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Oregon News

Oregon’s drug recriminalization plans

Wildfire News

‘For a while, it looked like the whole world might burn’

Will Oregon rain, mountain snow finally end fire season? 

New team takes command of 175,000-acre Rail Ridge Fire

Oregon Political & Election News

As heir apparent in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District, Maxine Dexter has more on her mind than campaigning

Are political disagreements stressing you out? Here are tips to bridge the divide

Metropolitan Portland News

Lawsuit against Portland affordable housing provider raises questions about city oversight

Behavioral health program for young people in Clackamas County will expand in 2025 

Washington and Clackamas Counties Take State to Court Over Allocation of Measure 110 Funds

Oregon Coast

Clatsop County considers increase to lodging tax to help with jail

Shoreline protection is topic of webinars

Central/Eastern Oregon

Eastern Oregon agriculture industry defends itself against lawsuit with nitrate plan

Port of Morrow Commission removes Doherty from CDA board

Third Oregon county seeks drought declaration from state

Willamette Valley Area

Lebanon candidates on how they’ll handle city growth

Linn County outdoor burning now delayed to Oct. 20

Corvallis schools are losing students faster than predicted, what that means moneywise

PeaceHealth, Lane County plan behavioral health center

Southern Oregon

City reminds people that only rain should go down storm drains

Sparacino, Krause vie to succeed Dotterrer as Jackson commissioner

Candidates line up to represent region in Oregon Legislature

Election 2024: Contested and uncontested races in Rogue Valley cities

Business News

Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores as chain attempts to steady operations at home

Intel will lay off 1,300 in Oregon as part of broader companywide cuts

SBA loan program runs out of money

Media trust hits another historic low

Health News

USDA launches an internal investigation into the deadly Boar’s Head outbreak

Insurers cut Medicare Advantage plans in Oregon, leaving thousands to find new coverage

Fired plastic surgeons sue Samaritan; allege patient health was compromised

Education News

Eugene 4J staff reach milestone agreement with district

Energy & Climate Change

Customers accuse NW Natural of ‘greenwashing’ in lawsuit over its carbon reduction program

Climate report warns of escalating crisis

International News

Canada expels India’s top diplomat and alleges wider diplomatic involvement in crimes

Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says

US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding

Biden Administration Issues Warning to Israel on Gaza Aid 

National News

Armed man arrested over threats to FEMA workers in N.C., sheriff says

National Political & Election News

Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify election results

Trump says it would be a ‘smart thing’ if he spoke to Putin, though he won’t confirm he has

Harris zeroes in on Black men as she and Republican Donald Trump seek to fire up key voting blocs

‘Hope he’s OK’: Harris mocks Trump’s odd behavior at town hall

‘Let’s not do any more questions’: Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in unusual town hall

Trump: “I’m going to put a 100, 200, 2000 percent tariffs on imported cars…”

Trump clashes with Bloomberg editor over tariffs

Trump says he likes Mark Zuckerberg ‘much better now’

Harris peppered with questions by Charlamagne Tha God’s audience

Rating Changes: 8 in the House, 2 in the Senate

Trump goes big on tariffs, floats business relocation penalty

Behind the Curtain — Election scenario 2: Harris sweep

Harris campaign turns Trump’s favorite weapon against him

They’re so vindictive’: Why some federal employees are fearing Trump 2.0

Opinion

Editorial: Don’t entrust the US Postal Service with your ballot

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Turnout will …

The October Surprise May Be Arriving Shortly