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August 15, 2026
  • Firm won $1M ODOT contract, now auditing the agency
  • Oregon follows AAP immunization schedule despite federal changes
  • Investigative report alleges Oregon's HR chief was fired after not following state policies
  • This Oregon wildfire season has blazed past all records, with no end in sight
  • New survey asks Oregonians how they want transportation dollars spent
  • Alfalfa Fire District board under investigation by the Oregon Ethics Commission
  • Marion Co employees say pattern of retaliation, surveillance keeps them quiet
  • Oregon expands new job tax credit to more manufacturers
  • Central Oregon 9/11 Memorial Rally set for Sept. 11-12
  • Eugene YMCA shuts down Friday: safety concerns
  • First Light to run Central Oregon's first managed homeless camp
  • Homeless man shot by Portland business owner during brake-in, wants $10M
  • Kotek visits Tillamook
  • Measles cases in 2026 surpass Oregon's peak measles year
  • No taxpayer $$ to Tom Dundon and friends
  • Pacific Seafood's $3.2M fine exposes clash over Oregon water rules, industry viability
  • Portland mayor picks favorites in upcoming City Council contests
  • Oregon State Beavers linebacker arrested, accused of felony assault
  • Oregon ethics commission fines Rep. Greg Smith $12K
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    August 14, 2026
  • Judge orders NW Metals to shut down
  • Harassing state senator suspect pleads not guilty
  • Deremer lands job in data center
  • Parent sues PPS, 'trans ideology'
  • Oregon 20 years: Boom to Bust explained
  • City demands more than just promise Blazers stay
  • Lawmakers urge prisons to end solitary confinement
  • Blazers will meet with Portland over lease on Monday
  • Judge Dismisses Doe v. Portland Assoc. of Teachers
  • Clackamas Co moves toward moratorium on data centers
  • Complaints against Portland police rose in 2025
  • Contractor hired for demolition of fire-ravaged warehouse
  • Fed make big push for more NW electricity generation
  • Junction City delays Flock camera decision
  • Lawmakers urge NOAA to maintain Newport facility
  • Lewis & Clark, OHSU Sued Over Scholarships and Programs — race-based
  • Marion County files motion to preserve Detroit Lake
  • Portland OKs $395M Blazer bailout (snuck in taxes)
  • Readers respond: Free markets lead to free people
  • Seafood processors say tariffs are an old problem — not a new crisis
  • WA Income tax will bring in more $$ than expected
  • West Coast Health Alliance sticks with pediatric vaccines — despite Trump order
  • Wildfire Season Has Blazed Past All Records — No End in Sight
    • August 13, 2026
  • Oregon Education Assoc. leadership fight
  • School: Eminent domain to seize church property
  • Education wants more $$ - $2.5B to $5B
  • Rep. Yunker: Debunking Nurse union lies, attacks
  • Senators urge end to online bets on wildfires
  • Portland OKs $120M Blazer deal
  • Washington GOP: Alarming results
  • Albany parks see significant increase in illegal camps
  • Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?
  • Curry Co sheriff engaged in deceit over donations
  • Gun sales surged after Oregonians passed new restrictions
  • Josephine Co sheriff's office ends Flock camera contract
  • Lawmakers decry stalled FEMA grant for Oregon coast hospital
  • Loose pygmy goats caught boarding TriMet bus in Portland
  • OHA removes state hospital superintendant after one month
  • OPB's First Look: Corporate money in Oregon politics
  • Patti Adair (CD#5) wins Libertarian endorsement
  • Portland homeless leader leaving for non-profit job
  • Portland's no-right-on-red ordinance passes unanimously
  • Sen. Drazan accepts Central Oregon debate invite
  • Tigard police arrest 14 people in organized retail crime operation
  • WA gun law to be rewritten after Seattle Center shooting?
  • Washington Park car break-ins frustrate residents
  • Wildfire-relief bill passes Congress; payments will be tax-free