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For the past few years, the loudest narrative about Oregon was that everyone was packing up and leaving. Social media was full of hot takes about U Hauls heading east, businesses fleeing, families cashing out, and…
Not satire. Just Oregon. As 2026 kicks off, Oregon rolled out 282 new state laws covering everything from health care and consumer protections to deepfakes and marriage age reforms. Some of them actually make sense. Medical…
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Oregon and southern Washington Cascades as a powerful midweek system barrels into the mountains. The warning takes effect Tuesday morning and runs through Thursday…
In the early hours of Friday morning, a quiet Newport neighborhood became the latest reminder of how quickly random violence can erupt in Oregon, even on an ordinary front porch. Just before 1 a.m., police were…
A convicted Oregon killer freed early by former Democratic Governor Kate Brown is now placed in a position of authority in Salem after the City Council voted to reappoint him to the Community Police Review Board.…
EUGENE, OR — Despite being nearly three weeks behind on rent and actively refusing to open his banking app, local man Aaron L., 34, confirmed Tuesday that stopping by a tiny, overpriced hippie grocery store was…
A Republican-backed group has submitted nearly 200,000 signatures to Oregon election officials, a move that appears likely to block a recently approved gas tax increase and force the issue onto the 2026 ballot. The group, No…
Portland’s long-running holiday tradition took on a noticeably different tone this year after city officials avoided using the phrase “Christmas tree” during the 41st annual lighting ceremony at Pioneer Courthouse Square, referring to it only as…
Nike founder Phil Knight has made his largest political contribution ever to Oregon Republicans with a 3 million dollar donation to the Bring Balance to Salem PAC on October 22 according to campaign finance filings. The…
Oregon parents are furious after KVAL News reported that Geoffrey Cannon, the former director of the Oregon Coast Military Museum in Florence, received no jail time for sexually abusing a 15 year old volunteer. Cannon was…
As reported by KEZI, the Grocery Outlet located on NE Sandy Blvd in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood is now on the verge of shutting down, possibly as early as the end of this month. Crime in Tina…
People just north of us in Yelm are shaken after investigators say they uncovered something truly horrifying inside one Washington couples home. Detectives say it was a disturbing plan to abduct a child, drug them, and…
