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May 18, 2026
  • Poll: Complicated view of homeless
  • Portland may cut police again?
  • KATU gets a firsthand look at ballot box security
  • Oregon ruling changes what HR has to prove in harassment cases
  • Kotek found $248 million under ODOT couch
  • Drag venue's historic plaque vandalized
  • Online poll: Retirement age for Congress?
  • Ice cream recalled for metal (Oregon, 16 states)
  • Election day is tomorrow. Turn in ballots before the deadline
  • OR law allows it to block healthcare deals. State hasn't done so once in 5 years
  • The Defeat of M120 is a win for the Oregon System
  • Federal grant strengthens Douglas County home repair program
  • Foster care abuse numbers down in Jackson Co
  • Oregon counties: 19% turnout, Multnomah dead last
  • WorkSource Oregon launches mobile service centers
  • Firefighters battle growing wildfire in Klamath National Forest
  • Portland voters have nuanced views of homelessness, new poll finds
  • Rally opposes plan to shift Safe Rest Village to recovery-only model
  • Thousands of gallons of milk into a creek that flows into the Upper McKenzie River
  • One teacher's struggle to help her son led her to take on Oregon's reading crisis.
  • State: some Springfield elementary materials not meeting standards
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    May 17, 2026
  • Oregon among nation's highest gas taxes -- it may get higher
  • Oregon seniors scammed at one of the highest rates
  • Downtown Portland on verge of a comeback?
  • Portland black faith leaders raise concerns over voting rights
  • 15 Gov't vehicles to remove 3 homeless
  • Drazan has 77% odds of winning
  • Airline offering TSA-free service
  • They want Kotek to fund a $24B train to Seattle?
  • Hillsboro rally targets planned data centers
  • Pickleball boom hits Oregon with massive new complex
  • Tribal leader: $50K prize for historic massacre site restoration
  • Historic highway reopens at Multnomah Falls, offering another route to waterfall
  • Prosper Portland repos Old Town buildings purchased by failed shoe startup
  • Springfield to weighs annexation, mental health regional strategy May 18
  • UO President Scholz says university needs $65M in budget cuts
    • May 16, 2026
  • Power players push Kotek on Cascadia Bullet Train
  • Oregon warns: SNAP homes need to complete interviews 6/1/26
  • SoS defends mail-in voting
  • What's driving overdose deaths decline?
  • Lars Larson: Maxine blames gas $$ on “Orange Man”
  • Oregon's housing supply increased only about 5% between 2020 and 2025
  • Governor, County side with locals against building a cemetery near Salem
  • Oregon DEQ approves temporary summer E15 gasoline sales
  • PeaceHealth fires top Oregon hospital executive, effective immediately
  • Ruling halts logging project in Southern Oregon
  • Central Oregon public lands enter Stage 1 fire restrictions Monday
  • East Portland residents voice frustration over proposed police cuts
  • Four-story affordable apartments planned for heart of Bend's west side
  • Gresham assures water is safe amid deluge of complaints
  • New Bend Recovery Center expands support for young adults
  • Troutdale weighs reviving city police department as sheriff's contract costs rise
  • PCC president resigns after tense tenure, staff strike — $261K severance package, $25K retention bonus
  • Delayed sentencing for Portland drug dealer is now under arrest again
  • Man with 166 arrests sentenced to life after exposing himself to mall employee