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Oregon News

Court releases Oregon man from prison, ruling governor’s order illegally kept him there 

Limits on home occupations proposed for Oregon farm zones

Oregon to offer free income tax E-Filing option

Oregon Political & Election News

Oregon group looks to cut red tape around agritourism industry

Oregon lawmakers preview health care priorities for 2025 session

House Candidates Disagree Over What’s Causing Electricity Rate Increases

House Minority Leader Jeff Helfrich Has Thoughts on Whether Tolling Can Bail Out ODOT

Washington County GOP Senate Candidate Says He’d Abandon the Kicker

Minor-party candidate adds intrigue to low-key Oregon treasurer’s race

Metropolitan Portland News

Keith Wilson is running for Portland mayor on one bold idea to end homelessness. Will voters buy it?

Editorial endorsement November 2024: Elect Vadim Mozyrsky, Sam Adams to energize Multnomah County commission

Beaverton calls in state mediator as labor negotiations with teachers grow increasingly tense

Veteran politicians face off in race for Clackamas County chair

Portland mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez violated campaign finance law by failing to disclose who paid for banner, auditor finds

Central/Eastern Oregon

Columbia River Basin restoration requires collaboration and resolve, as demonstrated by Gov. Kotek

Willamette Valley Area

Eugene Water & Electric Board scales back planned rate hike for next year

Dallas to ask voters to approved bond measure for new police station

We’re still under a no-burn order in Linn County

Southern Oregon

Medford council distributes pandemic funding

Democrats support Libertarian over party member

Students push Ashland City Council to take action on climate change

Business News

America’s most innovative companies choose to shape the future here

Public Safety

DEA warns of illegal online pharmacies selling pills with fentanyl, meth

Natural Resource News

NW Forest Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be release in November

Health News

200+ women faced criminal charges over pregnancy in year after Dobbs, report finds

NAMI to Intervene In Hospital Systems’ Lawsuit Accusing State of Providing Insufficient Mental Health Services

Education News

Education: Where do Harris and Trump stand?

OSU ag college hits record enrollment

Energy & Climate Change

Energy and climate: Where do Harris and Trump stand?

International News

What to know about fighting in Lebanon and Gaza

Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza and southern Lebanon ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary

Putin’s ‘Merchant of Death’ Is Back in the Arms Business

National News

US disaster relief chief blasts false claims about Helene response as a ‘truly dangerous narrative’

Hurricane Milton is growing stronger as it blows toward Florida’s Tampa Bay region

FEMA officials to face another major storm in Florida while Helene recovery continues

Biden orders 500 more active-duty troops to North Carolina to aid in Helene recovery

Sunday Snapshot: Misinformation miring Hurricane Helene response

Speaker Johnson calls federal response to Helene ‘a massive failure’

National Political & Election News

Voters in North Carolina and Georgia have bigger problems than politics. Helene changed everything

How important is Wisconsin? Trump’s now visited 4 times in 8 days

Trump says he needs a ‘mandate’ victory from country in presidential race

Harris, Trump to both give remarks to mark Oct. 7 anniversary

‘This is not the 1950s’: Harris defends her family and responds to critics in podcast

Harris is pressed on support for Netanyahu in ’60 Minutes’ preview 

Signs grow that young Black voters are going to show up for Harris

Potential Trump loss threatens destruction of modern GOP

Harris starts weeklong media blitz by hitting Trump on abortion record

How Harris is getting Trump-y on immigration

Opinion

As I See It: An old man votes for ‘Camelot’ Harris