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Oregon News

Temperatures soar across much of Oregon with few chances to cool off

AG Rayfield let campaign donors lead Oregon’s crypto case. The company he’s suing wants answers

Oregon DOJ says officials exploited nonprofit to cash in on Amazon data centers, reap millions

Oregon urges tens of thousands of taxpayers to file this week 

Oregon Wildfire News

Teen boy charged with arson in 5-acre Albany field fire

Crews continue to make progress on Southern Oregon fires

Wildfire burning 28,600 acres forces early closure of Wasco County youth camp

Elk Fire holding at nearly 2,700 acres, now 22% contained

ODF breaks down fire terminology; ‘mop-up’ versus ‘containment’

Metropolitan Portland News

City Could Risk Losing $387 Million in Federal Grants Due to Trump DEI Order

Portland halts $38M street makeover after Trump bill slashes funding

Five Below is coming to the Portland suburbs this fall

Central & Eastern Oregon News

Amazon partners with CTUIR to restore Birch Creek flows and fish

Trump’s beef with Brazil cheers cattlemen’s groups

Willamette Valley/Salem News

National for-profit Medicaid provider’s difficulties may impact Linn County

City provides money for shelter, but not enough to save it

Avelo is out of Eugene: Airline to discontinue flights after Dec. 1

Eugene police clarify ICE protest policies following public pushback

Eugene leaders pull controversial fire fee from November ballot

Southern Oregon

Changes to Roseburg parking still in limbo

‘Christmas tree bill’ set to bring millions to Jackson County

The Jackson County Fair is here: Animals help round out 2025 entertainment lineup

Avelo Airlines to exit West Coast; last Medford flight is Dec. 2

Highway 238 reopens after storm damage repairs

Business/Economic News

Intel’s retreat is unlike anything it’s done before in Oregon

The Windwave case: Defendants include local officials, nonprofit board members

Another signature NW company wants corporate workers in office, offers buyouts

Popular yogurt recalled; could contain sharp plastic pieces

Dimon Defends Fed Independence After Trump Attacks

Why tariffs won’t kill corporate earnings
How the Fed sets rates — and why Powell can’t do what Trump wants alone

Public Safety

‘Arrest first and justify later’: Oregon judge orders asylum seeker released

Oregon police unions endorse more flexible shooting review process

Natural Resource News

Health News

National For-Profit Medicaid Provider’s Difficulties Are Relevant to Oregon

Do we really need this vaccine every 10 years? New research says maybe not

Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports

RFK Jr.: ‘No cuts on Medicaid’ in ‘big, beautiful’ law

Transportation News

Rose Quarter project director resigns as fate of project hangs in the balance

5 things to know about why an Oregon lawmaker’s road will be fixed with wildfire recovery money

Education News

Rayfield Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Suing to Restore Education Grants

Oregon schools brace for cuts as Trump administration withholds tens of millions

International News

Trump downplays possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as it struggles to repel Russia

Trump: Ukraine shouldn’t target Moscow

Russia calls Trump’s demand for Ukraine ceasefire in 50 days unacceptable

Iran faces stiff sanctions if no deal by end of August, U.S. and allies agree

National News

Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

Trump reshaped the Supreme Court. Now emergency appeals are helping him reshape the government

After suing, states get carveout from Trump administration plan to return gun conversion devices

Volcanoes in multiple states have been rumbling. What’s going on?

Trump admin. releases 2,000 California National Guard members from L.A. duty

Illegal border crossings hit decades low under Trump crackdown

National Campaign News/Polls

Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority

Rahm Emanuel: Democratic voters are ‘fully caffeinated, double espresso’

Trump says he wants Texas GOP to pick up 5 seats in redistricting

National Political News

Trump: Epstein Files ‘Were Made Up By’ Obama, Biden, Former FBI Director Comey

Mike Johnson says Bondi needs to ‘explain’ Epstein statement in break from Trump

Senate GOP nails down deals on DOGE cuts in bid to avoid tax bill tumult

Trump offers MAGA a third option on Epstein 

White House agrees to exempt PEPFAR from cuts

Hard-line conservatives tank procedural vote over crypto bills in House floor revolt

Hawley seeks to repeal Medicaid cuts he voted for

Thune says Senate on track to move $9.4B in funding cuts after locking down key vote

House GOP urges Senate Republicans not to change DOGE cuts bill

Johnson says Bondi needs to ‘come forward and explain’ handling of Epstein files

Trump admin faces GOP blowback in Congress over Epstein

The MAGA blowup over Pam Bondi has been a long time coming

Global AIDS funding to be pulled from Trump clawbacks request

Tariff/Trade News

Inflation heats up in June as President Trump’s tariffs start to bite

Consumer prices rise as tariffs spark inflation

Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: The road to Oregon transportation funding is bumpy and long

GUEST COLUMN: Missed opportunity for a bigger, better Jackson County animal shelter

GUEST COLUMN: Legislation will protect public workers and foster economic growth

The complicated truth behind Gen Z’s ‘religious resurgence’

Big Oil has been lying to us for decades: Don’t let it off the hook

With the budget bill passed, what’s next for Trump and for Democrats?

Trump tries to rewrite history on being ‘fooled’ by Putin