- Officials point to shelters as a step toward reducing homelessness, but fail to consider the factors pushing people away
- What’s at stake with diverting Portland Clean Energy Fund money?
- Harsh rules frighten and discourage Oregon’s international students
- Data centers emerge as dividing line in Washington County commissioner race
- Supreme Court to decide multiple high-profile cases in new term
- Boston-bound plane vanishes with 6 on board; Coast Guard launches search off Nantucket coast
- More Americans blame Trump for high prices than blamed Biden, new poll shows
- Women share sexual assault experiences after Cornell rape allegations surface
- Poll shows Drazan, Kotek in tight rematch for Oregon governor
- Kotek, Drazan face off in first debate of 2026 Oregon governor’s race
- Washington state leaders raise alarm over plans to fast-track oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast
- Benson High School student faces domestic terrorism charges in chemical spill incident
- A proposed nickel mine near Gold Beach has a buyer, but years of studies remain
- Oregon Democrats demand Trump administration end immigration policies they say undermine due process
- Readers respond: Washington County needs Fai as chair
- Jane Fonda weighs in on governor’s race: The latest on Oregon’s 2026 election
- Top Drazan donors from 2022 remain absent as Kotek maintains fundraising lead in Oregon governor’s race
- Trump signs ‘super intelligence’ document with 1 obvious spelling error
- ICE initiates immigration enforcement surge in sanctuary cities. Could Portland be among its targets?
- Trump keeps pushing AI. New poll reveals how voters rate his handling of it.
- Readers respond: Replace PPS leaders who supported Procedeo
- Clackamas clerk who says she ended ‘laughingstock of Oregon’ era faces election novice challenger
- How to watch tonight’s governor’s debate: The latest on Oregon’s 2026 election
- One of the nation’s most competitive congressional races is in the PNW — and coming down to the wire, poll shows
- GOP campaign chief says Ken Paxton ‘just wrong’ to ding Trump midterm convention
- Trump makes stunning admission: I have not done a ‘good job’ explaining this issue
- A Minnesota shooting sparked outrage. Now a new legal fight is raising even bigger questions.
- Portland’s business lobby just sued the city over a $15 arts tax increase. The stakes are much higher
- Court orders, limited beds and unstable leadership are crippling Oregon State Hospital, grand jury finds
- Her agency distributes billions for housing projects. Her husband’s company helped develop some of them
- Readers respond: Portland councilors should reimburse city
- Kotek asks feds to delay Medicaid work requirements
- After political shockwave, two commissioners compete to lead Washington County
- Who will succeed Trump in 2028? Why Chris Christie isn’t sold on Vance, Rubio
- Kotek calls out Drazan over Trump troop deployment claims
- Trump gets disappointing jobs numbers. His top economic adviser isn’t worried.
- Activist whose clash with state senator roiled Oregon Democrats pleads guilty, gets probation
- Nate Silver reveals the ‘biggest electoral story of 2026’ — and it’s bad news for Trump.
- Three college students face federal charges over alleged threats against Trump ahead of campus rally
- AI Trade & OpenAI Developer Day
- Fear fuels Oregon’s race for governor. This city shows why
- Sharon Meieran: Multnomah County chair candidate
- Shannon Singleton: Multnomah County chair candidate
- Julia Brim-Edwards: Multnomah County chair candidate
- Nathan Ong Norris: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners District 2 candidate
- Nabil Zaghloul: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners District 2 candidate
- Herman Greene: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners District 2 candidate
- Bruce Broussard: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners District 2 candidate
- Bri Williams: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners District 2 candidate
- Serena Cruz: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners District 2 candidate
- Tony Robertson: Multnomah County Board of Commissioners District 2 candidate
- Readers respond: Portland won’t listen to people’s voice
- Editorial endorsement November 2026: Send Serena Cruz back to Multnomah County for District 2
- Editorial endorsement November 2026: Elect Julia Brim-Edwards as Multnomah County chair to end the dysfunction
- Readers respond: All Portlanders affected by school closures
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