Outages spike on X after fire at Oregon data center

A battery fire broke out in a Hillsboro data center Thursday morning, prompting evacuation of the site but causing no injuries. “Right about 10:20 this morning our crews got called to a fire involving a battery or batteries,” said Piseth Pich, a Hillsboro …

Oregon Education Service District Bans He Is He and She Is She Children’s books

Proving, once again, that LGBTQ rights and the First Amendment cannot co-exist, an Oregon education service district bans children’s books that affirm biological gender. Two of the three banned children’s books on identity were authored by my amazing wife, …

Police captain in Oregon on leave amid illegal hunting probe

A Canby police captain remains on paid leave while state prosecutors review allegations that he used a police infrared thermal-imaging device during a deer-hunting trip. Capt. Doug Kitzmiller, 50, has been on leave since mid-December after state police …

New Oregon cap-and-trade program weighed for transportation bill

Oregon legislators are considering a cap-and-trade program to partially fund ODOT. There are concerns about implementing the program within the current legislative session. Increased gas taxes and vehicle fees are still be considered for the transportation …

How Oregon's US reps voted for Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Oregonians could see major changes to Medicaid, food stamps, taxes and more under a sweeping bill that passed the U.S. House on May 22. The proposal, which President Donald Trump has dubbed the "big, beautiful bill," would enact Trump's major …

Little Bitty Backstop: Oregon State baseball's Wilson Weber leads charge to postseason

For all of baseball’s quirks and oddities, few things that the nearly 200-year old game has birthed may be as culturally synonymous with baseball as the walk-up song. In the sport’s history, the 15-ish-second long snippet of a song played as a batter comes …

Travel Oregon CEO retiring after 29 years amid scrutiny

State tourism agency Travel Oregon said Thursday that CEO Todd Davidson, 66, is retiring from the organization he has run since 1996. The pandemic triggered a prolonged decline in Oregon tourism, especially in the Portland area, with hotel bookings …

Democrats delay vote on Oregon wildfire map repeal, prompting consternation from Republicans

The House Committee on Climate and Energy on Thursday voted against sending a bill that would repeal the state’s controversial wildfire map to the chamber floor, prompting swift pushback from Republicans who argued that Democrats were trying to use it as …

Bill would allow Oregon employees on strike to collect unemployment benefits

Republican lawmakers opposed a bill that exited a House committee, which would allow striking teachers and other workers to collect unemployment benefits. SALEM, Oregon — Lawmakers in Salem are divided on a bill that would allow striking workers, including …

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