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September 16, 2025
  • Kotek to push ODOT bill through Senate by Wed.
  • They don't know which PERS investments actually made $$
  • Sen. Starr new Senate GOP leader (rumors swirls on fed job)
  • Rep. Drazan seeks Sen. Bonham's open seat
  • Deaths stir lawmakers to consider hyperbaric oxygen therapy rules
  • New laws: protection from medical bankruptcies, dishonest car dealers
  • Oregon lawmakers travel to Vietnam
  • Hoax news stories on Charlie Kirk and Oregon Ducks
  • Oregon gas prices soar due to major pipeline outage — $1 more than US average
  • Portland activist calls for political voilence
  • ODFW begins Lincoln Co. Salmon River fish Hatchery closure
  • Oregon DMV Announces updated CDL Testing Materials
  • Oregon expands e-bike access, adds safety requirements
  • Dreaded Emerald Ash Borer found within Portland City limits
  • Portland rolls out $100M tree expansion
  • Wildfire updates: Emigrant, Foley Ridge fires continue to burn
  • Charlie Kirk's assassination leaves void at Oregon universities, sparks TPUSA reflection
  • Disruptive midyear layoffs loom for Reynolds school district in tough financial straits
  • SOU Trustees to consider vote on campus cuts on Thursday, Sept. 18
    • September 15, 2025
  • Oregon mass layoffs approach Great Recession levels
  • Flea Market vendor arrested in theft ring
  • College minority grants canceled by Trump
  • FoxNews: Oregon coach calls for unity after Charlie Kirk
  • The Left has sudden exodus of people leaving over Kirk's death
  • State health officer breaks down West Coast health alliance
  • 2 nights could decide the North Plains' future
  • Editorial: Choosing the path away from political violence
  • 2nd chance career fairs
  • BLM timber sales to offer 40M board feet
  • Chart compares Oregon liberals v. conservatives
  • Oregon Farm Bureau Welcomes Submissions for Oregon's Bounty Calendar Contest
  • (photo) 1,000 rally Eugene for Charlie Kirk
  • New Salem-based hospice opens with focus on nursing staff wellness
  • Poverty, housing, age: Salem takeaways from new Census data
  • Yachats seeking opinions and potential alternatives to July 4 fireworks
  • Editorial: Student excellence for every Portland Public School
    • September 14, 2025
  • ‘Frustrated' Kotek says she's trying to ensure COVID vaccine access amid confusion
  • Where Oregon stacks up in new American Community Survey
  • Boeing faces $3.1M fine from FAA for panel blowout on Portland flight
  • Kids and crime: scarcity of things to do, or a lack of adult mentors?
  • Lars Larson: Day of reckoning for transit violence
  • Ethics complaint against WashCo board moves ahead
  • New wildlife area would see Umatilla Tribes regain access to ancestral homeland
  • Panda Express founders join Tom Dundon in Trail Blazers purchase
  • US Forest Service seeks public comment over rescinding roadless rule
  • Affordable housing proposal cuts into commercial land in SE Bend
  • North Bend: zoning codes, community voice and city planning transparency
  • Portland City Stall? Councilors struggle to find their governance groove
  • Portland Deputy City Administrator leaves city for county job
  • Another school employee on leave over Charlie Kirk post
  • PSU researchers test new method to protect buildings from earthquakes
  • Roseburg Public Schools installs AI tech for added security layer
  • MCSO investigators seize 7 pounds of fentanyl during Troutdale bust
  • Portland Protester charged in knife attack at ICE HQ