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June 06, 2026
  • State Liquor Commission undercover stings plunge
  • Treasury Secretary Bessent humiliates Sen. Wyden with son's Epstein email at hearing
  • WA, OR officials weigh toll discounts, exemptions for Interstate Bridge project
  • Dozens of new Oregon laws are set to go into effect this week — List
  • Oregon Hospital lawsuit raises questions far beyond Salem
  • The political split in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge
  • VOTE: Is Oregon's criminal justice system too lenient on criminals?
  • Josephine Co: fiscal cliff or political talking point? Budget numbers tell different story
  • Kotek returns civil jurisdiction to CTUIR
  • MultCo board passes budget with deep cuts; homeless services, DA among them
  • New utility rate proposal shifts electricity costs to Oregon's largest energy users
  • Oregon State Treasury considers trimming RE allocation
  • Oregon coast levee breached, farmland to wetland, first time in a century
  • Salem officials reviewing allegations that Betsy Vega is ineligible for council
  • Salem's first sobering center opens at Bridgeway
  • Viewpoint: Wildfire risk; let's make sure it's central to Ashland's strategic plan
  • Coos Co man sentenced to Fed. prison for distributing child sexual abuse material
  • Kyron Horman investigation gets new tech push 16 years after disappearance
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    June 05, 2026
  • New amenities coming to Oregon parks
  • ODOT decries $200M hole
  • New law closes interest rate loophole in Oregon
  • Portland petition fully funds police!
  • Portland's new approach to protest management
  • Blazer owner asks for $600M
  • Foes of WA income tax race to collect signatures
  • PGE to increase data center rates by 29% — will cut residential rates
  • Drazan: Right to deny parole for child killer
  • Longview picks up the pieces after mill tragedy
  • Opposition to large Willamette Valley solar park
  • Petition to stop $300M business tax fails
  • Portland council passes foie gras ban
  • PSU's Skatepark to Break Ground June 8
  • Sherwood speed cameras catch 1k drivers in first week
  • State Hospital failed to submit accurate patient data
  • Travel Oregon Names New Executive Director
  • Troutdale considering new police force
    • June 04, 2026
  • Petition effort to reinstate Trump tax breaks fails
  • Bicyclist seeks $950K after hitting pothole
  • Hillsboro erupts over data centers
  • Sherwood speed cam: 1,000 speeders a week
  • Lars Larson: Kotek ODOT pick = disaster
  • Court delays land use ruling against ICE building
  • Pouring big money into housing many can't afford — affordable housing funding
  • Unanswered questions about Portland police mask ban
  • Book Revisits the OR Saboteurs Who Set Fires to Save the Planet
  • Float fee petition needs your help
  • Homeless says he was given free ticket to OR
  • Moda Center needs $500 million in repairs — why are the Blazers asking for more?
  • MultCo tries to save jobs programs for homeless
  • OPB's First Look: Unaffordable affordable housing
  • Portland Allots $2.5 Million to Housing in N. Portland
  • Portland's foie gras ban is expected to pass
  • PSU to develop new conference center, hotel downtown
  • Rural OR hospitals get funding for maternal health
  • Trump gold coin draws scrutiny in Portland hearing
  • U of O trustees approve next year's budget — warnings of future cuts