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August 20, 2026
  • Rep. Smith lost top position after ethics fine
  • Commissioner West under ethics probe
  • Portland's Union Electricians are moving to Idaho — at an Alarming Rate
  • Lawmaker proposes more cannibus restrictions
  • Residents protest Hillsboro jet hub at
  • From international supplier to ‘demolition by neglect'
  • Lawmakers silent on Rep. Smith violations
  • Ex-Home Forward leader investigated — lavish travel spending
  • Portland wasted $650k on incapable contractors
  • Activists warn of more mink raids after farm break-in
  • Bricks & Minifigs reaches settlement with Oregon family
  • Clackamas County moves toward data center moratorium
  • Corvallis City Council to talk budget gap with the public
  • Drazan TV clip: Kotek culpable for high gas $$
  • Kalshi Hires OR Lobbyists, Gives Rayfield $12,500
  • Lars: Centennial Mills explosion is Portland metaphor
  • Murmurs: Owner of La Mota Issued $7.9 Million in Liens
  • Portland spent more than $12 million on Centennial Mills
  • Public universities: steeper cuts and higher tuition?
  • Readers respond: City ignores building threats
  • Readers respond: leadership lacking on Daimler
  • Readers respond: Tax money not for whims
  • TriMet line cuts and adjustments begin Sunday — significant budget hole
  • Vancouver Public Schools accepts state financial oversight
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    August 19, 2026
  • Our weak economy, population shift
  • High earnings needed to live comfortably in WA, OR
  • Timbers owner, "Blazers can't move"
  • Rep. Boice calls for Curry Sheriff to resign
  • Power line thieves may face terrorism charges
  • Will this Kotek-Drazan time be different?
  • Wildfires: 2.63M acres, 4X annual average
  • Trump rescinding forest roadless rule. Good for Oregon
  • Earnings in Oregon boost Providence profits
  • Major developer plans giant wind, solar and storage project in Oregon
  • Oregon receives $100K highway pollinator funding
  • Report: Oregon policy among state laws slowing private equity healthcare deals
  • Citizens call for appeal of plan for private 'jet hub' at Hillsboro airport
  • Despite threat of canceled $250M grant, Warm Springs energy project progresses
  • Marion's largest union declares impasse
  • Head Start is oming to OSU-Cascades
  • New state law will bring changes to testing in Eugene, Springfield school districts
  • PSU: MultCo could lose 17K school-aged children in the next decade
  • New filings in Youth Authority sex abuse lawsuits allege long-term cover-up
    • August 18, 2026
  • Ex-OHSU CEO: $15M suit for fired for speaking up
  • Legislatures pushed on 'Hidden Homicides' fixes
  • (video) Big tower explosion demolition
  • Rep. Bynum votes against Stop Insider Trading Act
  • Sen. Wyden: Audit the Pentagon
  • 10 cent for water, 0 for shampoo: Economics of bottle deposit divide
  • U.S. Forest Service is investing $15M for Oregon wood projects
  • US Rep Salinas proposes program to support first responder mental health
  • 15 years after closing, Willamette River locks look for a way to reopen
  • Center for Biological Diversity sues feds over 24M acres cattle grazing plan
  • Fire ban issued in Willamette National Forest over hot and dry weather
  • Improving EPA's Understanding of forestry pesticide use
  • Kotek hosts roundtable discussing food insecurity for SNAP recipients
  • Oregon housing starts rise 11.3% in first half of 2026, outpacing national trend
  • Sen. Brock Smith wins national award
  • Survey: Businesses facing wildfire losses could inform disaster assistance
  • Pendleton leaders tour Portland homelessness programs
  • George Fox launches free AI certificate courses