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January 04, 2026
  • Trump's Venezuela move prompts Portland protest, backlash from NW Dems
  • 10 years after the Malheur occupation, Harney Co is moving on
  • City of Sherwood holds vote to challenge new state housing laws
  • Attorneys spar in motion to dismiss B2H power line lawsuit
  • 3 interesting signs: Oregon Venezuela protest
  • A Douglas Co center that helps abused children struggles to stay open
  • Douglas Co to hear proposal of Winchester Ridge Water Supply District
  • Hazelnuts are a bright spot for Oregon agriculture
  • Madras announces names of 5 finalists for new police chief
  • Redmond Airport searching for interested local businesses for concessions
  • Two more small-town Oregon newspapers merge
  • Analysis of literacy and poverty rates shows PPS is finding success
  • ICE protesters set up outside OSU game
    • January 03, 2026
  • 100 Nat. Guard troops remain mobilized 2 days after troop removal announced
  • Trump dominated Oregon's political news in 2025
  • New Oregon law that criminalizes explicit AI images takes effect
  • Complicated and interconnected: Bentz focuses on health care costs
  • Oregon residents sue Homeland Security after tear gas used on anti-ICE protesters
  • Oregon sues Trump. 51 lawsuits. $3M.
  • Klamath Indigenous Land Trust purchases 10K acres as salmon return
  • Miner ‘excited' to revive 4 Baker County gold mines
  • New Oregon boating law faces legislative rollback after public backlash
  • New Oregon law ends out-of-towners going to rural DMV offices for driving tests
  • Rep Mannix proposes 'Kristil's law' to protect domestic violence victims
  • 2 judges appointed to Lane County Circuit Court
  • Cops hunt cougar wandering the middle of Oregon City
  • Editorial: Influx of Fed $$ a big opportunity for Baker City Medical Center
  • Jackson Co library board public meeting Monday to consider discipline of employee
  • Kotek appoints Michelle S. Bartov to Clackamas County Circuit Court
  • Portland anti-bank protest turns into brawl
  • Ski season takes a hit as rain forces Mt. Hood Meadows closure
  • Oregon court tosses $430K attorney's fees OHSU owed PETA
    • January 02, 2026
  • Sec. State tweaks Motor Voter
  • WW's Most-Read Stories of 2025
  • Hedquist gives full defense over police board debate
  • 11 new fees, 13 new Oregon laws in 2026
  • 30% drop in Portland shootings -- 6 year low
  • Reflections on a changing media landscape
  • Oregon wins big free speech legal case
  • John McWhorter on Woke Racism
  • Multnomah County to Shut Market St Shelter
  • New 2026 laws in WA take effect
  • New consumer protection laws go into effect
  • Oregon gets night-time drone shows
  • Oregon slowly adding drug treatment beds
  • WA Bill bans masked law enforcement