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Oregon News

Homelessness and housing are top issues for young Oregon voters

Oregon could see wetter and cooler winter conditions this year, thanks to La Niña

Banking on Oregon forests: In fight against climate change, financial markets see green in Oregon

ACLU demands dismissal of top lawyer at Oregon public defense agency

3 Oregon cities picked for Forbes’ best places to enjoy retirement

Oregon Voters Pamphlet contains a secret ‘Rickroll’ — here’s how to find it

Metropolitan Portland News

This Portland cathedral has offered a food pantry for 40 years. Some neighbors blame it for recent crime spike

Portland mayor candidate Rene Gonzalez violated rules by using public funds on Wikipedia page, auditor finds

Proposed Property Crime Ballot Measure Headed to Court

Clackamas County purchases site of future recovery center

Central/Eastern Oregon

Eastern Oregon agriculture industry defends itself against lawsuit with nitrate plan

Southern Oregon

City of Grants Pass candidates detail their views in Daily Courier interviews

Online recap: Rogue Valley Times 2024 local election coverage

Natural Resource News

The shape of water: Researchers study structure of troubled aquifer

New pathogen raises regulatory concerns for Oregon nursery industry

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

Transportation News

As ODOT Seeks Financial Rescue, Feds Deny Massive Rose Quarter Grant

Health News

Oregon expands Medicaid coverage to include housing, utility assistance during health crises

Florida official says DeSantis’s office ordered him to threaten TV stations over abortion ads 

Education News

One big bite to celebrate Oregon’s farm to school program

International News

Israel launches airstrikes on Beirut, saying it’s targeting Hezbollah’s financial arm

Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm

National News

Governor calls Musk’s $1M offer to Pennsylvania voters ‘deeply concerning’

Rhetoric versus reality: Addressing common misconceptions about immigration

Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states

National Political & Election News

How Republicans mainstreamed the baseless idea of noncitizen voting in 2024

McDonald’s agreed to Trump event but says it isn’t endorsing a presidential candidate

Central Park Five sue Donald Trump for jogger case remarks made at presidential debate

Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats

Harris vs. Trump latest presidential poll: Who is ahead? How close is the race for the White House?

Musk offers voters $1 million a day to sign PAC petition backing the Constitution. Is that legal?

Trump flips stance on making voting easier after storm batters North Carolina

A visual guide to the 7 battleground states that could shift the election

Candidates Step Up Attacks After Trump Erases Harris’s Lead

The Memo: Trump leans into populism, crudeness and possibly a second term

Harris holds slim leads in 4 swing states, Trump polling ahead in 2 others

For Harris, mental health access a key policy priority

Opinion

Election recommendations: Elect Martin and Fahey to Board of Commissioners; reelect Arce as treasurer