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July 19, 2026
  • Outside mediator called to help Oregon House Democrats
  • Chart shows voter ID makes sense
  • Eastern Oregon has some of the worst wildfire smoke in the country right now
  • Latest updates on each major wildfire burning in Oregon
  • Smoke map: Covers 50% of Oregon
  • A historic wrong meets a modern dilemma in Oregon's forests
  • After firing of key MultCo health leader, accusations fly and potential litigation brews
  • Maintenance on pause as Deschutes Co. delays road projects
  • Oregon's wildfire response enhanced with hi-tech advancements
  • Regional earthquake experts say more coordination, investment needed
  • Closing date set for 200-bed Portland overnight shelter beset by neighbor complaints
  • Editorial: Why Astorians feel disenfranchised
  • National ‘Jesus March' tour brings online culture wars to Pioneer Courthouse Square
  • Oregon City picks new flag inspired by municipal elevator and Willamette Falls
  • West Linn named ‘Oregon's safest city'
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    July 18, 2026
  • Gov. Tina Kotek, Read defend elections and slam Trump speech
  • Can the Trump administration force Oregon election changes?
  • Marijuana ban targeted again as Ore. senators, Dems push to end federal prohibition
  • Federal judge will decide Oregon's new package recycling law by August
  • Commissioners call for ‘reset' in Moda Center renovation talks
  • Editorial: Oregon's troubling transgender story
  • Editorial: The heavy economic impact from proposed hunting and fishing ban
  • Opinion: Oregon is pumping children full of hormones
  • The Reverse Oregon Trail
  • Dozens of wildfires are suddenly burning in Oregon
  • Judge partially halts Oregon commercial logging project over spotted owl habitat
  • Kotek appoints Beaverton judge to Washington Co Circuit Court
  • Oregon Health Authority cancels layoffs
  • Oregon pear grower aid and American farmland pressures
  • Lake Oswego movie theater accused of antisemitism over its marquee
  • Lars Larson: Our kids just aren't safe in Portland
  • Oregon DEQ urges caution due to unhealthy air quality in John Day
  • SHAS to lower its payment standards, indicating more rental units available
  • S. Ore. schools report gains from cellphone ban, face enforcement challenges
    • July 17, 2026
  • Hunting petition ban fails signature verification step
  • Reset demanded on failing Blazer bailout
  • 4 of 6 OR Reps Vote Against Permanent Daylight Time
  • Sounding alarm about state's $421M Medicaid shortfall
  • Portland fines ICE building for wood over windows
  • Merkley introduces second Epstein Files Act
  • MultCo demands 'reset' on Moda Center funding
  • ABC, NBC decline to air Trump speech
  • BLM to hire 130 to accommodate increase in timber sales
  • Drazan: Kotek class time promise fails by 75%
  • In Oregon, Alcohol Conflict Brews Again
  • Julia Brim-Edwards Outraises Opponents for Chair
  • Kotek defends OR elections after Trump speech
  • Kotek order on classroom time will change little
  • Lawsuit: New law funding OR labor agency illegal
  • Metro Closes In on Funding Decisions for Parks
  • Monique DeSpain outraises Rep. Hoyle — again
  • NE Portland split over new proposed service district
  • OR, WA in lawsuit against Pentagon block on wind projects
  • Portland draft Moda Center terms to Blazers — after delays and finger-pointing
  • Portland mayor blames Blazers for slowing progress
  • Vancouver to open Clark Co's largest homeless shelter
  • WA-03 primary: Dem & Rep challengers for Glusenkamp Perez
  • Warm Springs seat on Soil & Water Conservation District board — filled for the first time in decades