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May 28, 2026
  • Arts tax increases for the first time since 2012
  • May voter turnout shattered previous records — thanks to gas tax
  • Morillo's Chief of Staff Files Discrimination Complaint
  • DMV won't reinstate undercover plates for feds
  • Feds to decide if Crater Lake newt endangered
  • Gallup Poll: People turn against data centers
  • Hacker sentenced for selling OR gov't network access
  • Head of Portland's civic life office is on leave
  • Inside the Collapse of Providence Health Plan
  • Lars Larson: School rape cover-up
  • More political vandalism at our parks
  • MultCo releases 'final roadmap' for universal preschool
  • Murmurs: City Council Mulls Campesinos Boulevard
  • Overdose Deaths Plummet but OR Rate Still High
  • Portland bans masks for federal agents
  • PPS Shows Progress in Reading and Slide in Math
  • Readers respond: Sacrifice one university, save rest
  • Salem councilors consider metal detectors at meetings
  • Steady unemployment rate for OR economy
  • TriMet facing mass layoffs, service reductions
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    May 27, 2026
  • Oregon GOP handed Drazan another shot to beat Kotek. Will this time be different?
  • Following gas tax measure failure, candidates address transportation funding
  • Kotek meets with delegations to strengthen global trade partnerships
  • Oregon GOP push to restore tax breaks blocked by Dems faces ‘steep hill,' backers say
  • A rural Oregon town is going broke. Can it be saved?
  • LA's mansion tax backfires (Oregon should learn)
  • $4B and growing: Embark celebrates 25 years
  • Feds to decide on endangered species protections for Crater Lake newt by October
  • Kotek submits four Union Co state board appointees for senate confirmation
  • Lane Co budget shortfall for homeless services less dire than expected
  • Oregon regulators deny PacifiCorp interim rate increase request
  • Oregon's top health official calls for postpartum care reform
  • Umatilla Co. residents named to state boards
  • Bad blood lingers after sitting Circuit Judge ousted
  • Bend approves plan to expand water plant, waits on Forest Service land transfer
  • Portland leaders launch fast-track renaming of Cesar Chavez Boulevard
  • Civil War Football is Back!
  • Former Gladstone cop faces 20-year sentence in death of estranged wife
  • Gov. released felon linked to 5 deaths
    • May 26, 2026
  • Revenue forecast undermines case for tax hikes
  • Deadly Memorial Day shakes Portland
  • Buying 3 Oregon islands cost less than you think
  • Iran war, skyrocketing gas $$ batters Oregon forecast
  • Lars Larson: Portland has new way to soak you
  • WWII vet living in Oregon celebrates 102nd birthday
  • Professor claims PSU defamed her after viral ‘I am Hamas' video
  • Memorial Day tributes across C. Oregon remember the ultimate sacrifice
  • Civil Rights pioneer dies. Made racial unity plea for 250th
  • Could Forest Service staffing changes impact wildfire response in Oregon?
  • Lake County DA's resignation came under pressure from county officials
  • Scouts plant 130,000 flags at Willamette National Cemetery
  • Shari's parent company files for bankruptcy a year after closing Oregon locations
  • Specialty beverages sold in Oregon recalled for possible contamination
  • Fast-Moving Blackwell fire prompts evacuations near Central Point
  • Some on Portland School Board express distaste for district's emerging AI agenda
  • The 30 minutes that matter: How to prepare for wildfire evacuations
  • Central Oregon student cadets march in Washington D.C. parade
  • Bethany neighbors sound alarm after dangerous run-ins with kids on motorbikes