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August 24, 2026
  • New constitutional initiative over statewide representation
  • No more sunsets before 5 p.m.? Daylight saving changes
  • Drazan TV interview: Trump, datacenters, more
  • 3rd candidate joins Governor race
  • Oregon's economy faces major checkup
  • Focus-Family's Jim Daly coming to Oregon
  • Oregon electric vehicle rebate program reopens soon. See if you qualify
  • Portland's War on Cars 4: A Smarter Automobile Strategy to End Gridlock
  • OSP trooper in Pendleton announces run for sheriff
  • Rogue Valley Red flag warning issued for Monday
  • Wildfire smoke triggers Oregon air quality alert as major fires continue burning
  • Austin fire expands across Mount Hood Forest — 0 Containment
  • Found artifacts on your property? Oregon experts explain next steps
  • Honeyman Memorial State park will temporarily close in 2027
  • McCulley Fire northwest of Sumpter continues to grow
  • Skinner Butte community faces fire fears after close call
  • Umatilla National Forest fires update
  • Challenge to boost student voter turnout launched
  • Suspect in Forest Grove quintuple homicide found dead in Washington
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    August 23, 2026
  • Dems $$ to help suspect who harassed senator
  • New Medicaid rules hits 600K Oregonians
  • Portland dismantles 1/3 homeless shelters they just built
  • Homeless confess: Too much free stuff
  • Only 14 rivers are ‘navigable' (other 100K miles in legal limbo)
  • Search for ODOT director restarts as agency vacancies remain high
  • Korean aluminum dispute draws Wyden demand for Commerce Dpt records
  • (video clip) Patti Adair calls for pro-active wildfire fighting
  • Boeing workers vote down contract offer, prepare to strike
  • Chavez-DeRemer takes new job pushing data centers
  • Oregon lawmakers pushed to replace 90 derogatory place names
  • Owner of La Mota issued $7.9M in liens
  • Rep. Smith holds onto Oregon legislative influence despite ethics findings
  • 3 facts to know about Hermiston watermelons as they hit store shelves
  • Industrial plan brings possibility of Wilsonville data centers to forefront
  • Oregon City urges Clackamas Co leaders to back flavored tobacco ban
  • State-of-the-art training facility for 2 women's sports teams opens in Hillsboro
  • Sunriver hears opposition to its Flock cameras that read license plates
  • Talent election appears set to feature only unopposed candidates
    • August 22, 2026
  • Possible 3-way gov. race
  • Breaking salmon records: Success triggers new restrictions
  • Oregon's new Healthcare Marketplace
  • Lars Larson: This jury verdict gives me hope
  • Acting mayor's resignation in tiny North Plains
  • ODOT staff cuts
  • Kotek to back 2027 bill on data center approach
  • Rep. Bentz wildfire town halls
  • Kotek lawsuit math doesn't add up, salmon, power bills
  • Oregon lands near the bottom of new best states to live in ranking; Idaho No. 1
  • Food processor blame in nitrate pollution lawsuit
  • Idaho Power to sell its Oregon service territory for $154M to Eastern Oregon utility
  • What was lost in Central Oregon's largest-ever wildfire season
  • Wood industry's $15M from USFS
  • 2 crimes after Centennial demolition.
  • After Centennial Mills, KATU examines Prosper Portland's property portfolio
  • Chart: President match-ups, both parties
  • Corvallis armory ribbon-cutting marks $8.8M modernization effort
  • Paragliders cited, accused of harassing wildlife near Haystack Rock
  • ‘If there's a wildfire, don't fly. Drones delay Oregon wildfire response