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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
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    August 17, 2026
  • Gov. POWER Act: Data centers to pay more
  • Union report critical of universities
  • Oregon overdose deaths in 2024
  • Parent sues school over her ban (trans protest)
  • Oregon Democrat infighting — Wave 2
  • Column: Does Oregon underfund education?
  • Rep. Owens represents about 37% of Oregon
  • Oregon homeless from around world. This man from Cuba
  • Malheur arson case brings 9 charges
  • Coos County expects more timber money, but won't budget it yet
  • Counties, farm groups back Klamath appeal
  • Lightning sparks many new fires as storms linger in forecast
  • ODOT: Big delays as I-5 closes in Rose Quarter
  • 930 homes planned for Salem draws traffic concerns
  • MAX Green Line to be shortened, TriMet adjusts 34 lines
  • Portland's War on Cars 3: Ending the War on Automobiles
  • Innovative family supports launch to improve early literacy
  • Oregon expands literacy efforts for very young children
  • Portland expands right-on-red limits
    • August 16, 2026
  • Fire map shift across 5 major incidents
  • Governor Race: Facts on the ground
  • Rep. Dexter makes unannounced ICE visit
  • County's most powerful law enforcement official goes rogue
  • (video) Activists block DeSpain from homeless outreach
  • Kotek hosts roundtable on SNAP recipients
  • Ethics case: Public office under examination
  • Klamath needs water to avoid botulism outbreak
  • Rural ambulances still can't transport Upper McKenzie patients 
  • Statewide program marks one year of modernizing Oregon recycling
  • Thunderstorms, flash flood risks on massive Oregon-Idaho border wildfire
  • Transmission line crews use equipment to help fight wildfires
  • Austin Fire grows to over 2,000 acres, crosses Clackamas River
  • Fishing vessel joins trained team to free injured humpback whale off Oregon Coast
  • Portland details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Monday
  • US Navy Blue Angels perform at Oregon International Air Show (photos)
  • WorkSource Oregon to host Gresham job fair for healthcare positions
  • PPS loses 2 top administrators less than 2 weeks before school starts