Trump Sends Election Monitors to Multnomah County; Oregon Says They Will Have No Authority
The Trump administration is sending election monitors to Multnomah County on November 3.
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Oregon-Washington I-5 Bridge Plan Over Shipping Clearance
Iron Partners LLC, a maritime manufacturing and metal fabrication company, has filed a lawsuit to stop the Federal…
Newport Seafood Plant’s Ammonia Tank Appears Intact After Fire Sparked Fears of a Deadly Leak
Evacuations were put in place on Sunday, October 25, after a big fire at a Pacific Seafood facility on Newport’s…
Oregon Charities Challenge GoFundMe Pages They Say Diverted Donations Meant for Them
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against GoFundMe for fundraising pages involving 1.4 million nonprofit…
Thieves Hit Happy Valley Funeral Home Four Times in a Week, Taking Trailers, a Van and Tools
Two men are in custody in the Clackamas County Jail after several brazen burglaries involving thousands of dollars from…
Multnomah County Agrees to Change Housing Rules HUD Says Could Favor Applicants by Race
After a federal investigation raised concerns that its screening system gave preferential treatment based on race and…
Business & Economy
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California Refinery Closures Shift Fuel Supplies as Southern Oregon Drivers Still Face $5 Gas
Consumer Confidence Stalls as Big Purchases Feel Out of Reach, Adding Pressure on Oregon Households
PacificSource Has Shed a Third of Its Oregon Workforce Since 2025, With 134 More Layoffs Announced
Crime & Courts
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Oregon Man Killed Mother Who Planned to Evict Him, Then Sat With Her Body for a Day, Jury Finds
Missed Shifts Led Co-Workers to an Oregon Home Where a Woman, Her Son and Her Mother Lay Dead
Oregon SNAP Fraud Crackdown Uncovers More Than $3 Million in Stolen Benefits, 40 People Charged
Education
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Lane Community College Faculty Have Until Nov. 30 to Take a Buyout or Risk Being Laid Off
Oregon’s Second-Largest School District Could Close 6 Elementary Schools as Enrollment Declines; Board Meets Tomorrow
Oregon Produces 26,000 Fewer College Graduates a Year Than Employers Need, Report Finds
Environment
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Oregon and Washington Residents Have Until Friday to Comment on Plan for Surging Power Demand From Data Centers
Supreme Court Hears Big Oil Case Today That Could Shut Down Oregon and Washington Climate Lawsuits
Oregon Begins 15-Year Plan to Kill Up to 350 Barred Owls a Year to Protect Threatened Spotted Owls
Health
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Dozens of Oregon Patients Ready to Leave the State Hospital Have Nowhere to Go
Oregon Allows 11 Rural Hospitals to Pool Resources to Help Them Stay Afloat
Oregon Newborns Can Soon Get Free Screening for 800 Genetic Conditions in National Study
Politics & Government
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Ashland Makes $5.15 Monthly Parks Fee Permanent Ahead of November Vote on Utility Charges
Suspicious Package Sent to Oregon Elections Office Was Part of Campaign Targeting at Least 32 States, Report Finds
Oregon Forest Service Workers Won’t Be Forced to Move to Washington State for Now, Judge Rules
Public Safety
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Pond Holding 20 Olympic Pools of Water on Mount Hood Could Burst Toward Oregon Highway 35
Sirens May Sound in Ashland Next Week During Dam Failure Drill
Southern Oregon Woman Rescued After Two Hours Trapped in 12 Feet of Water at the Bottom of a Well
Sports
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Oregon College Football Crowds Are Far Smaller Than Announced, Investigation Finds
Oregon Approves Moda Center Renovation Bill Aimed at Keeping the Trail Blazers in Portland
NBA Approves $4.25 Billion Sale of Portland Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon
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See allCalifornia Refinery Closures Shift Fuel Supplies as Southern Oregon Drivers Still Face $5 Gas
California’s refinery closures are reshaping gasoline supplies across the West Coast, increasing reliance on imports as southern Oregon…
Ashland Makes $5.15 Monthly Parks Fee Permanent Ahead of November Vote on Utility Charges
A monthly Parks and Recreation fee charged to City of Ashland utility customers with active electric meters has helped avoid up to $500,000…
Sirens May Sound in Ashland Next Week During Dam Failure Drill
The city of Ashland, Oregon, will conduct emergency preparedness exercises during the week of October 26 to test its response to a…
Southern Oregon News
See allCalifornia Refinery Closures Shift Fuel Supplies as Southern Oregon Drivers Still Face $5 Gas
California’s refinery closures are reshaping gasoline supplies across the West Coast, increasing reliance on imports as southern Oregon…
Missing Nevada Man Found Buried on Southern Oregon Property Days After His Brother and Nephew Died in Shooting
The bodies of three men were found by Oregon State Police (OSP) in rural Josephine County in a case that remains under investigation.
Coos County Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzling More Than $300,000 From Local Business
A Coos County bookkeeper has been arrested on allegations of embezzling more than $300,000.
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Portland Woman Seeks $2.5 Million After Allegedly Contracting Herpes During Acrylic Nail Treatment
A Multnomah County woman contracted herpes after having an acrylic nail procedure at PDX Nails in Portland, according to a lawsuit lodged…
Former Daimler Supervisor in Oregon Accused of Embezzling $3.8M, Spending It on Europe Trips and Uber Eats
A former fleet supervisor at Daimler Truck North America’s Portland headquarters is accused of embezzling nearly $3.8 million to finance a…
Portland Police Investigating Whether Human Remains Found at Two Homeless Camps Are Connected
Two sets of human remains have now been uncovered at homeless encampments in Portland over the last week and could be connected, according…
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See allLane Community College Faculty Have Until Nov. 30 to Take a Buyout or Risk Being Laid Off
Lane Community College is offering contracted faculty members thousands of dollars as an incentive to terminate their contracts.
Oregon Man Killed Mother Who Planned to Evict Him, Then Sat With Her Body for a Day, Jury Finds
Thirty-eight-year-old Ronald Joseph Kirk faces life in prison with a minimum of 25 years for murdering his mother after she told him she…
Missed Shifts Led Co-Workers to an Oregon Home Where a Woman, Her Son and Her Mother Lay Dead
An Oregon woman, her teenage son, and mother all died after being shot in their home in Happy Valley. A man, believed to have been…