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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
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    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
    • June 01, 2026
  • Fox News: Hunting, fishing ban faces backlash
  • Estacada pot farm up in smoke
  • Family sues for $111M over lack of HWY 26 dividers
  • Important IP28 update
  • 88,000 Oregonians leave. Chart shows impact.
  • Board sued over alleged freedom of religion violation
  • ‘Multiple' people killed, officer shot
  • Statewide radio Ad blasts Blazer bailout
  • As wildfire season looms, ODOT crews mow highways with fewer resources
  • Trans cyclist wins 2 Oregon women's races
  • Opinion: Oregon is failing its children - and calling it ‘compassion'
  • Editorial valley: An arts tax ‘reform'
  • Homeless woman: Politics and preferential treatment?
  • Nominate products for the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Oregon
  • Did homeless cause fire on 8 floating homes?
  • New Sauvie Island parking permits go on sale Monday
  • Portland to fund shatterproof glass at oft-vandalized accessibility elevators
  • Column: Student success in Bend-La Pine Schools