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September 23, 2026

Sec-State refers schools to criminal investigation

Did the Grasshopper fire have to be so bad?

Get ready for Kotek's 6% utility hike

Knight gives another $1B (engineering school)

Ex-city councilor pleads guilty to strangling child

Changes coming to Oregon Health Plan

TV Interview: Sen. Brock Smith for U.S. Senate

Sen. Brock Smith accepts Oct. 6th TV Merkley debate

Grants Pass: Oregon's first DMV In-office express kiosk

Rep. Yunker: Crime victims funds being abused?

Morrow County DA to step onto the bench

Oregon loses skilled trade workers to neighboring states — unemployment persists

Rising diesel prices squeeze Oregon farmers

Second company is drilling for geothermal energy near Newberry Caldera

BLM to seed burned rangeland, target invasive grasses in southeastern Oregon

Phil and Penny Knight give $1B to launch University of Oregon engineering school

Portland Police chief accused of violating state law by criticizing city councilor's tweets

Secretary Read to hold Oregon Votes Town Hall in North Bend Sept. 24th

Winston mayor issues statement regarding incident at Melon Festival

Oregon's virtual charter schools are booming, helped by financial incentives

OSU Academy for Lifelong Learning offers classes on wide variety of subjects

Salem-Keizer Public Schools looks to $46M in budget cuts

Pacific Power to charge new Oregon data centers differently

September 22, 2026

How fraudsters exploit homeowners

Washington Co. Chair resigns

DeSantis coming to Oregon

Gov. candidates won't debate on Portland TV

Lars Larson: 1st Amendment temper tantrum

Audit: Animal services dir. ‘misled'

Warrant for right-wing activist (Sports Bra protest)

Crime Stoppers ends anonymous tip line after 43 years

Oregon's top federal prosecutor says he is balancing Trump's priorities with the law

Sports Bra protest: Fred Meyer bashed, street brawl

Editorial: Central Oregon getting needed children's mental health facility

6 candidates for Deschutes Judge

9 months, Kotek Data Center Committee = few answers

ICE officer acknowledges error in Oregon warrantless arrest

Oregon flags to fly at half-staff to honor fallen firefighter

Oregon, 11 other states reach settlement with Paramount, Warner Bros. over merger

Poll: Socialism rise occurring only in this demographic

Secretary Read encourages voters to verify authenticity of election mail

Courtney Bangs: Astoria, look at the facts before imposing vacancy tax

Grants for at-risk youth available to Hermiston-area nonprofits

Salem joins list of cities halting data centers

September 21, 2026

19 states close to permanent daylight saving time

Can Oregon's top fed prosecutor balance Trump's priorities?

COVID fraud task force secures $314M

Beaverton hosting welcome to Marxism classes

Lawmakers: Ban on corporate hospital ownership

Protest groups clash outside The Sports Bra

Oregon's federal workforce is at its lowest point in decades

(map) Oregon at $5 gas, entire West spiking

Will AI take your job? Study says Oregon's workforce faces high risk of disruption

Editorial: The Case Against a Data Center Moratorium in Oregon

600K Oregon Health Plan members to receive notices on changes to Medicaid

Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak's Airo fleet

Oregon seafood industry turns to Fed market after war erases $95M whiting trade

PeaceHealth to lay off 150 workers, in Springfield and mostly in Vancouver

Report: Oregon data centers used electricity equal to over 70% of all homes

Medford Police Lieutenant Rebecca Pietila Receives National award

Once an inmate, this Oregon man now flies drones to aid police

Oregon Bee Project update

Oregon coastal basins see expanded Chinook opportunities this fall

University of Oregon study finds government influence on AI responses