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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
    • March 15, 2026
  • Oregon aims to buy $600K waterfall. May cost much more.
  • Demolition of last aluminum smelter -- end of era
  • Eugene City Council put itself above the public
  • Homeless tent with solar panels, TV, fridge
  • Hotel tax jeopardizes 200K tourism jobs
  • Immigration attorneys in race to protect clients under Trump
  • Controversial bill to fix public universities awaits Kotek's OK
  • Fans react to NBA boss attending Blazers game
  • RV park flood displaces 200
  • Unprepared: The broken pipeline teaching Oregon's teachers
  • New committee: Ensure ODOT audit findings are corrected
  • Is Oregon among the worst states for student loan debt?
  • Lawsuit: Power, procedure, politics in Josephine Co
  • Local writers invited to contribute to Columbia Co America 250 Anthology
  • Nonprofit: App will seal cracks in homeless service system
  • Per capita personal income in Oregon's counties
  • Tax deadline less than five weeks away
  • A timeline of emergency department contract changes at PeaceHealth
  • Sen. Merkley to hold town halls next Friday in Klamath Basin
  • A class act: Oregon health system covers medical assistant tuition
    • March 14, 2026
  • Wyden questions postmark rule as election looms
  • NBA Commissioner visits Portland — trying to save Blazers
  • How the Atmospheric Rivers impacts Oregon
  • Lars Larson: Starbucks founder flees NW tax nightmare
  • Kotek's order requiring union work on state projects is ruled illegal
  • Legislators to score their own work
  • Forest Service scopes 100K acre thinning project
  • Grand jury to investigate Oregon State Hospital
  • Rioter threatens Oregon reporter over Iran
  • State won't seek SC review in DEA crash
  • Downtown Portland's elk statue has a return date, for real this time
  • Grants Pass City Council moves to scrap controversial salary study
  • Salem's Block 50 development delayed by contamination, rising costs
  • State $$ backs Salem airport expansion
  • Tigard favors redevelopment of old cinemas site, followed by park
  • KFACE enraged at compensation package for superintendent passes
  • OSU dismiss merger rumors with SOU
  • UO whistleblower lawsuit alleges job termination after complaints