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August 16, 2026
  • Oregon's fire map shifts as crews tighten their hold across 5 major incidents
  • (video) Activists try to block DeSpain from homeless outreach
  • Gov. Kotek hosts roundtable to address SNAP recipient needs in Oregon
  • Oregon ethics cases put public office and under examination
  • Opinion: Oregon's 2026 race for governor: The facts on the ground
  • A licensed rural ambulance still can't transport Upper McKenzie patients 
  • Klamath Basin needs more water to avoid deadly botulism outbreak, Bird Alliance warns
  • Oregon politician makes unannounced visit to ICE detention center in Tacoma
  • Statewide program marks one year of modernizing Oregon recycling
  • Thunderstorms, flash flood risks on massive Oregon-Idaho border wildfire
  • Transmission line crews use equipment to help fight wildfires
  • Austin Fire grows to over 2,000 acres, crosses Clackamas River
  • Fishing vessel joins trained team to free injured humpback whale off Oregon Coast
  • Portland details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Monday
  • US Navy Blue Angels perform at Oregon International Air Show (photos)
  • WorkSource Oregon to host Gresham job fair for healthcare positions
  • PPS loses 2 top administrators less than 2 weeks before school starts
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    August 15, 2026
  • States move to fortify elections against Trump
  • Ethics commission fines Rep. Smith $12K
  • Firm won $1M contract, now auditing ODOT
  • Oregon follows AAP immunizations despite fed changes
  • No taxpayer $$ to Tom Dundon and friends
  • Report: HR chief was fired, violated state policies
  • Kotek visits Tillamook
  • Wildfire season blazed past records, no end in sight
  • Survey: How they want transportation $$ spent
  • Alfalfa Fire District board under investigation by the Oregon Ethics Commission
  • Marion Co employees say pattern of retaliation, surveillance keeps them quiet
  • Oregon expands new job tax credit to more manufacturers
  • 9/11 Memorial Rally set for Sept. 11-12
  • Eugene YMCA shuts down Friday: safety concerns
  • First Light to run Central Oregon's first managed homeless camp
  • Homeless man shot by Portland business owner during brake-in, wants $10M
  • Measles cases in 2026 surpass Oregon's peak measles year
  • Pacific Seafood's $3.2M fine exposes clash over Oregon water rules, industry viability
  • Portland mayor picks favorites in upcoming City Council contests
  • Oregon State Beavers linebacker arrested
    • August 14, 2026
  • Judge orders NW Metals to shut down
  • Harassing state senator suspect pleads not guilty
  • Deremer lands job in data center
  • Parent sues PPS, 'trans ideology'
  • Oregon 20 years: Boom to Bust explained
  • City demands more than just promise Blazers stay
  • Lawmakers urge prisons to end solitary confinement
  • Blazers will meet with Portland over lease on Monday
  • Judge Dismisses Doe v. Portland Assoc. of Teachers
  • Clackamas Co moves toward moratorium on data centers
  • Complaints against Portland police rose in 2025
  • Contractor hired for demolition of fire-ravaged warehouse
  • Fed make big push for more NW electricity generation
  • Junction City delays Flock camera decision
  • Lawmakers urge NOAA to maintain Newport facility
  • Lewis & Clark, OHSU Sued Over Scholarships and Programs — race-based
  • Marion County files motion to preserve Detroit Lake
  • Portland OKs $395M Blazer bailout (snuck in taxes)
  • Readers respond: Free markets lead to free people
  • Seafood processors say tariffs are an old problem — not a new crisis
  • WA Income tax will bring in more $$ than expected
  • West Coast Health Alliance sticks with pediatric vaccines — despite Trump order
  • Wildfire Season Has Blazed Past All Records — No End in Sight