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Oregon Political News

First applications are filed for paid leave benefits

Oregon farms, workers navigate heat and smoke protections

Oregon audit finds lack of transparency in Medicaid prescription system

Oregon attorney general joins Democratic peers calling for strategy to curb new plastic production

Wildfires

Wildfire near Sisters triggers ‘go now’ evacuation order

Blue Pool, McKenzie River Trail closed due to Lookout fire in central Cascades

Wildfire updates: Air quality to improve, evacs reduced on Lookout Fire

Brush fire near North Valley High School draws huge four-alarm response, air attack

Lightning sparks more than 50 fires in Josephine, Jackson counties

Biden tours ‘overwhelming’ devastation in Maui: ‘The country grieves with you’

Oregon Election News

Oregon labor group launches end run around effort to curb political donations, shed light on dark money

Oregon Legislative Press Releases

News from the Regions

Portland Area

Jo Ann Hardesty settles leak lawsuit against Portland for $5,000 and written apology

As downtown Portland seeks ‘booster shot,’ city preps for its largest arts festival ever this weekend

Outer Powell Project to bring safety improvements to corridor

Central/Eastern Oregon

Pendleton UAS Range busy, but has fewer operations than 2022

Albany/Corvallis Area

Millersburg smelter seeks to double emissions

GAPS faces another tort notice, this one about inner-office affair

I-5 ramps in Albany to undergo nighttime closures

Excavation of Lebanon’s Franklin Street underway

Eugene Area

On the Agenda: Glenwood Transfer Station, Lane Events Center

Roseburg Area

Back-to-school drive provided supplies for local military children

Medford Area

Western Innovator: Oregon fruit family keeps evolving

Veteran Central Point administrator steps into Talent city manager job

Massive hotel project planned near Winco in Medford

Buying vineyards: Southern Oregon still a bargain, for now

Report: Jackson County to follow federal ruling on jail releases as deadline looms

Air quality remains unhealthy in Rogue Valley for second straight day

International News

US citizens urged to leave Belarus immediately

National Election News

Trump to surrender Thursday in Georgia: Bond set at $200,000; mugshot expected

Adviser: ‘Assume’ Trump won’t attend future debates until he says otherwise

Trump attorney Jenna Ellis asks why MAGA PAC isn’t paying for her Georgia defense

Ag / Natural Resource News

Pacific Northwest barley harvest ‘better than expected’

Opinion

Portland Area

Editorial: In fentanyl crisis, Oregon must make gains where it can

Central/Eastern Oregon

Our view: Need the real story? Ask a farmer

Medford Area

OUR VIEW: Medford school system had a working ‘vacation’ this summer

GUEST COLUMN: Housing First options help tackle a complex issue