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September 13, 2026

Emergency Board approves wildfire recovery funding

Oregon shifts disaster strategy toward infrastructure, communities, long-term recovery

Diesel prices just hit an all-time high in Oregon

Fight over Winchester Dam near Roseburg reaches Kotek's office

Kotek orders data-center pause … and uses AI-generated image to announce it

WalletHub study ranks Oregon among least happy states in the U.S.

Feds sue River Pig Saloon owner, alleging $350K COVID loan fraud

‘First' in the nation rural housing needs conference held in Lebanon, Oregon

A new era for Oregon Seafood starts now

Affordable housing developer asks Salem for $1.36M more in bond funds

City manager claps back at Ashland City Council

Coast Guard rescues injured hiker in Oregon's Three Sisters Wilderness

Defense alleges Border Patrol agent tried to remove evidence

Discussion of Portland's investment policy devolves Into accusations of antisemitism

Here's how to get around the big I-5 south closure in the Rose Quarter

Historic 9/11 newspaper exhibit on Bend garage, educating community and reflecting

How Portland became a comics hub

Volunteers build 30 beds for children in Central Oregon

Finding an ATM at homeless camp

September 12, 2026

Big poll change as election approaches

Timber giant opens 145K acres to geothermal

Ethics dismisses director complaint

Pear industry nears a breaking point

Police bust massive pot operation worth $20M

Committee flags concerns, candidates, Kotek and Drazan spar over data centers

Oregon remembers 9/11 — (2 photos)

Editorial: National electoral fireworks not playing out much locally

Sen. Brock-Smith honors 9/11 25th anniversary

1 year in, new recycling system brings better recycling to 36K households

Jail as a hospital: 90 percent of Deschutes Co inmates need physical, mental healthcare

Left and right unite as Oregonians turn against flock camera network

Eugene muralist honors Dolly Parton with Simpsons-style tribute in downtown display

Iconic incinerator smokestack in Brooks along I-5 will soon come down

New report finds gaps, inefficiencies in Portland's homeless services system

Oregon Cultural Trust awards $4.5M to support cultural organizations

Oregon Public Schools are getting smaller and more school closures could follow

St. Helens announces 4 finalists for city administrator

Wildland firefighter dies after being injured fighting austin fire in Oregon

Oregon immigration arrests nearly double in first 7 months of 2026

September 11, 2026

Kotek's data center problem

Lawmaker: Review anti-terror center case (free speech)

Socialists Reach 1,600 Donors

Getting out of homelessness: ‘circular process'

3 ballot measures: Liquor, Business $$, Hunt-fish rights

Data center planned for Portland high rise

Abraham Lincoln statue to return to South Park Blocks

SE OR wild horse rescue on hold

(9/11) The Moses of the 102nd Floor

Activists push ban on dark money campaigns

Ben West to be Junction City manager

City administrator meets with Blazers owner

Company to pay $520K after soliciting WA businesses

Don't forget how Oregonians rallied after Charlie Kirk

Hemp industry would go up in smoke under fed ban

Kotek's data center stance won't slow them in E. OR

Lars: I-5 closure best campaign ad for Drazan ever!

Lawmakers approve $1.25M for ballot drop boxes

Lawmakers approve $123M in emergency fire funding

Local first responders honoring 25 years since Sept. 11

Merkley decries Trump's 'authoritarian state'

OR man who led first responders at ground zero

Retired firefighter: Remember 9/11 — 'We were attacked as a country'

Transit Justice Group OPAL Shuts Down

Tualatin Valley firefighters travel to NYC to mark 9/11