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January 21, 2026
  • Report: Homeless surges
  • Trump rules: Oregon must come up with $340M
  • Kotek panel to study data centers. Too late?
  • Rep. Diehl runs for Oregon governor
  • ICE riot map tells the whole story
  • Bill: ‘fishing expedition' of license plate data
  • Portland mayor addresses shooting of 2 police officers
  • Business update: legislature, governor, policy
  • Oregon AG hosts town hall alongside Dem AGs
  • Sen. McLane: Bipartisan fix to public land controversy
  • Telehealth wants State to $$ virtual behavioral health
  • Emergency Dir. placed on leave
  • Ethics probe: Pro bono counsel for city councilors
  • Oregon invests $25M in maternity care for rural hospitals
  • Oregon's healthcare safety nrt shrinks as hospitals close and services Retreat
  • Salem Health, Santiam Hospital will seek state approval for merger
  • PPS proposes cutting 290 positions amid budget gap
    • January 20, 2026
  • Senate Dems condemn ICE
  • Lawmakers: Road $$, wildfire insurance, AI
  • Snake yoga is a thing in Portland
  • Alpenrose closes plant, wrapping up Oregon presence
  • Tax funded Portland mega-resturant delayed, over-cost
  • ICE sit-in leads to multiple arrests
  • Population growth holds slow and steady
  • Rep. Reschke: Legislature and the transportation tax
  • Lars: Building giant costly new (empty) schools
  • Hunger Prevention Coalition dissolves after 26 years
  • Parks finalizing drone rules: Give feedback
  • Oregon Ag Dept accepts nominations for International Year of the Woman Farmer
  • Oregon Cattlemen's Association looks to develop next generation of leaders
  • Oregon landowners could get more preference tags for mule deer hunting
  • Police search for suspect after 2 cops shot
  • Rep. Mark Owens in Baker City Monday evening for town hall
  • OHSU union approves labor deal, minimum wage hike likely
  • Oregon State University's growth era is beginning to slow
  • Man sold aviation components to Russia
    • January 19, 2026
  • Oregon's unemployment among nation's worst
  • Lawmakers: Protect kids from AI chatbots
  • New rules for realtors in 2025
  • David Medina to run for Governor
  • Will consumers pay for Oregon's climate ambitions, data center boom?
  • As Google's water demands grow, city pulls more from Mt. Hood forest
  • California's union push ultimate cash grab ballot measure
  • Oregon's bridges stand, but $$ beneath is cracking
  • Readers respond: Let voters decide on transportation bill
  • A Reed alum journalist got hired by ICE. She can't believe how easy it was.
  • MLK Day to impact mail, banks, more
  • Retired Oregon F-15s enter NASA service
  • US health rank. How Oregon compares
  • Who has filed to run for Marion County commissioner in 2026?
  • Albany will let any driver skip a ticket on their first traffic stop, for a different price
  • Sherwood votes to challenge new state housing laws
  • Stolen items end up here in homeless re-sell tent (CA)
  • Warming fire at homeless encampment damages restaurant in Lloyd District
  • Grants Pass High School expands automotive program
  • Delhi Man gets prison in Oregon for illegally exporting aviation technology to Russia