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Oregon News

2 ballot boxes set on fire in Portland and Vancouver

Northwest scientists develop a device that detects microplastics in water

Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected; ‘suspect vehicle’ ID’d

‘Electable you:’ A political powerhouse, Emerge Oregon, trains women Democrats to run for office 

New Demographic Study Shows Net Migration to Oregon Has Plummeted

Oregon Department of Forestry Asks Treasury for $60 Million Loan

Steady rains bring end to Oregon’s history-making wildfire season

Oregon Political & Election News

Ballot boxes are just one option for Oregon, Washington voters. Here are other ways to vote

Metropolitan Portland News

Downtown Portland Gets 50 New Drug Treatment Beds

Oregon Coast

Razor clam harvest closure Cascade Head to California border

Central/Eastern Oregon

State Approves Expansion of Major Central Oregon Health System

State social services on path to relocate in Milton-Freewater

Redmond voters to cast ballots on marijuana, psilocybin

Willamette Valley Area

Eugene’s Queer Resource Center relocates, with plans for expanded services and community events

Lawsuit filed over Oregon’s maintenance of voter rolls

Despite pushback, Corvallis pushing forward with new civic campus plans

Business News

Fred Meyer, QFC workers approve new contract; bargaining continues with Albertsons and Safeway

Public Safety

The undoing of Oregon Measure 110 has started a new experiment in drug policy

It’s still too early to tell how drug deflection programs are going in Oregon

Drug laws are back in Oregon. How they are enforced depends on the county

Natural Resource News

It’s not easy to become a farmer. This Oregon farm incubator seeks to change that

An Oregon farm turns to solar panels to adapt to hotter summers

Oregon group looks to cut red tape around agritourism industry

Central Oregon canal piping project gets $25 million federal boost

Health News

Oregon Health Authority to launch new rental assistance program in November

Oregon Health Plan OK’d to cover traditional tribal care

Overlapping Medicaid payments cost Oregon millions

International News

Israel passes laws to restrict the work of a UN agency that is a lifeline for Gaza

National News

US voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results: AP-NORC poll

National Political & Election News

Americans in Puerto Rico can’t vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race

Racist, misogynist remarks take over Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

Trump panned the CHIPS Act. Harris is in Michigan promoting it

Over 200,000 subscribers flee ‘Washington Post’ after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

Democrats hope to tap the power of Latinas to win over the men in their lives

Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

The ‘Black Insurrectionist’ was actually white. The deception did not stop there

Economists Warn of New Inflation Hazards After Election

5 takeaways from Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

Post endorsement controversy sparks staff resignations, protests 

Harris slams ‘nonsense’ at MSG Trump rally: ‘That’s why people are exhausted with him’

Trump, Harris deeply divided over NATO, Ukraine 

Opinion

OPINION: Earthquake, Portland’s energy-storage hub, could lead to massive disaster

Column: Our local GOP shows how partisan politics degrades city government

GOP says ‘island of garbage’ quip doesn’t reflect the party. It does.

With the clock winding down, here’s why polls suggest Trump has the edge

The Biden-Harris economic record is much better than critics claim