Early Returns Show Democrats on Track to Tighten Grip on Oregon Legislature
The power that the Republican Party will be able to wield in the state senate and house hinges on a few swing districts.
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District 3 City Council Incumbents Hold Early Lead In Preliminary Results
Preliminary results show that Councilors Steve Novick, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo are all on track to retain their seats on the City Council.
Read full article βSykes, Savage Hold Lead for Multnomah County Circuit Judge Seats
Two of the three judicial races on the ballot were contested this election cycle. These are preliminary results subject to change.
Read full article βAll Three Portland City Council Incumbents in District 4 Poised to Secure Reelection
βSo nothingβs changed?β Councilor Olivia Clark asked.
Read full article βEarly Returns Show Shannon Singleton Leading Multnomah County Chair Race
Early voting returns released on Thursday night show that Shannon Singleton has so far taken a comfortable lead in the three-way race for Multnomah County…
Read full article βMerkley, Bynum Among Oregon Democrats Poised to Return to Capitol Hill
Democrats appear poised to retain five of six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) is on track to…
Read full article βKeith Z Once Played Himself Onscreen. His Own Pictures of Homelessness and Addiction Look Different.
βOutside,β the Portland photographerβs new book, collects portraits of his friends still living on the streets.
Read full article βPatrick deWittβs βDodge Cityβ Is an Alarmingly Hilarious Road Novel
Following a β60s draft dodger, the book twists the familiar genre from the inside like a screwdriver in the gut.
Read full article βDanava Always Stood Out in Portlandβs Metal Scene. Twenty Years In, It Still Does.
The bandβs sold-out anniversary show was a class reunion for a certain set of Portland rock history.
Read full article βGet Your Reps In: The Barely Repressed Homoeroticism of βBeau Travailβ
French auteur Claire Denisβ most iconic film screens at Cinemagic this week.
Read full article βShows of the Week: Syd Stops by the Roseland Theater
Also: the musical side of Portland Book Festival, and emo revival heroes Oso Oso at High Limit Room.
Read full article βGet Busy: What to Do in Portland (Nov. 4β10, 2026)
Go to Live Wireβs special Book Fest edition, check out the Pancakes and Booze Art Show, and ooh and ahh at the Stimson Lumber Tree…
Read full article βCraft Brewery Full Sail Sells to Beverage Giant Behind BuzzBallz
Kentucky-based Sazerac, whose portfolio includes Pappy Van Winkle and BuzzBallz, confirmed its purchase of the storied Hood River Brewer Tuesday.
Read full article βFlu Comes Early to Oregon This Year
Officials seek to reverse a trend in which fewer peopleβincluding health care workersβget vaccines.
Read full article βOregon Midterm Turnout on Pace to Shatter Records
Turnout ahead of this weekβs election was on track to break records for a midterm in Oregon.
Read full article βCashing In on Oregon School Kids
Oregon sends hundreds of millions of dollars to for-profit online schools with poor graduation rates and little oversight.
Read full article βFinding ICE βNot Capableβ of Working With Integrity, Oregon Judge Orders Many New Records Into Public Domain
In blistering opinion, U.S. District Judge Mustafa T. Kasubha of Eugene found ICE routinely flouted his earlier order to turn over records, and accused one…
Read full article βPortland Public Schools Chief of Staff Will Resign Early Next Year
Deborah Kafoury, the chief of staff for Portland Public Schools, will resign from her position at the district early next year.
Read full article βKotek Makes Peace With Universal Preschool
The governor said it will take the state about four years to ramp up to universal preschool.
Read full article βReaders Respond to School Closures and βWildwoodβ
βKids and teachers actually need to be in the same room to get their work done. Administrators, not so much.β
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