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January 11, 2026
  • Police chief cries admitting DHS was right about gang
  • Tillamook GOP HQ vandalized
  • Hundreds protest in Portland, Salem
  • Oregon warns of possible measles exposure
  • Video. 2 sides on gas tax, Rep. Diehl, Rep. McLain
  • Motion filed to restrict ICE arrests made without warrants
  • Oregon to purge up to 800,000 inactive voters from registration rolls
  • Flaws in agency's request for money
  • Klamath and Lake Co officials advocate for FFA as potential cuts loom
  • OHSU stopped gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 last year
  • Oregon DOJ solicits tips on Portland Border Patrol shooting
  • Rep Mannix wants the public input before Cherriots board can raise taxes
  • Rep. Court Boice talks about Republican influences in the upcoming short session
  • Drone monitoring for methane not feasible, Coffin Butte Landfill says
  • Hospital visitor throws unknown 'white powder' on medic, Gresham hazmat called
  • Hundreds attend Echo vigil for 4 who died in helicopter crash
  • Mussel harvesting reopened on south Oregon Coast
  • Unseasonably warm temps in metro area, air stagnation advisory in effect
    • January 10, 2026
  • Judge blocks Trump vote-by-mail order
  • Election officials purging inactive voters
  • Kotek points at Trump after shooting
  • Rap sheet of gang suspects shot in Portland
  • Future of drug decriminalization law
  • State GOP Leaders Condemn democrats “rhetoric” following Portland ICE Shootings
  • Lawmakers react after Gov. Kotek calls for repeal of ODOT bill
  • Rep. Yunker: Sanctuary policies, DOJ failures put safety at risk
  • Ag regulatory update 1/10
  • Claire Lynn runs for House #9 (Rep. Wright's open seat)
  • Kotek extends homelessness emergency for fourth year
  • Lars Larson: Transit sinks in debt, bad ideas, failure
  • NFIB priorties for remainder of 119th Congress
  • Another union joins nurse union at Portland Providence Medical Center
  • Eastern Oregon state reps talk budget, ODOT, elections
  • Protests erupt in Portland after shooting by federal agents
  • Lakeridge High principal, 3 others kept on payroll after quitting
  • Oregon Head Start asks Kotek to step in, restore funding
  • Oregon universities eye mergers, partnerships amid low funding and test scores
    • January 09, 2026
  • Rep. Dexter to impeach Noem
  • 2 shot by Border Patrol in Portland
  • OR enters election year with big questions
  • ODOT hid $7B problem from public — right before gas tax vote
  • Gov. Walz seeks support from Portland
  • OR leaders react to Border Patrol shooting
  • 2 gang suspects shot by Border agents
  • Dems to gerrymander WA state
  • Rep. Bynum's f-bomb, ICE as terrorist tirade
  • Trump hints at troops returning to Portland
  • 3 PDX cop cars rammed in 6 months — justifies ICE fears
  • Bend is latest city to turn off Flock cameras
  • Dem state AGs will lead Trump opposition
  • DOJ will investigate Border Patrol shooting
  • Dozens protest outside Portland ICE facility
  • Hazelnuts a bright spot for OR agriculture
  • Lars Larson: My take on ICE shooting
  • OR to protect immigrant Medicaid data
  • PDX City Council postpones president fight
  • Portland Police shootings: policy causes delays
  • Rep. Boomer Wright won't re-run (HD #9)
  • Sec. State asks for $25M for campaign finance — no cost estimate
  • Serial burglar caught after Vancouver chase
  • State phases in farmworker housing rules
  • WA climate-fighting claim is hot air