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Oregon News

Conspiracy theories may be making ballot boxes targets

Farm group warns Oregon meat inspection program needs funding to work

State offers free help enrolling in health insurance to 1 million Oregonians

Auditor: Oregon Spent $29 Million on Health Insurance for People Living in Washington

Rains bring end to Oregon’s history-making wildfire season

Oregon Political & Election News

Farm group warns Oregon meat inspection program needs funding to work

Ballot boxes still safe for voting despite arson attacks, elections officials say

Worries grow about disinformation, false claims and even violence as election nears

Oregon congressional candidates spent millions in October

Overnight Ballot Box Fires Damage Hundreds of Ballots in Vancouver, Three in Portland

Oregon early voter turnout dips after 2020 surge

Winners of key Oregon political races, U.S. presidency unlikely to be declared for days after ballot deadline

After ballot box fires, here’s how to check if your ballot is received

How do I get politicians to stop texting me?

Hoyle, DeSpain trade accusations over expense report

Metropolitan Portland News

Portland-area Fred Meyer and QFC workers secure new three-year contract

NW Natural ordered to phase out new gas connection subsidies by 2027

How candidates — and their donors — are navigating a first-of-its-kind election season in Portland

The tunnel that drains Spirit Lake is buckling

Clackamas County commission cancels public meetings until after election to ‘lower temperature’

Oregon Coast

Coos County voters missing ballots should call election office, clerk says

USPS Error Causes Ballot Delay, says Coos County Clerk

Central/Eastern Oregon

Voting for president while Black and mixed race in Bend

Law enforcement or soap opera? Race for Deschutes County sheriff keeps voters guessing

Partisan politics shaped who’s running for nonpartisan Bend City Council

Willamette Valley Area

Mailbox key in Lane County community disappears; voters urged to use election drop boxes instead

Corvallis school board, city talk housing like the future depends on it, because it does

Post office break-in prompts warnings ahead of election

Southern Oregon

Overwhelming support for Messenger at council meeting

Caballero challenges Wallan for seat in Oregon Legislature

Klamath County Sheriff’s Office candidates Brian Bryson, Shane Mitchell answer questions

Natural Resource News

Banking on Oregon forests: putting forests into carbon markets to address climate change

USDA gives $167M for Northwest conservation projects

Health News

Albany nurse surrenders license over abuse

Education News

Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety

International News

Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader

The EU will impose duties on electric vehicle imports from China by Thursday

World leaders’ secret movements given away by their bodyguards’ fitness apps, French newspaper says

National News

Meet America’s secret team of nuclear first responders

Lawsuit claims ICE withheld $300M in bond payments from immigrants

Musk’s plan to cut $2 trillion in U.S. spending could bring economic turmoil

National Political & Election News

Steve Bannon feels ’empowered’ after four months in federal prison

Live election updates: Harris to remind voters of Jan. 6 during speech at the Ellipse

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election

Worries grow about disinformation, false claims and even violence as election nears

Won’t Any Cash I Send to Campaigns Now Arrive Too Late to Be Useful?

In a race they cast as good vs. evil, Christian hard-liners are fired up for Trump

How the Trump Campaign’s Gamble on a Provocative Comic Backfired

Trump calls Madison Square Garden rally a ‘love fest’

Live updates: Harris to pledge ‘common ground’ in Ellipse speech; Trump stumps in Pennsylvania

Early, mail-in votes raise questions about possible election results

Melania Trump: My husband is ‘not Hitler’

Rove: Trump will win White House with either Georgia, Pennsylvania or Michigan victory

Tech leaders mend fences with Trump ahead of election

Iran targeting US elections using fake news, cyberattacks: Microsoft

Opinion

Editorial: How we can prevent wildfires

How Trump Exploits Divisions Among Black and Latino Voters