This Washington town is burning. Thatβs the plan.
ROSLYN, Wash. β Francisco Martinez hefts a canister filled with a mixture of diesel fuel and gasoline. A tongue of flame dances above the nozzle.…
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Election Complaint Alleges Sharon Meieran Broke Campaign Finance Laws
A campaign finance watchdog alleges Sharon Meieran skirted county campaign finance limits when a political action committee she directs funded her plan for county chair.
Read full article βParticipatory Budgeting Measure Faces Organized Opposition, Including From the Mayor
The only ballot measure Portlanders will decide this November is facing organized opposition, and itβs coming from the cityβs top elected official and some of…
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Oregon labor department urges feds to continue collecting workforce demographic data
Oregonβs employment rights agency is joining a coalition of states in opposing the federal governmentβs move to rescind a 60-year-old rule used to inform antidiscrimination…
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Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states sued Amazon Monday, claiming the online retail company used artificial bids to inflate costs for…
Read full article βIan Yearsley Wins Portlandβs Funniest Person Competition at Helium Comedy Club
Yearsley beat out almost 200 fellow comics over three rounds of competition this summer.
Read full article βA Night With Usher at Slow Jam, Portlandβs Newest R&B Lounge
DJ Shoulda Booked shared his Usher-themed playlist of throwback hits with WW.
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Federal officer from Oregon dies while responding to Oklahoma wildfire
Federal wildlife officer David Taylor, of Scio, is believed to have died while helping evacuate Oklahomans threatened by wildfire.
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Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule βsubstantively unconstitutionalβ as court battle extends
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday declined the Trump administrationβs request to overturn the temporary restraining order she signed last week that blocks the U.S.…
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Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case wonβt be…
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Immigration arrests in Oregon under Trump 2.0 by the numbers
Federal immigration agents have arrested more than 700 people in Oregon this year as of early August, according to new data.Β Those arrests make up…
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Voting Is Speech. Courts Should Start Treating It That Way.
Last week, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to begin implementing key parts of its executive order on mail-in voting, allowing Homeland Security to…
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To protect forests, I learned to burn them
AUBURN, Wash. β In the back row of a small community college classroom, I sip my coffee and consider a cumulus cloud, a puffy white…
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Voting rights struggle continues, advocates say at March on Washington anniversary
WASHINGTON β Just over two months from midterm elections and four months removed from a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted Voting Rights Act protections…
Read full article βAs I-5 Closure Looms, Portland Will Consider Paying TriMet Fare for City Employees
The passes also suggest the mayorβs office is looking for new opportunities to chip away at two stubborn realities: remote work and low transit ridership.
Read full article βWhat Weβre Cooking This Week: Roasted Eggplant, Pepper, and Tomato Salad
A dip-like salad for the height of summer inspired by Moroccan zaalouk.
Read full article βAs Blazes Raged Across Eastern Oregon, Some Schools Became Fire Camps
At Grant School District in John Day, a fire camp ran close to the first day of school.
Read full article βFive Things to Know About Oregonβs Record Wildfire Season
Fires caused by lightning are usually the biggest.
Read full article βJudge Again Blocks Trumpβs Effort to Restrict Mail Voting
A federal court on Thursday issued an order blocking key provisions of Donald Trumpβs efforts to use the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail-in voting.
Read full article βA Megabloom of Toxic Algae Is Turning the River Bright Green, Again
Human Access Project has already cancelled two events due to the bloom.
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