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Irvington, Sabin and Buckman Among 10 Portland Schools Recommended for Closure
On November 13, Portland Public Schools (PPS) recommended closing 10 elementary schools over the next two years as declining enrollment and a projected $65 million…
Eugene Emeralds Won’t Move to Medford After $90 Million Stadium Plan Falls Apart
After concerns were raised about the cost and its impact on residents, Medford and the Eugene Emeralds abandoned plans for a new Minor League Baseball stadium at…
Downtown Portland Has Lost About 8,000 Office Workers as Vacancy Nears 40%
Nearly four out of every 10 square feet of office space in downtown Portland were vacant in the third quarter of 2026, more than three times the rate recorded before the…
Oregon Orders Data Centers to Pay Their Own Power Costs Under New Pacific Power Rules
With the cost of supplying large data centers with power increasingly extending beyond the actual facilities, Oregon approved new rules for Pacific Power on Friday…
Stranded at Portland Airport by Nationwide FAA Ground Stop, Family Paid $800 to Drive Home
A family at Portland International Airport (PDX) who were trying to get home to San Diego on Friday ended up paying $800 for a rental car when a nationwide Federal…
Grants Pass Shelter Gives Longtime Residents Until Monday to Leave, With No Promise of Return
Longtime residents of Parker’s Place Village must leave the emergency shelter by 10 a.m. Monday, November 16, before applying for readmission that afternoon, with no…
California Company’s Plan to Seed Southern Oregon Clouds With Drones Raises Residents’ Concerns
A cloud-seeding proposal from a California company to increase winter rainfall and mountain snowpack in four Southern Oregon counties has triggered questions from…
Southwestern Oregon Planned Parenthood to Lay Off 75, Transfer Clinics Amid Medicaid Strain
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon plans to lay off its 75 employees as part of a consolidation. Three clinics will transfer to a larger regional affiliate in…
