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Oregon Confirms New Measles Case in Clackamas County but No Exposure Sites Identified Yet
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) confirmed yesterday that a new measles case had been identified in Clackamas County. The person was unvaccinated, and OHA urged…
Judge Rules Oregon Doesn’t Have to Give Trump Administration Voters’ Private Information
A federal court ruled in favour of the State of Oregon and Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read against the Trump Administration yesterday, dismissing a lawsuit filed…
Oregon Needs Nearly 500,000 New Homes as Housing Shortage Reaches Crisis Levels, New Report Says
The recently published 2026 Oregon Housing Needs Analysis indicates that Oregon needs to build nearly 500K new housing units over the next 20 years to catch up the…
Elon Musk Spreads False Claim About Oregon Voters as Report Shows His Election Posts Hit 2 Billion Views
Claims by Elon Musk, the owner of X- formerly known as Twitter, that Oregon has "ä lot of fake voters" in response to several social media posts are fake news.
Dense Fog and Poor Air Quality Continue in Oregon While Home Heating Fires Rise
Fire safety is a burning issue this week as the National Weather Service (NWS) predicts that a stubborn high-pressure inversion is locking in repeated rounds of dense…
Oregon Sues HHS Over New Rule That Could Cut Funding Unless States Follow Anti-Trans Policy
Oregon joined a 12-state coalition yesterday in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions…
Oregon Unveils New Plan to Fight Hunger as Food Bank Visits Hit Record Levels
While federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which were disrupted during the federal government shutdown, have been restored, an analysis of…
Oregon Woman Says She Was Locked Up After Her Sentence Ended and Is Now Suing the State for $10 Million
The Oregon Supreme Court overturned a decision by Governor Tina Kotek to revoke the commutation of the sentence of Terri Lee Brown and return her to prison, after she…
