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Oregon Political News
Oregon Insight: Average wages spiked at the start of the pandemic – then stayed high
Rent assistance backlog could have devastating consequences as state eviction moratorium expires
Lawmakers OK more than $700 million for housing needs
COVID-19 News
Oregon proclaims it hit 70% vaccination goal against COVID-19
Brown declares Oregon ‘100% fully open,’ while stores lift mask requirements
Wildfires
Brown declares state of emergency for wildfires
Extreme fire conditions converge ahead of holiday weekend, worrying experts: ‘The table is set’
Wildfire officials: Peak risk arrives early as drought expands
Legislature invests over $600 million for wildfire recovery, prevention
Oregon Legislative Press Releases
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News from the Regions
Portland Area
Portlanders apprehensively celebrate a Fourth of July without COVID restrictions — or fireworks
Heat-related death toll in Multnomah County rises to 64
Portland changes homeless encampment removal policy amid worry, backlash
Voodoo Doughnut fires employees who walked out during heat wave, workers say
No Portland mayor has faced a recall vote in nearly 90 years. Ted Wheeler could.
Five questions for head of the effort to recall Mayor Wheeler
Kafoury: Multnomah County will analyze heat wave deaths
Portland Community College manufacturing center gets $100K
Charbonneau homeowners concerned by airport expansion plans
Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Will Take August Off
Northern Oregon Coast
Not free, but feds’ fee for Oregon wave energy test site sure won’t sink project
Salem Area
Amazon’s behemoth Woodburn fulfillment center scheduled for 2023 opening
Central/Eastern Oregon
‘It’s nice seeing smiles again’: La Grande businesses say goodbye to COVID-19 restrictions
Extreme fire conditions converge ahead of holiday weekend, worrying experts: ‘The table is set’
Walla Walla Historic District gains state designation
Lightning rolls through Pendleton
COVID-19 in Umatilla County resilient despite state rules lifting
100-acre blaze burns in Keating Valley
Advocates to hold vigil in Saturday in Hermiston for Marion County farmworker who died in heat wave
Fireworks remain banned on Umatilla Indian Reservation
Easterday Dairy application dealt setback
Central Oregon irrigators see another reduction in their allotments
Albany/Corvallis Area
Corvallis’ Fourth of July parade signals return to somewhat normal
Community Outreach at 50: Nonprofit continues to fill gaps
Keeping the waterways safe and dry
Vaccination clinics in three rural Benton County communities
Eugene Area
Proud Boys help lead rogue July 4th parade in Creswell
Eugene Pro Rodeo returns with masks off, riders on
How hotels fared during the Olympic Trials in Eugene
Lane County drought raises fears of dangerous wildfires, changing climate
City forces RV homeless encampment in west Eugene out
Lane County reports 8 additional COVID-19 cases Friday
Eugene receives $11M in state funding for city projects
Trees cut down at Butterfly Lot will be replaced
Crews make progress on Wrentham Market Fire in Central Oregon
Fireworks displays, bans, precautions ahead of July 4
Downtown Riverfront Park now set to open in August
Smoke from wildfires in California drifting over Oregon
Lane County reports 17 COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
Roseburg Area
Roseburg feeling uplifted after United We Stand Parade
Roseburg Forest Products expand into Southeast
Business owners celebrate end of COVID-19 measures, many will proceed cautiously
Shave ice dispute continues at Roseburg City Council
Medford Area
Vehicle fire sparked grass fire on Dead Indian Memorial Road July 3
Jackson County gets millions from state
South valley awash with money for water projects
Klamath Falls Area
‘Nobody’s winning’: Drought upends life in Klamath Basin
KCC instructor draws on global experience to boost ESL student engagement
Cleanup near Keno collects 8,400 pounds of trash
Firefighters travel to Klamath Falls in advance of holiday weekend
Farm community shares a meal in Malin
Klamath reopens as pandemic restrictions end
Drought relief funding available to Basin landowners, producers
City schools superintendent gets to work
Looking back: This week in Klamath Basin history
Southern Oregon Coast
Over 15,000 people attended UTV Takeover this weekend
Jones will join SWOCC swim team
North Bend council adjusts policy on recording minutes
International News
Bloomberg: UAE passes Seychelles as world’s most-vaccinated nation
National Covid-19 News
W.Va. governor says only a ‘catastrophe’ will push unvaccinated Americans to get shot
National News
U.S. Capitol rioters accused of erasing content from social media, phones
Northwest lawmakers seek progress on Columbia River Treaty
House passes $760B package, hoping to sway infrastructure debate
Business News
Company behind Keystone XL seeks $15B in damages from US
Opinion
Portland Area
Editorial: A haunting tragedy leaves troubling questions
Opinion: Busting a few myths about homeless people by someone who is homeless
Letter from the Editor: We’re changing the cadence of our coronavirus coverage
Opinion: A call to community to work toward restoration and healing
Editorial: Amid heat, severe drought, Gov. Brown should ban fireworks
Salem Area
Vietnam War Memorial’s next big challenge is fundraising
How university research boosts the economy
What’s so wrong with being ‘woke’?
Central/Eastern Oregon
Poll: Oregonians split on Greater Idaho
Our view: The great experiment continues
Other views: Behind the scenes with first-time legislators
From the editor’s desk: New product aims to get you to ‘Go’
The road not taken: The War Between the States, Part 2
Albany/Corvallis Area
As I See It: Clearing homeless camps doesn’t solve problems
Editorial: Roses and raspberries (July 4)
Editorial: Willis’ legacy of helping veterans will continue
Eugene Area
Don Kahle: Infrastructure breakdown
Guest View: Integrity first, service before self
Kahle: So many burning questions after reaching 110 degrees
Guest View: What constitutes a ‘healthy’ forest?
Roseburg Area
Guest column: It’s time to embrace real diversity
Klamath Falls Area
Our view: Skip the fireworks this Fourth of July
Reshke: Twists and turns in 2021 Legislature
Southern Oregon Coast
Guest opinion: Let’s fix the Medicare sign-up process
Guest Opinion: How to love the bear’s world
Guest Column: Work to avoid nominalizations
Guest Opinion: Free community college would make our workers smarter – and our country richer