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October 09, 2026
  • Drazan reports $1M check in tight race
  • Progressive coalition pushes OR wealth tax
  • 14 arrested at TriMet station
  • Oregon legend Don McIntire's tax-cut revolution lives on
  • Senate Maj. Leader won't seek another term leading caucus
  • $18M spent upgrading schools faces closure
  • Hillsboro proposes strict limits on data centers
  • Affordable housing project to use geothermal
  • Debate: WA millionaires tax on the ballot
  • Drazan checks Kotek on “business friendly” Oregon
  • Eugene Clean Energy Fund: millions for climate
  • MultCo allocating $150K to clean 82nd Ave
  • MultCo delays vote on ambulance response time
  • Murmurs: PPS Releases 2 School Closure Plans
  • Political Committee to Back Portland Moderates
  • Portland debates higher taxes on corporations
  • Proposal to ban political spending by corporations
  • Readers respond: Preschool for All surplus
  • Renewable fuels refinery in financial trouble?
  • State Housing Agency: Excessive Construction Costs
  • U of O flyer tries to push Jews off campus
  • U.S. Attorney's Office outlines Fraud Task Force
  • Vancouver utility rates could rise 12%
  • WA superintendent calls for more school funding — math scores lag
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    October 08, 2026
  • New DHM poll puts Kotek +2%
  • Breaking down the gubernatorial race
  • Gas tax, party switch make up House #32 race
  • PPS combative response to bond audit
  • 15 highlights from Medford Governors debate
  • Parents and teachers call for delay on closures
  • 'Medicare for All' attracts midterm voters
  • 2nd gubernatorial debate: plenty of policy
  • 32 men charged in child sex trafficking case
  • Battle over Detroit Lake reaches federal court
  • Corvallis city workers gear up for strike
  • Fear and Loathing at Blazers Fan Fest 2026
  • Fire officials warn of lithium-ion battery fire risk
  • Hillsboro weighs two-phase data center limits
  • Hit-and-run suspect detained as windshield repair arrives
  • Independence mayor will face a challenger
  • Jeff Swickard Is Collecting Downtown Towers
  • Key Questions About Portland Budget Measure — Won't Be Answered Until After the Election
  • KGW Oregon 2026 voter guide
  • KOIN analysts break down WA 3rd debate
  • KOIN interviews WA-3 candidates for midterms
  • New bike barriers aim for safety, stir frustration
  • Portland and MultCo doing ranked choice voting
  • Portland teachers and parents call for school funding
  • Portland's I-5 closure ending early
  • Sen. Anderson condemns antisemitic campus flyers
  • What to know: Portland Dist. 3 council race
  • What to know: Portland Dist. 4 council race
    • October 07, 2026
  • Kotek, Drazan live Medford debate tonight
  • Portland developer gives Kotek $100K
  • Legislative races to decide: Trump or Salem?
  • Daylight Savings Bill dies. (Here's how it would've looked)
  • End Oregon 'mega master' immigration hearings
  • Lawmakers: All ideas welcome as Medicaid cuts loom
  • Gov. race just got tighter, according to forecaster
  • Editorial: You can vote in person and not by mail in Oregon
  • Gov DeSantis' Oregon visit spotlights parents rights
  • Air survey reveals drought link to tree health
  • Kotek taps Criminal Justice head
  • Keep OregonWatchdog free, far-reaching
  • PeaceHealth Oregon has a new chief executive
  • Public Utilities Dir. on paid administrative leave
  • What to know about 'house spider' season
  • At raucous PPS rally, parents, teachers and students protest school closures
  • How Rep. Val Hoyle took $275M from schools
  • Oregon school funding explained: Why districts get different shares
  • OSU: $94.8M for 13-story student housing tower
  • Portland couple accused of stealing urns, human remains from mausoleum for drug money