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September 11, 2026

Abraham Lincoln statue to return to South Park Blocks

Portland's Democratic Socialists Reach 1,600 Donors

SE OR wild horse rescue on hold

Activists push ban on dark money campaigns

Ben West to be Junction City manager

City administrator meets with Blazers owner

Company to pay $520K after soliciting WA businesses

Data center planned for Portland high rise

Don't forget how Oregonians rallied after Charlie Kirk

Getting out of homelessness: ‘circular process'

Hemp industry would go up in smoke under fed ban

Hillsboro airport expansion withdrawn — new plan coming

Kotek's data center stance won't slow them in E. OR

Lars: I-5 closure best campaign ad for Drazan ever!

Lawmakers approve $1.25M for ballot drop boxes

Lawmakers approve $123M in emergency fire funding

LEAP program helps Portlanders communicate to police

Local first responders honoring 25 years since Sept. 11

Man sentenced for smuggling guns to Mexico

Merkley decries Trump's 'authoritarian state'

OR man who led first responders at ground zero

Oregon coast lacks tsunami evacuation structures

Oregonian on what the GOP convention was like

PBOT hoping to alleviate traffic during I-5 closure

Public defender backlog drops 66% in one year

Retired firefighter urges Americans to remember 9/11 — 'We were attacked as a country'

Transit Justice Group OPAL Shuts Down

Tualatin Valley firefighters travel to NYC to mark 9/11

September 10, 2026

Ballot measure aims to ban corporate campaign $$

'Hoot, Don't Shoot' campaign (barred owls)

Donation of the Week: $50,000 to Kotek

Zyn to Rep. Perez: Cease and desist

Kotek pushes health care behind closed doors —

Northern spotted owl: 'functionally extinct'

$2B plan to cover I-5, reconnect Albina

Oregonian on what the GOP convention was like

Portland renames Chávez Blvd for all farmworkers

PPS Teachers Levy Funded 55 Fewer Educators

Teachers unions oppose Portland school closures

$100k in repairs to vandalized state park bathrooms

2 lawmakers move to outlaw Flock cameras

Angry response to Ridgefield waterfront plan

Grim funding outlook for public colleges and universities

Lincoln statue could be returning to Portland

Mexican national with 126 illegal guns gets hand-slap

Murmurs: Read Warns Voters to Drop Off Ballots

New fed indictment for former county commissioner

Officials encourage public transit use during I-5 shutdown

Oregon Shroom Facilitators Revolt Against Fee Hike

Poll: Portland residents frustrated by cost of living

Portland approves partnership with PSU for new theater

States sue over changes to Endangered Species Act

September 09, 2026

Lawmakers face tough choices over Prosperity Council plans

Voters urged to use ballot drop boxes under new developments

Kotek stops data centers on state lands — Protesters demand more

The school speed limit rule you're getting wrong

Mexican national with 126 illegal guns gets hand-slap

Kotek, Drazan each call for Oregon data center moratorium

Health Authority seeks 120 new positions amid budget challenges

(9/11) Key mistake foiled Flight 93 plot, saved lives

Drazan radio ad: Kotek's billions in cost increases

Data center protesters gather at Oregon State Capitol, photos

Oregon Health Plan's housing benefit program still failing to help hundreds

Oregon prison tablets coming later this year

Proposal would require Oregon super speeders to install safety device

Activists protesting lithium mine detained at Oregon State Capitol

Cougars in the community: ODFW on staying safe among Oregon's Big Cats

Portland's John School: Accountability, survivor stories, and a second chance

Suicide prevention trainings and events planned across C. Oregon this month

Connecting businesses to students

Oregon Treasurer: Students benefit from personal finance class in 2027

Thousands skip state tests. Lawmakers revisit opt-outs?