As Wildfires Across Oregon Intensify, OHA Warns of Smoke Impacts
The Akawa Butte Fire near Sisters was, as of Friday, the highest priority in the nation for resource allocation.
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As summer heat continues, is Oregon doing enough for people in solitary confinement?
As triple-digit temperatures and heat advisories continue to appear across Oregon, some state prisons and the incarcerated Oregonians they house are going without a key…
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Crime continues historic decline as homicide rates approach century lows
Crime rates continued falling across a sample of large U.S. cities in the first half of 2026, with homicide rates dropping enough to put the…
Read full article βPortlandβs Y2K Fashion HQ to Close
Tantrum Vintage has been the trendy styleβs local hub for years. Now itβs closing without much explanation.
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Trump imposes new host of tariffs on trading partners, alleging they use forced labor
WASHINGTON β President Donald Trump reignited his tariff agenda Friday by imposing new import taxes on products from dozens of top U.S. trading partners, immediately…
Read full article βWhat Weβre Cooking This Week: Leftover Rice Fritters
An all-purpose recipe that turns scraps into snacks and sandwiches.
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As national death rate dips, some states did better than others
The nationβs death rate may have fallen to a historic low last year as many of the killers of young people such as drug overdoses,…
Read full article βCounty Delays Moda Center Funding Vote After Skepticism From Key Labor Union
Opposition from one of the most powerful voices in organized labor has the potential to upend a public subsidy deal.
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What are the Trail Blazers worth to Portland and Oregon?
If Portland offered the Trail Blazers a blank check to stay, how much would be enough? Next month, when a major deal-cutting deadline hits, the…
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Climate Commission proposes bigger goals for storing planet-warming gas in Oregon lands, waters
As the federal government pushes for more logging and grazing on Oregonβs lands, state climate commissioners are calling for more ambitious goals to protect the…
Read full article βMetro Passes $26 Million in Parks Funding
The Metro Council this week approved $26 million in public funds for 51 different parks and nature projects across the region.
Read full article βUrsula K. Le Guinβs Portland House Listed on National Register of Historic Places
The author penned classics including βA Wizard of Earthseaβ and βThe Dispossessedβ in the home near Forest Park.
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US House and Senate split on ending Trumpβs war in Iran, as gas prices rise
WASHINGTON β One day after President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four U.S. service members killed as a result of…
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US Senate Judiciary holds over vote on Blanche nomination for AG as Grassley slams Dems
WASHINGTON β Members of the U.S. Senate tasked with advancing acting Attorney General Todd Blancheβs nomination to be the nationβs top law enforcer on Thursday…
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Oregon emergency alert system more popular in rural areas than metro area, study says
Participation in Oregonβs voluntary statewide emergency alert system designed for natural disasters and public safety threats has been far higher in rural counties than in…
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How Trump closed a key career path for Oregon immigrants and refugees
Abdul Saboor Hassan moved to Oregon in 2020 after qualifying for a green card for his service to the U.S. Army in his home country,…
Read full article βKevin Calabro Says Heβs Leaving Blazers After Lowball Offer
βThere was not much seriousness on the other end to get a deal done,β Calabro said, βwhich is fine if you want to end the…
Read full article βPortland State University to Proceed With 36 Layoffs
The number is lower than the 52 the university had floated in May. Its faculty union says the fight is not over.
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Oregonβs western state forests will see more conservation, less clear cutting under new plan
Oregon forestry officials will need to manage hundreds of thousands of acres of western state forests to better support critical species, water and air quality…
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βE pluribus unumβ is not a slogan. Itβs a choice.
Like two sides of a coin imprinted with the nationβs motto, βe pluribus unumβΒ β out of many, one β Americaβs political factions are cast in…
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