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October 17, 2026
  • Poll: Trump and Oregon
  • NY Times: Oregon has no law to punish parents over shootings
  • Bend shooting: Latest details, hard questions
  • Drazan: Fight ‘disconnect' that burdens ag
  • Portland businesses weigh safety after downtown shooting
  • Bend father hailed as hero
  • Rep. Skarlatos on tragic Bend shooting
  • Feds intercept ‘suspicious' package intended for Oregon election office
  • Lars Larson: Thank God for “good guy with a gun”
  • Oregonian endorses 4 more years of failure
  • Bend shooting likely to heighten gun debate in Gov's race
  • Marion County commissioners stall deployment of recommended ballot boxes
  • Oregon to lower flags Friday as State mourns victims of deadly Bend school shooting
  • Wondering where your ballot went? New tool helps 
  • Election 2026: Ashland City Council candidates say why they're the best choice
  • J.H. Baxter stormwater treatment system lapsed after president left prison 
  • No on costly Hillsboro property tax hike (Measure #34-355)
  • By closing Marysville Elementary, PPS could risk defaulting on a state contract
  • Former Loring Shelter, one-time Ramada Inn, cleared and secured by Medford officials
  • ICE returns truck driver accused in deadly crash to Bend for trial
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    October 16, 2026
  • Bend elementary shooting; 5 dead — teen suspect killed
  • Bend elementary had improved security
  • La Mota failed to pay $1.5M in taxes
  • Wealth Tax ballot measure submitted
  • 3-way race in House #40
  • Clackamas County counsel fired — cites possible ‘cover-up'
  • US DOJ challenges Portland ICE mask ban
  • OPB interview: Drazan
  • OPB interview: Kotek
  • Clatsop Co. Elections to livestream vote counting
  • Nafisa Fai, Pam Treece face off for WashCo chair
  • New ad fires up debate in SW WA House race
  • OPB's First Look: Meet the candidates
  • Open Multnomah County District 2 seat
  • OR unemployment rate 5.0 percent in Sept
  • Oregon's disaster response gaps exposed
  • PGE raises doubts about meeting climate mandate
  • Political leaders react to Bend school shooting
  • Portland to close bottle and can redemption site
  • Salem-Keizer to close top performing school?
  • Washington, Finland join 'new era of partnership'
  • Your Potluck Might Be a Crime in Oregon
    • October 15, 2026
  • CD#5 debate: Rep. Bynum vs Adair
  • CD#4 debate: Rep. Hoyle, DeSpain clash
  • A dispirited endorsement for Kotek
  • Rep. Mannix faces newcomer
  • Oregonian endorses Kotek … with blistering criticism
  • Clackamas sheriff retirement investigated
  • 'Distance' in city's Moda talks with Blazers
  • Dwindling enrollment in Beaverton schools
  • Final stretch of close Oregon governor's race
  • Camas girl's team protests transgender athlete
  • Clark Co adds security cameras to ballot boxes
  • Concerns about N. Portland commercial drone site
  • Corvallis city workers strike
  • Could language immersion changes split schools?
  • Drazan call to protect neighborhood schools
  • Drazan, Kotek call for school closure transparency
  • Health Impacts of Rising Cannabis Use
  • Lake Oswego to see higher sewer rates — new wastewater treatment plant
  • Mayor Wilson goes door-knocking — campaigns against local ballot measure
  • Merkley decided against retirement
  • Notes from final Governor's Debate in Bend
  • OR unemployment ticked down slightly in Sept
  • Poll: Party favorability split by only 1%
  • Portland considers moratorium on delivery drones
  • PSU unveils $90 million art building project
  • Task force to weigh data center policy in Albany