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August 06, 2026

2x arsonist caught starting Oregon wildfires

Clackamas County to consider data center moratorium

Clash after petition to divert PCEF $$ to police rejected — legal action coming?

Downtown Building Owners Desperate To Attract Tenants

PPS Forecasts Enrollment Decline to Hit Middle Schools

(video) Massive abandoned building fire

Are communities prepared for the threat of wildfires?

Areas of Pearl District test positive for asbestos after fire

Ashland voters to decide whether utility fees need voter approval

Battle Ground City Manager fired without cause

Blazers could face hefty relocation fee if they leave

Blazers: responding to city's questions felt ‘like a trap'

City Council hosts public meeting on arena renovations

Data center advisory committee talks moratorium, incentives

Dems hoping to flip SW WA state House seats

Eugene Clean Energy Fund qualifies for ballot

OHSU Fined Over $1.5 Million for Staffing Law Violations

OR lawmakers call for ban on wildfire betting

OR man admits to fraudulent sleep study, $2 million fake billing

Portland civil rights leader chastises city council

Portland: worst air quality in US as wildfire smoke lingers

Progressives, moderates, and Trump candidates win primaries

Prosper Portland Won't Release Review of Loan Program

WA millionaire's tax will be on Nov ballot

Washington's primary election results

Wildfire smoke driving visitors away from Government Camp

August 05, 2026

Firefighters pulled back after threats, harassment

‘Firenado' seen during Oregon's historic wildfire

Portland police petition fails to qualify

New Fed data reveals Oregon's tax $$ sources

Sen. Drazan: Secure hunt-fish-farm rights in Constitution

Fires push ranchers to evacuate cattle

WA Congress race among nation's most watched

We should manage forests before they burn

Cities buck data centers, propose statewide regulations

Drazan pitches protecting hunting, fishing, in OR Constitution

Emergency order pauses insurance cancellations (wildfires)

Kotek sticks to anti-Trump message in first TV ad of reelection bid

Opinion: Renew the Josephine Co jail & detention levy without a tax increase

Poll: Extreme skepticism of data centers

Councilor Green's Backyard fire violated burn ban

Grasshopper Fire forces evacuations at Mt. Hood Meadows

Revitalizing Portland must begin with restoring public safety

WA fire arson arrest. Worst on record

Drazan's ballot measure is a stroke of genius

Man 'acting erratically,' firing gun near campground before being shot by Oregon troopers

Oregon photographer gets 40 years for child sex abuse materials of young models

August 04, 2026

16 Democrats call for PERS audit

Oregon asks Supreme Ct. to block election order

Rose Quarter road project hits $3B

Divided Court strikes down Trump detention law

Lars Larson: Media needs to call a killer a killer

Who has leverage? Blazers or city?

Portland in top 10 world's worst air quality on Monday

Sen. Christine Drazan's KVAL-TV interview

Double-digit health insurance premium hikes in 2027

AG again sues the Trump administration over tariffs

Where the smoke is coming from (photo)

Daimler smove parts distribution to new warehouse in Oregon

Manufacturing gains scuttled by COVID

ODF raises Industrial Fire Precaution Level to 3 for Jackson, Josephine Co

Oregon opens applications for regional infrastructure fund

Report: Tariffs didn't start Oregon's economic slowdown, but they exacerbated it

2 Oregon hospitals move closer to merger after state approval

Portland's Rose Quarter price tag jumps past $3B as funding gap balloons

Salem City Council unanimously approves moratorium on AI data center

Smoke from regional wildfires reaches Portland metro, prompting health warning

UO police step up speed enforcement