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Oregon News
Salem high school on lockdown as officers search for wanted person: Police
KOIN 6 | By Aimee Plante
Authorities are on scene near a Salem high school that is on lockdown Friday morning, according to police.
Officials said they are searching for a wanted person in the area of McKay High School as of 11:30 a.m.
TRANSPORTATION
Oregon transportation boss steps down as Rose Quarter faces inflection point
OPB | By Bryce Dole
Director Kris Strickler spent the last year trying to convince lawmakers to give the transportation agency more money. Now he’s on his way out.
POLITICS
Clackamas County to Appoint New House District 51 Representative with Public Input Ahead of Mondays Virtual Meeting
Hoodline | By Samuel Hansen
Clackamas County will select a new representative for Oregon’s House District 51 following former Rep.
Christine Drazan’s move to the State Senate. County Commissioners will hold virtual interviews with candidates on Monday next week at 10 a.m.
Portland ballot initiative aims to hire 400 police officers with climate funds
KOIN 6 | By Michaela Bourgeois
Back in the day, Portland was the economic growth engine of the greater metro area. Now, it lags compared with its suburbs, especially Clark County, Wash.
Multnomah Lags Surrounding Counties in Economic Growth, Causing Deficit for Next Fiscal Year
Willamette Week | By Anthony Effinger
County economist Jeff Renfro said Multnomah County will start fiscal 2027 with a $10.5 million hole.
4 Oregon state park projects put on hold as agency runs low on funds
The Oregonian | By Jamie Hale
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday that four major projects that were expected to be paid for with state-allocated general obligation or “GO” bonds will be put on hold, as the agency said it continues to run low on funds.
Willamette Falls Trust, with $75M in hand, seeks transformational development at historic waterfall
The Oregonian | By Jamie Hale
A second development project at Willamette Falls is gearing up, thanks to a massive infusion of public and private money.
Unauthorized immigration is up, but Oregon’s population remains a small percent
KOIN 6 | By Amanda Rhoades
The state has about 155,000 unauthorized people living in it. Oregon’s total unauthorized population makes up just 1.1% of the total number of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. California has 21.2%, while Texas has 14.3%, followed by Florida with 8.9%.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Intel lays off 669 more Oregon workers as local headcount dwindles
The Oregonian | By Mike Rogoway
Intel laid off another 669 Oregon workers Thursday on top of 2,400 Washington County jobs the chipmaker cut in July, according to a filing with state workforce officials.
Thursday’s cuts represent another major hit to Oregon’s flagging economy. Employers are laying off workers nearly as fast as they did during the Great Recession, though the unemployment rate has remained modest by historical standards at roughly 5%.
University of Oregon’s statewide economic contribution edges out peer institutions
OPB | By Tiffany Camhi
A new report estimates UO contributed $3.7 billion to the state’s economy in 2024.
Rogue Ales abruptly closes Newport operations and restaurants; owes hundreds of thousands in rent and taxes
The Lincoln Chronicle | By Shayla Escudero
Rogue Ales & Spirits, which has seen its beer sales drop and owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent and back taxes, abruptly shut its massive Newport operations and all of its restaurants Friday, the Lincoln Chronicle has learned.
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
Man accused of threatening TriMet employees with knife in Gresham
KPTV
A man was arrested after he threatened several TriMet employees with a knife in Gresham early Friday morning, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.
Oregon sees significant drop in unrepresented defendants, defenders warn crisis isn't over
KATU | By Vasili Varlamos
The Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC) announced on Thursday that the number of people in the state's criminal justice system without a court-appointed attorney has decreased by 30% over the last six months.
More than 100 pounds of meth seized, Oregon man sentenced in federal drug case
The Oregonian | By Maxine Bernstein
A man who was caught hauling more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine from California to Oregon in two separate stops within a 10-month period was sentenced Thursday to six and a half years in federal prison.
Gervais man pleads guilty to throwing water bottle at officer at Portland ICE facility
Statesman Journal | By Isabel Funk
A Gervais man pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Portland.
EDUCATION
Christine Pitts Has Spotted One Key Reason Oregon Kids Aren’t Learning to Read
Willamette Week
The Oregon Journalism Project launches a series to answer questions that too many in power have directly avoided.
Updated PPS Seismic Formula Prioritizes Risk
Willamette Week | By Joanna Hou
Portland Public Schools unveiled an updated seismic formula on Monday to the Portland School Board’s facilities and operations committee.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
To meet growing energy demand, Oregon is ‘nuclear curious,’ mostly cautious
Oregon Capital Chronicle | By Alex Baumhardt
Nuclear is mostly absent from a new energy strategy outlining how the state will meet growing power demand, reduce greenhouse gas pollution.
Oregon regulators uphold approval for controversial transmission line that may serve a single data center rather than the public
The Oregonian | By Gosia Wozniacka
The Oregon Public Utility Commission has reaffirmed its approval of a nearly 300-mile electrical transmission line that’s set to run from Idaho and carry power across five Oregon counties – despite concerns it will primarily serve a private data center rather than the public.
HEALTH CARE
U.S. bishops ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals. What does that mean for Oregon’s largest health system?
The Oregonian | By Kristine de Leon
After U.S. Catholic leaders voted this week to prohibit gender-affirming care at hospitals tied to the church, Oregon’s largest health system is now evaluating what the decision could mean for patients across the state.
TRUMP ADMIN VS. OREGON
Oregon lawsuit accusing feds of violating detainees’ right to counsel seeks class action status
KOIN 6 | By Michaela Bourgeois
Oregon advocacy groups accusing federal immigration authorities of denying legal counsel to detainees have amended their lawsuit against the Trump administration and are now seeking class action status.
Video shows armed immigration agents surround Oregon high schoolers at coffee shop
The Oregonian | By Yesenia Amaro
A 911 call and surveillance video recently released to The Oregonian/OregonLive sheds new light on an October incident when masked immigration officers drew guns on teenagers in a Hillsboro Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru.
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