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January 27, 2026
  • Judge blocks Trump access to Oregon voters
  • Bill withholds Fed payments amid sanctuary $$ threats
  • Jo Rae Perkins joins congress #5 race
  • Rep. Bynum: Patchwork ‘K-30' plan
  • Chris Dudley announces Governor run
  • Rare Merkley, Trump agreement (housing)
  • Oregon leaders defend sanctuary laws
  • Opinion: Rights come with responsibilities, not just demands
  • A quiet shift in managing the Blue Mountains forests
  • Intel stock tanks, lesson learned
  • Labor coalition pushes clean energy buildout
  • Nike announces 775 layoffs at distribution centers
  • Office vacancy spurs record high inventory
  • Editorial: Bend parklet program may get expansion
  • Man stored mother's body in fridge to collect Social Security
  • Portland mayor implores council to send unspent housing dollars to General Fund
  • Shooting of 2 police suspect booked in jail
  • Tillamook receives $4M for water main project, council approves $12.7M contract
    • January 26, 2026
  • DeRemer bodyguard on leave, probe continues
  • House leaders address Legislature's high stakes
  • Lawmakers face budget hole, tax fight
  • Home prices continue 5 year gains
  • 9 states cut income taxes in 2025 (Oregon looking worse)
  • Beaverton discusses Sanctuary Promise Act
  • Intel's $90B question: How did It miss the moment?
  • 2 ICE rioters later arrested for attempted murder
  • We must lead the charge against bullying
  • Coastal communities weigh offshore wind tradeoffs
  • Rep. Bentz nominates 16 Oregon students
  • Worrisome radioactive waste gets a new dry home at Hanford
  • Gresham Council calls for immigration reform
  • Mt. Hood, Worst season in 40 years
  • Residents launch effort to recall 3 Springfield school board members
  • TVF&R to relocate in February to make way for razing downtown Newberg fire station
  • Portland Ends School Choice Policy for 2,000 Families
  • Schools across Oregon host School Choice Week events
  • St. Helens sets $150 prize for ‘If I Were Mayor' student contest
    • January 25, 2026
  • Proposed initiative outlaws animal agriculture, hunting
  • GOP struggles in state's most flippable district
  • Wyden challenges attempts to suppress mail-in voting
  • Editorial: I must be wrong about anonymous bills
  • Lawmakers denounce fatal shooting in Minneapolis
  • What lawmakers will discuss in legislative session
  • Video tour of hidden homeless super-bunker
  • VOTE: Do you support state-level AI regulations?
  • Oregon ski resorts and others continue push for liability releases
  • Oregon unemployment rate flat, but unexpected sectors lost jobs in December
  • Top cop OKs rare waiver, lands buddy a big promotion
  • Crab gear pulled early to spare humpbacks
  • Decision on Trainsong fuel-transfer station drags on, leaving neighbors in limbo
  • Legacy Health cease-desist letter to union after ICE
  • Mayor, council calls for peaceful protests
  • Mussel harvest reopens
  • Oregon safety agency revokes certifications for 9 officers
  • Portland faces $13.6M budget gap in current year. Second this fiscal year
  • Protesters at Portland ICE facility, met with tear gas
  • UO professor says web blackout makes it hard to know if family in Iran is safe