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May 19, 2026
  • Oregon GOP governor's race preview
  • Judge on leave amid vulgarity
  • Movie: Man died taking (protecting) St. Helens photos
  • My past 2 referendums prove politicians lie (No on 120)
  • DMV reviews undercover license plates for fed agents (legal threat)
  • KGW-TV: Dudley, Diehl make final push
  • Mayor: Troutdale may 'run out money'
  • No Hawaii trip this year for housing authority staff
  • 9 years of non-stop gas tax hikes (No on 120)
  • Rep. Bentz: Forest biomass, farm protections as rural lifeline
  • David Brock Smith: Our red tape is blue tape … much worse
  • 7 seek Republican nomination in Oregon US Senate primary
  • Counties brace for last-minute primary election ballot rush
  • Kotek, 9 Democrats vie for party nomination
  • Oregon gas prices rise to $5.27 a gallon
  • 5 Multnomah Co. employees made more than $300,000 in 2025
  • Oregon's only burn center to open upgraded facility
  • Portland: Final vote on $500M debt for water plant
  • Oregon wine was the choice of King Charles, Trump
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    May 18, 2026
  • Poll: Complicated view of homeless
  • Portland may cut police again?
  • KATU gets a firsthand look at ballot box security
  • Oregon ruling changes what HR has to prove in harassment cases
  • Kotek found $248 million under ODOT couch
  • Drag venue's historic plaque vandalized
  • Online poll: Retirement age for Congress?
  • Ice cream recalled for metal (Oregon, 16 states)
  • Election day is tomorrow. Turn in ballots before the deadline
  • OR law allows it to block healthcare deals. State hasn't done so once in 5 years
  • The Defeat of M120 is a win for the Oregon System
  • Federal grant strengthens Douglas County home repair program
  • Foster care abuse numbers down in Jackson Co
  • Oregon counties: 19% turnout, Multnomah dead last
  • WorkSource Oregon launches mobile service centers
  • Firefighters battle growing wildfire in Klamath National Forest
  • Portland voters have nuanced views of homelessness, new poll finds
  • Rally opposes plan to shift Safe Rest Village to recovery-only model
  • Thousands of gallons of milk into a creek that flows into the Upper McKenzie River
  • One teacher's struggle to help her son led her to take on Oregon's reading crisis.
  • State: some Springfield elementary materials not meeting standards
    • May 17, 2026
  • Oregon among nation's highest gas taxes -- it may get higher
  • Oregon seniors scammed at one of the highest rates
  • Downtown Portland on verge of a comeback?
  • Portland black faith leaders raise concerns over voting rights
  • 15 Gov't vehicles to remove 3 homeless
  • Drazan has 77% odds of winning
  • Airline offering TSA-free service
  • They want Kotek to fund a $24B train to Seattle?
  • Hillsboro rally targets planned data centers
  • Pickleball boom hits Oregon with massive new complex
  • Tribal leader: $50K prize for historic massacre site restoration
  • Historic highway reopens at Multnomah Falls, offering another route to waterfall
  • Prosper Portland repos Old Town buildings purchased by failed shoe startup
  • Springfield to weighs annexation, mental health regional strategy May 18
  • UO President Scholz says university needs $65M in budget cuts