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August 10, 2026
  • Lawmakers condemn ‘intimidation and violence' over state senator
  • Over 2.3M acres burned in Oregon's 2026, topping 2024 record
  • Oregon unemployment rate climbed from middle of the pack to near the top
  • Central Oregon gas prices remain above national average, but relief may be ahead
  • Sen. Starr: Response to Sen. Sollman incident
  • Lars Larson: Call the Blazer bluff
  • OSHA work heat illness prevention and wildfire smoke requirements
  • Small market, real cost: how Portland's Moda Center deal stacks up nationally
  • Southeastern Oregon reservoir reports as of Aug. 9, 2026
  • 2 Oregon political parties get disqualified
  • Antifa likes to show up at Christian events
  • Data center proposals filed days, hours before Hillsboro moratorium approved
  • Perseid Meteor Shower peaks Aug. 12-13, peak hours & where to watch in Oregon
  • Plans advance for new Christmas Valley library branch
  • Prosper Portland declines to provide reviews of loan and grant programs
  • ODFW hosts free youth Upland Game Bird Hunts
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    August 09, 2026
  • Many Oregon hospitals in financial crisis
  • Oregon has deserted RV crisis. Volunteers fight it 1 cleanup at a time
  • Portland pushes back on Union Pacific's plan to resume rail traffic near Centennial Mills
  • Oregonian Mark Cruz will lead federal Indian Health Service
  • Report: Kotek, state leaders should take action now to bring down health care costs
  • After 66 years, Portland says goodbye to the Lloyd Center, old and new
  • Max Sherman calls for stronger data center protections on the North Coast
  • Oregon lawmaker says she was accosted by constituent at forum
  • Beaverton Goodwill evacuated, ‘innocuous' white powder causes health scare
  • Hillsboro brush fire forces evacuations
  • New fire breaks out in Lane Co in Three Sisters Wilderness
  • Possible human remains found in Centennial Mills rubble after massive fire
  • Small fire starts in Linn Co.; Hagen Fire evacuation levels rise, highway closed
    • August 08, 2026
  • Kotek backs local data center bans, rejects statewide
  • Transportation $$ survey yanked after backlash
  • Drinking water system accessed in cyber attacks
  • Constitution, We the People parties no longer qualify
  • Data shows Liberal enviro-laws make wildfires worse
  • Oregon can't legislate member loyalty
  • Chart: DNC vs. RNC on fundraising
  • Dem lawmakers propose 3-year moratorium on new large OR data centers
  • Exit of 2 members of Oregon Board of Education points to tension over changing state role
  • Lawsuit could undo Oregon's ban on excessive out-of-state interest rates
  • Oregon health insurance costs set for sharp increase in 2027
  • Oregon looks to how other states fund their transportation needs
  • Oregon nonprofit that helps human trafficking victims sees a surge in cases
  • Next big data center in Hillsboro is likely to be 200 ft from Liberty HS
  • Oregon Air National Guard activated to fight Grasshopper Wildfire
  • Rep Smith agrees to $12K ethics fine over improper pay raises, vacation time
  • Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood object to aspects of new housing bills
  • Oregon State AD Kevin Griffin opines on controversial congressional bill
  • Regular attendance at Oregon schools jumped by 7,000 students last school year