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March 18, 2026
  • WA and Oregon scale back I-5 bridge ambitions as cost balloons to $14.4B
  • Trump administration advisor visits Portland to discuss homelessness funding
  • Oregon AG launches tariff lawsuit
  • Canadian province poaches over 400 U.S. health workers, eyes Oregon for more
  • Opinion: Hillsboro Needs More Economic Development.. For Who?
  • Bill extends tax relief to Oregon forests afflicted by pests or disease
  • DEQ issues enforcement letters, vows not to refund fees following temp Iinjunction
  • Gas prices just jumped 25 cents in one week. Which counties are paying the most?
  • Lane Co commissioners will join BLM effort to map out O&C land use
  • Poll results: Top 5 best elected officials
  • Rep. Hoyle votes against DHS funding during terror threat
  • Star college QB lobbies Kotek to support mental health services, reveals own struggles
  • Sweet Home charter amendments referred to voters
  • Why Multnomah Co has $4B but not a nickel to spend
  • Wyden on new Federal surveillance bill
  • Brush fire causes evacuations in La Pine
  • PDX leaders lay out plans for where to make cuts to homeless services
  • Rising gas prices squeeze Oregon small businesses, force tough choices
    • March 17, 2026
  • WWII veteran and Ex-Senate Pres., dies at 101
  • Oregon paying some of nation's highest gas prices
  • County chair dinged for text message
  • Salem divided: Facilitate ICE prison transfers?
  • Cascade: Metro's $50M, 40 yrs, turning superfund site to a park
  • Bill passes: Schools must train for cardiac events
  • Oregon's sobering DUII crash stats
  • Lars Larson: The hole in the TSA airport, DHS shutdown
  • New HR head hired after controversial exit
  • Oregon ERs see spike in burn injuries tied to smoking drugs, study finds
  • Rabies-infected bat identified in Jackson Co
  • Reminder, Oregon sick time covers blood donations
  • Sen. Brock Smith: My legislation
  • Dozens of ‘No Kings' protests planned across Portland
  • Oregon City's flag flies nowhere. A redesign aims to change that
  • TVF&R to rebuild King City station, relocate Aloha station
  • EOU state leader in preparing teachers to teach reading
  • OSU hikes tuition over 6% for new students amid budget gap
  • Caucus mourns passing of former Senate President Gene Derfler
    • March 16, 2026
  • Prosperity Council co-chair: Tariffs, fixing state economy
  • PDX airport blocks political TSA video for 2nd time
  • Oregon award winners: Worst politician, Worst waste, more …
  • No Iran-war protesters shut down Hawthorne Blvd
  • Online KATU poll: Should Dems re-open DHS?
  • Ex-school leader: How Kotek could fix reading problem
  • Amazon to buy Oregon's largest solar/storage project
  • Opinion: Why curbing money in Oregon politics is easier said than done
  • 60 human trafficking arrests in past few months
  • After CAHOOTS: Two visions emerge for ‘alternative response' services in Eugene
  • Ashland approves final subdivision of Kestrel Park development
  • Demolition plan for Lloyd Center sparks debate over preserving Portland landmark
  • Landslides, sinkhole and downed trees close several Portland roads
  • Portland City Council retreat turns into wishcasting
  • How many hours is your child in school? It depends on your ZIP code