News Updates from The Oregonian

A rundown of the day's top Portland and Oregon headlines from The Oregonian/OregonLive.

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Woodburn bomber asks to be executed, drops lega...
Oregon fails to renew domain name for employment department website. Les Schwab Tire Centers opens 500th location. Big-time comics come to Portland as pandemic starts to dissipate.
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Low pay puts Portland homelessness workers at r...
The number of Oregonians collecting jobless benefits is plunging. Oregon unlikely to reinstate mask requirements in the future. Spanish-speaking bus driver takes on new role providing bilingual tech support
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Oregon House votes 59 to 1 to expel Republican ...
Oregon could throw away 120,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Acclaimed Portland chef is behind new Bend steakhouse. Portland mayor loses three more top staffers. Alaska Airlines adding nonstop flights to New Orleans, Tampa this winter
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2 brothers die in drug deal shootout involving ...
Oregon will allow homeless individuals to pitch tents on public land in all communities. Portland police will sell union building, which was site of many protests and fires. Tickets go on sale Friday for U.S. Olympic Trials at new Hayward Field
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Oregon will revamp COVID-19 lottery rewards to ...
Graffiti cleanup underway but state says don’t expect it to all be gone. Popular Rogue River resort destroyed in fire. Hillsboro Hops increase capacity to 50 percent, plan for more
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Portland police investigate quadruple homicide ...
Oregon Republicans join chorus, call on Mike Nearman to resign. Oregon will lift mask and social distancing rules for businesses potentially by late June if vaccination goal is met. Oregon’s state song gets new lyrics with emphasis on rolling rivers, r...
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Oregon will end mask requirements for even unva...
Days before Rep. Mike Nearman helped protesters breach Capitol, he coached constituents just how he’d help them do it. Flanders Crossing, new bicycle and pedestrian bridge over I-405, opens in NW Portland. Bob’s Red Mill is offering $5,000 grants to he...
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Oregon water wars in Klamath basin heat up
Report finds Republican lawmaker 'more likely than not' intentionally let right wing demonstrators into Capitol. Arrest of woman who twerked in Portland bike lane in 2019 and flipped off cops was reasonable, oversight group says. Multnomah Co...
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Oregon takes steps to help commercial businesse...
Teen arraigned in fatal crash that killed 3 other teens near Estacada. Pacific University professor sues school for $1.3 million. Enchanted Forest to reopen after lengthy pandemic-related closure
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Oregon Senate approves plan to designate Junete...
Controversial Clackamas County Commissioner again in hot water, this time for likening vaccine passport to Jim Crow laws. Multiple teens die in incidents across the state on Memorial Day weekend. Total Recall PDX hires staffer as effort to remove Ted W...
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Multiple fires in Southern Oregon amid hot temp...
Teen dies in Salem after being pinned under car. Portland to see hottest temperatures of the year Tuesday. Trail Blazers face pivotal game 5 matchup in Denver
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Memorial Day 2021 in Oregon: What’s open, what’...
Portland leaders, poised to allocate millions in new federal aid, are clueless about how effectively they spent first $114M last year. Oregon House trims proposal to mandate teacher union say on class sizes to just schools serving low-income families. ...
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Heat wave comes to Oregon as officials worry ab...
COVID-19 variant first detected in India now found in Oregon. Oregon Shakespeare Festival returns with first live show of 2021 this summer. Portland winery says thief stole 23 cases of Pinot Gris from his truck.
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Portland on pace to shatter homicide record.
Portland public school board says district must provide remote learning option until vaccines are widely available to kids 12 and younger. Battle Ground man charged with participating in U.S. Capitol insurrection with his dad Jan. 6, makes first court ...
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Albina Vision Trust gets first dibs on Portland...
Oregon sees COVID-19 cases plunge to half the levels seen in late April. Iconic Alpenrose Dairy property could become subdivision. Big musical names like Justin Bieber, Rage Against the Machine and others are coming to Portland after cancelling 2020 sh...
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4 unhoused Portlanders file lawsuit alleging ci...
Multnomah County expected to drop to lowest COVID-19 risk level. Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo for $1.8 million over impeachment legal costs. Oregon bill would allow voters to mail ballots on Election Day.
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As Oregon lawmakers barrel toward big schools b...
Poll results rank downtown Portland homelessness solutions. New fences at Cape Kiwanda give public access to previously off-limits ocean views. Portland home buyers have few choices.
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Is Oregon about to start a $1 million lottery, ...
Businesses say Oregon’s mask guidance gives them two options, both bad. Prepping for 2021 wildfires, Oregon adopts rules for preemptive blackouts by utilities. Lawmakers approve bill to require colleges to post the cost of textbooks in advance.
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Oregon kicker rebate of $1.4 billion? Tax reven...
Unemployed Oregonians must soon look for work to keep receiving jobless benefits. Portland announces it will aggressively clean or remove homeless encampments. Oregon lawmakers pass bill reinstating foreclosure moratorium, sending it to governor’s desk.
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Oregonians can go maskless outside, must show p...
Washington County, 4 others, approved to ease restrictions. Oregon hiring stalls as recovery slows. High Desert Museum in Bend wins prestigious national museum award.
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Today is election day for school board, local e...
Oregon state extends foreclosure moratorium. Nonunanimous jury convictions won't be automatically overturned. Open mic vigils planned for those lost during the pandemic.
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Portland’s mayor and City Council please almost...
Portland’s core is unsafe and uninviting, residents say in new poll. Just what went down when a Gresham police officer killed Israel Berry in Portland a year ago? Have Portland’s luxury condos lost their luster?
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Mask requirement lifted for fully vaccinated Or...
Oregon approves ‘immediate’ $3 million for 82nd Avenue. Oregon House unanimously passes ban of ‘gay panic’ legal defense. Student aid requests signal steep enrollment decline at Oregon colleges and universities.
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Lawsuit seeking wildfire damages from PacifiCor...
Oregon expected to start COVID-19 vaccinations of youth age 12 to 15 Thursday. State passes 2 million people at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19. Lawmakers to boost state school fund to $9.3 billion.
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Gov. Kate Brown outlines path to reopening Oreg...
Rep. Mike Nearman does not appear at hearing. Simple banking customers still locked out. Oregon lawmakers approve extended deadline for tenants to repay missed rent.
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