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January 13, 2026
  • Pair shot by Border Patrol charged with illegal entry, assaulting federal officer
  • Fox News: Blue state's plan to clean eye-popping # of voters from rolls
  • Rep. Hoyle blasted for calling ICE agent a murderer
  • Editorial: Oregon may change taxes charged when people die
  • Oregon business taxes burden continues to top US average
  • DEQ leaked thousands of people's data, but hasn't told the public
  • Don't count out Chris Dudley
  • Douglas Co Commissioners approve grants, contracts, appoint new Board Chair
  • Groups at odds over proposed nitrate pollution rules for farmers in NE Oregon
  • How Lane Co is working to expand driving instruction access
  • Lawmaker's bill punishes businesses that sell to ICE
  • Lawmakers propose strengthening OR sanctuary laws
  • ‘A 9-gigawatt problem': Surging demand pushes new energy crisis
  • 3 big developments in Border Agent attack
  • Hoy, Nordyke spar on ethics, homelessness during debate
  • Portland to consider tax breaks for $150 million Alaska Airlines hangar
  • Project Turnkey recipient halts affordable housing project in Gresham
  • University of Oregon restructures RA roles, cuts full room-and-board benefits
    • January 12, 2026
  • Officer reassigned after shooting comments
  • Editorial: Lessons from transportation tax disaster
  • GOP calls out Portland leaders over ICE
  • Filing tax return by paper could delay kicker by months
  • Kotek may backfill gas tax with SAIF fund raid
  • Woman sues Kotek for $10M after wrongful imprisonment
  • Oregon among least-destination states
  • Citing need for accuracy, Lane Co drops PIT count for unhoused community
  • Marion Co addiction treatment court to shut down after funding cut
  • Oregon Army National Guard is welcomed home after nine months overseas
  • “Oregon System” sends governor back to square one
  • Port approves East Basin dock replacement
  • Oregon City creates criminal “exclusion zone”
  • Oregon prescribed burn associations say ‘fight fire with fire'
  • Police arrest 2 at Portland ICE protests Saturday
  • Stolen car crashes into another stolen car
  • Nominations open for Teacher of the Year
    • January 11, 2026
  • Police chief cries admitting DHS was right about gang
  • Tillamook GOP HQ vandalized
  • Hundreds protest in Portland, Salem
  • Motion to restrict ICE arrests made w/o warrants
  • Video. 2 sides on gas tax, Rep. Diehl, Rep. McLain
  • Oregon to purge up to 800,000 inactive voters from registration rolls
  • Oregon warns of possible measles exposure
  • Flaws in agency's request for money
  • Klamath and Lake Co officials advocate for FFA as potential cuts loom
  • OHSU stopped gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 last year
  • Oregon DOJ solicits tips on Portland Border Patrol shooting
  • Rep Mannix wants the public input before Cherriots board can raise taxes
  • Rep. Court Boice talks about Republican influences in the upcoming short session
  • Drone monitoring for methane not feasible, Coffin Butte Landfill says
  • Hospital visitor throws unknown 'white powder' on medic, Gresham hazmat called
  • Hundreds attend Echo vigil for 4 who died in helicopter crash
  • Mussel harvesting reopened on south Oregon Coast
  • Unseasonably warm temps in metro area, air stagnation advisory in effect