DMV Review of Erroneous Voter Registration Includes Lacerating Self-Criticism

State Provides More Information About Suspension of Deputy Director at Department of Forestry

Why is Donald Trump not in Oregon Voters’ Pamphlet? Secretary of State explains

It’s only a matter of time until a big earthquake strikes the Northwest – be prepared

Wildfire News

Suspect arrested for July wildfire near Detroit Reservoir

Slate Fire suspect surrenders at Linn County Jail

Oregon Political & Election News

Measure 117, ranked-choice voting, explained in comics

4th Congressional District debate draws packed, vocal crowd in Eugene

Oregon rural county clerks worry ranked choice voting would raise costs, undermine election trust

Police PAC Endorsements Thread a Needle, Generate Strong Feelings in Contested Races

Metropolitan Portland News

Hillsboro’s pursuit for semiconductor expansion sparks new land battle

Central/Eastern Oregon

Voters to be the judge of judges

Lawsuit targets Eastern Oregon wild horse roundups

Experts urge keeping ‘forever chemicals’ off Oregon farmland

Willamette Valley Area

Proposed free speech policies alarm some Willamette University students

Salem to vote on $6.1M transfer to fund ambulances

Eugene native back in Lane County to head tourism efforts

Southern Oregon

People and salmon return to a restored Klamath River 

Barnett sues online publisher for libel

Krause, Sparacino seek to fill Jackson County commissioner seat

Voters to weigh in on $60.3 million RCC bond, multiple municipal measures

Business News

Oregon’s data centers want a lot more electricity. Who’s going to pay? It could be you

7-Eleven to close over 400 locations in North America

Natural Resource News

Trump v. Harris: Piecing together their farm platforms

Health News

Providence Faces Backlash After Announcing Elimination of Speech Therapy Program for ALS Patients

Education News

Academic opportunities: Local districts work with Klamath Community College, Oregon Tech to help high school students earn college credits

Energy & Climate Change

OSU-led report warns of ‘unpredictable new phase’ of climate crisis

Climatologists downgrade chances La Nina will form

International News

Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside

Drone strike in Israel wounds almost 40 as Hezbollah claims responsibility

US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against Iran

As a warning, China holds large naval and air force exercises around Taiwan

National News

Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump’s weekend rally in Southern California

Shocking revelations about teens in redacted TikTok documents

Don’t count on a recount to change the winner in close elections this fall. They rarely do

Scale of Chinese Spying Overwhelms Western Governments

National Political & Election News

Trump calls for adding 10,000 Border Patrol agents after derailing a bipartisan border bill

Trump tested the limits on using the military at home. If elected again, he plans to go further

Economists Say Inflation, Deficits Will Be Higher Under Trump

Democratic voter registration raises red flags for Harris

Harris edges out Trump in new CBS News/YouGov poll

Trump doubles down on insults and mockery in attacks on Harris

Vance, ABC host spar over claims of Venezuelan gang in Colorado

Cheney doubts Johnson will carry out ‘constitutional obligations’ to certify election

Trump says national abortion ban is ‘off the table,’ but ‘we’ll see what happens’

Trump touts relationship with Kim Jong Un, Putin

At the Races: Weary of the storm

Trump tightens gap with Harris in three new national polls

Tensions rise between Harris and Biden teams as election nears

Internal polling memo has warning signs for Senate Republicans

Harris goads Trump over ‘hiding’ from a debate as he burnishes border bona fides

Vance and Walz take the Sunday show stage

Opinion

Like lawmakers themselves, Oregonians may not be ready for Measure 117’s ranked choice voting

Editorial: It’s simple — read the newspaper and you’ll be more informed