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January 07, 2026
  • Economist: Mixed 2026 outlook
  • Social Security changes in 2026
  • Election officials met to address noncitizens voting
  • Trump warns Portland, ‘We'll go back if crime starts"
  • Oregon congress vote scorecard
  • 2 Lawmakers: Bill lets people to sue Fed agents
  • Western states split from CDC on kid vaccines
  • Ministry petitions S. Court after state cuts grants
  • More counties get extra SNAP time to replace storm loss food
  • MultCo picks new director for much scrutinized Preschool for All program
  • NIH settlement may not help Oregon researchers
  • Oregon court: ICE video can be used in Portland auto theft case,
  • Oregon DOC unlikely to close EOCI for budget reductions
  • Statewide transit tax remains unchanged as new year begins
  • Portland to evict nearly 100 shelter residents who are ‘unwilling to engage'
  • State Parks seek public input on proposed drone rules
  • Wire thieves knock out traffic light. Cars crash.
  • Catalytic converters stolen off six Lebanon school buses
  • NIH settlement may not help Oregon researchers
  • Backlash over Salem's police review member
    • January 06, 2026
  • New postmark rule: impacts Oregon's elections, tax returns
  • Ex-Venezuelan ambassador in Oregon speaks
  • Shirt spurs firing, Federal lawsuit
  • Sec-State 2026 priorities
  • Freedom Foundation sues over anti-free speech law
  • Official dies, halts historic recall election
  • Merkley criticizes Trump administration
  • OR joins WA making marriage with minors a crime
  • Lars Larson: Venezuela exposes lots of liberal regret
  • Lawmakers urge OHA emergency $$ to prevent rural health closures
  • Library dir. on 2 weeks of paid leave
  • Price differences of the most expensive homes for sale in each Oregon county
  • Rep. Boice: 4 good things about Maduro capture
  • Rep. Smith seeks reelection
  • Shuttering primate research to cost $1B
  • Snow means more coming to C. Oregon
  • Portland Metro Young Republicans election
  • Students adjust to cell phone ban
    • January 05, 2026
  • PDX Venezuelan business: 'We needed this'
  • 2026 Oregon's comeback year
  • Wyden on cannabis rescheduling
  • Kotek's top 2 campaign issues
  • Councilor Green: PDX “doom loop”, foie gras ban.
  • 2 businesses announce mass layoffs
  • Wine industry eyes 2026 amid tariffs, decline
  • Landslide at Highway 6 near Oregon Coast
  • Lane Co wages lag behind Oregon and national averages
  • New consumer protection laws go into effect
  • Winter storm watch issued for the Cascades
  • Wyden decries Fed park fee hikes … ignores Kotek's
  • (video clip) Walk through homeless wasteland
  • Eugene-Springfield Child Welfare, Vocational Rehab offices moving
  • Once-toxic industrial wasteland could become Portland's botanical gardens
  • Renting v buying. Monthly reality wins over tradition
  • TriMet's plan to shrink 82nd Ave: John Charles responds