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Oregon News

Lower prescription costs, easier cellphone repair: These new Oregon laws take effect Jan. 1

Oregon Political News

Top staffers at Oregon Secretary of State’s office resign

Lawmakers preview housing bills as Oregonians face high costs 

Oregon’s audit director resigns ahead of secretary of state transition

Metropolitan Portland News

Former Head of Knight Cardiovascular Institute at OHSU Sues Over Pay Cut

Latest Draft of Portland Public Schools Bond Doubles Administrative Costs

Former high-ranking prosecutor sues to keep personnel investigation from disclosure in Washington County

Wheeler leaving office upbeat about the future of Portland

Central/Eastern Oregon

Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in Bend

‘The Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert finds the fun in Bend’s googly-eyed sculptures

Willamette Valley Area

US government charges operator of JH Baxter wood treatment plant in Eugene

Southern Oregon

Sutherlin council approves land purchase

Jackson County commissioners cold to idea of opening OSU Extension to Josephine residents

New toy ministry leader will continue mission of spreading holiday cheer

Klamath County, City of Klamath Falls meet to discuss transportation plan

Business News

Oregon RV dealer must pay back $3 million to customers after DOJ investigation

Company recalls 541,000 winter tires that don’t meet traction standards

Real estate battle over secretive off-market listings heats up

Government shutdown deadline looms as Paul threatens to delay funding package

Public Safety

Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable

Health News

Roseburg family donates $16 million to advance pediatric care, honoring Douglas County roots

Health insurance open enrollment deadline extended

What’s in the health care deal

Education News

Hedrick Middle School counselor named ’24 Oregon School Counselor of the Year

Sexual abuse by Northwest teachers is more common than you may think

Numbers, records and possible solutions to educator sexual misconduct in the Northwest

Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there’s a hitch

Energy & Climate Change

EPA sending Oregon millions for more electric school buses

Supreme Court to hear challenge to California EV mandate

International News

An explosion kills the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces in Moscow

Canada’s finance minister resigns, posing biggest test of Trudeau’s political career

Ukraine Says It Killed Senior Russian General in Moscow Scooter Bombing

National News

Things to know about the shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin

Suspect charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO as an act of terrorism

The winter solstice is almost here, the Northern Hemisphere’s darkest day

Camping bans, penalties rise after Supreme Court ruling worsening homelessness, experts say

National Political News

Congress nears funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid

RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump’s pick to lead health agency

Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for ‘election interference’ after pre-election poll

Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can’t be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it

Trump at press conference backs polio vaccine but won’t commit to others, attacks media

GOP report recommends Liz Cheney be criminally investigated over Jan. 6 work

House Republicans fume at Speaker Johnson over handling of CR: ‘A total dumpster fire’

GOP rep won’t ‘sit on committees or participate in the caucus’ to focus on DOGE

Opinion

Trump’s plan to incarcerate the homeless is not the Oregon Way

Our View: Legislature needs to ease the PERS burden

Higher Education Is in Trouble

Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump’s plan to kill the FDIC

Donald Trump makes Christmas shopping easy!