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September 03, 2026

OR court's data breached through third-party system

Portland To Consider Opposing Data Center NDAs

Questions over 20-minute waits for Portland police

Suspect in deadly Chelan Hills Fire in WA arrested

Charity director accused of stealing disaster funds

Chart: Mail ballot states show pattern

City council: rare agreement on street renaming

Contract Extension for Portland School Superintendent

Crime Stoppers of Oregon shutting down after 40 years

DeSpain exposes 15-year broken Veteran promise

Dispute Over the Costs of Staging Waterfront Festivals

DOJ Investigation Warned about Curry Co Sheriff

First lawsuit filed over Longview tank implosion

Home Forward Raising Rents For Voucher Holders — Budget Shortfall

Kotek's luxury prompts her cost-free decisions

Lars Larson: Raise for education “Titanic”

Mayor and Unions Oppose Participatory Budgeting

OR to launch new state health insurance marketplace

Oregon City's election is full of familiar names

Parents push PPS to rethink classroom screen time

Portland gives city workers free TriMet passes

Portland takes aim at data center secrecy

PPS ‘rightsizing' plan to standardize educational experience

Public weighs in on renaming Cesar Chavez Blvd

Washington Co drdug deflection program success

Water Rates Climb as Wholesale Customers Disconnect

September 02, 2026

2026 wildfires brings record costs

Ex-principal removed after cocaine incident — now kindergarten teacher

Cannabis, alcohol, 2nd homes taxes to fund roads?

$1.1M for fake logging company

New wildfire in Willamette National Forest

Quarterly revenue forecast shows mixed signals

3 years paid leave. OR State Hospital won't let him back.

Does the City of Portland need more contract oversight?

Curry Co sheriff faces calls to resign. An early DOJ investigation gave warning

Federal scrutiny compels MultCo to change how it prioritizes people for housing

Flags to fly at half-staff to honor Warm Springs chief

KTVZ News to host debates, town halls and partner in candidate forums

Map shows 91% Oregon drought

City passes tiered rate system to reduce Redmond water usage

Police response times of up to 20 minutes prompt scrutiny from Portland city leaders

Portland's mayor and unions oppose participatory budgeting

Winston mayor requesting investigation of mail delivery problems

PPS Board will weigh contract extension and pay raise for its superintendent

Man fined nearly $25K for illegally dumping tires across Portland metro

September 01, 2026

Oregon defends in-state tuition for immigrants

State Hospital official on 3-year paid leave

Universities brace for big international enrollment drop

5 arrests, detain others at nuisance abandoned home

Online vote: Confident in our schools?

Labor Dept. urges feds to continue collecting data

Nonprofit helps families prep for children arriving with little notice

Oregon students return as state ranks among worst for public education

Chart: Voters 18-point rise on this issue

Frost Advisory in place for parts of Oregon this week

Giant fireball in sky wows Oregonians

Monique DeSpain (CD#4) gets NFIB endorsement

Oregon State Hospital order draws mixed reactions over mental health, jail policy

Strike alert service solicits for ‘up to 650 travel nurses' for Southern Oregon

Budgeting measure faces organized opposition from labor unions, mayor

DEQ settles with railroad over Marys River bridge collapse, drops inspection demand

Election complaint alleges Sharon Meieran broke campaign finance laws

Oregon Trail Electric website addresses questions related to union strike

K-8 Create Program offers key to arts access in Oregon coastal classrooms

Lars Larson: Big fancy buildings or kids who can read?