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April 16, 2026
  • Social media influencer fined by Ethics Commission
  • Deadline to vote in May primary
  • Oregonian's guide to May primary voting
  • Portland social media star dies in questionable vacation incident
  • Man flees Oregon to escape death tax — is prospering
  • State policy leads mentally ill into homelessness
  • Portland wants new utility fee to fix roads
  • BLM timber sales worth millions
  • Climate Strategy Maps 48 Ways to Energy Poverty
  • Company acquires Alpenrose Clackamas facility
  • Controversial bill protects farm stands
  • HD 27 Dem candidates speak about primary
  • ICE facility to face new hearing over land use violation
  • Lane Co leaves unincorporated areas with little patrol
  • Law requiring insurance to cover abortion ruled unconstitutional
  • New maps assess health of sagebrush ecosystems
  • OHA announces funding for rural healthcare improvement
  • Ousted OHSU CEO Made Colleagues Uneasy
  • PPS Introduces Metric to Inform School Closures
  • Primary in Clackamas County could get heated
  • Shen Yun Will Go On Despite Controversy
    • April 15, 2026
  • Court: Insurance mandate to cover abortion, contraception unconstitutional
  • Editorial:I pulled myself out of Oregon's Public School system
  • Oregonian broke allegations against Rep. Swalwell
  • Non-profit CEO spent more than $100K travel
  • (tax day) 9 ways your tax $$ are wasted
  • Climate strategy maps 48 ways to energy poverty
  • Crook and Grant seeking drought declarations
  • Fed judge orders Marion Co. to release parolee information to ICE
  • Kotek fast-tracks shield for Oregon's homeless students
  • Land use expert irks some Dems by backing a controversial farm-stand bill
  • Leaked records add to PeaceHealth ER controversy
  • Oregon labor commissioner faces former civil rights investigator in May election
  • PACs bankrolling Yamhill Co. candidates, measures
  • Rep. Diehl makes big 3 Dorchester debate hosted by Greg Walden
  • U.S. Rep Bentz secures $80M for Kingsley Field F-35 training center
  • Hermiston City Council awards $1M contract for road realignment
  • Regulators scrutinize Crook Co mine as officials weigh next steps
  • State education officials propose new accountability targets for districts
    • April 14, 2026
  • GOP Gov. contenders to square off Thursday
  • Lawsuit: Ex-congressman ran red light injuring motorist
  • Prediction markets: What can they tell us about Oregon's races?
  • Does this look like an acceptable college event?
  • Kotek signs 8 bills shielding illegal immigrants from ICE
  • Oregon reps call for Swalwell to resign
  • Lars Larson: 8 new Oregon laws and NONE apply to Oregonians
  • Rural health grant: $200M to be distributed
  • 2020 Labor Day Fires survivors appeal case to Oregon Supreme Court
  • Draft emissions reduction gap measures
  • Federal judge orders PeaceHealth Oregon executive McGovern to testify in lawsuit
  • Lane Co class-action suit challenges Oregon's sex offender registry
  • Updated policy on equal pay and opportunity protections
  • Beaverton City Council, HD 27, WashCo.District 2 candidate forum set for 4/27
  • Firewood season opens in Mt. Hood National Forest
  • New effort expands access to lifesaving defibrillators in S. Oregon communities
  • Portland lawmaker wants to turn up the dial on forced mental health, addiction treatment
  • Winter storm warning for heavy snow in the Cascades starting today
  • Oregon City teachers pack school board meeting before contract mediation