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September 20, 2026

Solid-blue Oregon suddenly looks flippable. New poll puts race in toss-up range

Wyden, Merkley demand investigation into illegal DHS access to voter data

Kotek blames Trump for proposed $250 million Bonneville rate increase

Oregon Dems intro legislation to transfer 18600 acres of Federal forest to tribes

Congressional Cage Match: Janelle Bynum vs. Patti Adair

WSJ Opinion: Will Oregon switch?

Honor Flight Veterans honored during homecoming celebrations in C. Oregon

Oregon Hazelnut prices rebounded over 60%. Bumper crop can trigger $0 S.S. check

S. Oregon highways face growing maintenance burden as state funding falls behind

The little-known Democrat central to Oregon's political future

(1-min. video) Zombie-like Portland streets

Ashland plans action on public process for utility fees ahead of Nov. ballot measure

No injuries reported after aircraft flips on Medford Airport runway

Oceanside landmark needs your help: Oceanside Tunnel work party

The pearl of Mayor Wilson's homeless shelter initiative closes

What MINT's departure means for Grants Pass' new homeless shelter

What was done with the tmber from the Mt. Tabor trees felled by the ‘24 ice storm?

Column: Transparency and Little Kits shutdown at OSU-Cascades

Nike, nonprofit face lawsuit over alleged rape during event for high school athletes

PPS finds Title I schools underenrolled compared to peers

September 19, 2026

Kotek unveils 2027 proposals

Court overturns BOLI union wage rule on housing

Oregon among nation's largest road $$ gaps

U.S. Rep. Bynum won't answer socialism question

(miracle) Filmmaker survives 120-ft fall in Mt. Hood

Judge blocks millions in fines to Oregon

Corrections Dept.: We need a new prison

Online Poll: Gas prices, How have you been impacted?

Oregon flip red? New poll gives Drazan lead

Controversial biofuel company backs out of southern Oregon project

NFIB: measures to reduce mandates

Oregon loses skilled trade workers to neighboring states as high unemployment persists

Oregon will kill 18 cougars to protect bighorn sheep in remote area

USFS proposes logging, replanting in fire-damaged Oregon forest

New Committee, funded in part by Chamber of Commerce, attacks Mitch Green

Salem makes national news on steeple bird flocking

Tribes hit hard by wildfires face health effects, cultural losses

Charter school teachers have discovered the emergency exit

Oregon public university workers authorize strike, could walk out Sept. 28

Arson arrests: 4 for wildfire, 1 for school

Controversial homeless shelter shutters

September 18, 2026

3 more arrested in Chelan Hills wildfire

Ballot measure aims to ban corporate contributions

Slow, steady decline in jobs

Don't let Kotek cancel gas tax vote

How Oregon's close Congress seats became safe

McMinnville school enrollment lower than expected

PDX councilor stands by 'spicy' tweets about police — defies union call to resign

(photos) SWAT team bust mass-trash homeless den

Portland votes to pursue data center moratorium

Lake Oswego schools should collaborate with church

Amazon plans drone delivery as it expands in Portland

Bonneville Power Admin asks for 6.3% rate hike

Court reverses order to move transgenders from men's prisons

Harrington will step back from duties but won't resign

Hoyle, Merkley, Wyden: bill to end corporate chokehold on health care

Kotek unveils policy proposals for a second term

Petition Filed to Recall PPS Board Chair

Portland marks Sept. 25 as Dolly Parton Day

Portland Mayor says Moda Center deal is 'fragile'

Seattle mayor: emergency response order after shooting

Socialist candidates 1,600 donors entitles them to tax $$

USPS halts vote-by-mail changes after court ruling

‘OPB Politics Now': Oregon governor's race tightens