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June 04, 2026
  • Court delays land use ruling against ICE building
  • Pouring big money into housing many can't afford — affordable housing funding
  • Unanswered questions about Portland police mask ban
  • Bicyclist seeks $950K from city after hitting pothole
  • Book Revisits the OR Saboteurs Who Set Fires to Save the Planet
  • Effort to ask voters to reinstate Trump tax breaks fails
  • Float fee petition needs your help
  • Hillsboro erupts over data centers
  • Homeless says he was given free ticket to OR
  • Lars Larson: Kotek ODOT pick = disaster
  • Moda Center needs $500 million in repairs — why are the Blazers asking for more?
  • MultCo tries to save jobs programs for homeless
  • OPB's First Look: Unaffordable affordable housing
  • Portland Allots $2.5 Million to Housing in N. Portland
  • Portland's foie gras ban is expected to pass
  • PSU to develop new conference center, hotel downtown
  • Rural OR hospitals get funding for maternal health
  • Trump gold coin draws scrutiny in Portland hearing
  • U of O trustees approve next year's budget — warnings of future cuts
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    June 03, 2026
  • SAIF CEO resigns amid sex harassment
  • Kotek taps chief-staff as new ODOT interim chief
  • Kotek transportation group fixates on messaging, not math
  • Oregon hunt-fish ban runs counter to US trend
  • Oregon demonizes nation's #1 most generous man
  • Kotek faces transportation challenge, DMV service reductions
  • Both Oregon gubernatorial candidates weigh in against IP 28 -
  • Fed hunt for military equipment after PDX smash-grab theft
  • Fire victims ask court to disqualify Judge Due to previous work for PacifiCorp
  • ICE protestors turn against car who made wrong turn (video)
  • New book revisits the Oregon saboteurs who set fires to ‘Save the Planet'
  • New evacuation maps for wildfires, tri-county area
  • Population trends in Northwest Oregon
  • REP. Bentz: bill on emergency access, wildfire prep in Juniper Canyon
  • CareOregon ends long-standing community advisory group
  • PSU taps Portland development firm for hotel, conference center development
  • University of Oregon Board of Trustees approves deficit budget
  • Father fights to keep daughter's killer in prison
  • Oregon man stockpiled 740,000 child abuse photos
    • June 02, 2026
  • Kotek bragged on grad rates. There's a big problem.
  • No undercover lic-plates to ICE, but not other fed agencies?
  • PacificSource lays off 97
  • Lars Larson: Double standard for a top educator
  • Cyclists ride through closed highways, ODOT fumes.
  • DOJ: ‘obstructionist policies' in blue states
  • Oregon petition to ban hunting and fishing moves closer to November ballot
  • Monique DeSpain: Call Kotek to stop rapist release
  • Rep. Bentz: Bill for public access road, fire safe zones
  • Rep. Bunch responds to Sandy tragedy
  • Judge issues order restricting Oregon State Hospital admissions
  • Fleet Week ships arrive Tuesday; expect frequent and long bridge lifts
  • Free yard debris drop-off event returns to Deschutes Co communities
  • Petition targets lead paint risk near daycare and playground in Cornelius
  • Port of Astoria oil spill spurs containment, cleanup process
  • Portland City Council appears to have the 7 votes needed to pass a foie gras ban
  • Portland utility rate hike pushes average water, sewer bill above $2K per year
  • Scotch broom now threatens coast, volunteers race to cut blooms
  • Springfield City Council OKs local payroll tax to diversify revenue