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Kate Brown Campaign Is Largest Donor To Group Attacking Republican Rival
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's re-election campaign gave $100,000 to a group attacking Republican Knute Buehler. The intent, an aide says, is to respond to ads critical of Brown.
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FBI Agent's Trial In Portland Leaves Key Question Unanswered
Prosecutors argued unsuccessfully that an elite FBI agent fired his weapon twice during a key turning point in the 2016 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation. The acquittal leaves an open question as to who took those shots.
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Politics
Portland City Council Candidates Talk Race At Forum
The candidates fielded questions from the audience, and it wasn't a debate-style conversation.
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Environment
Portland Water Bureau Has Location, Technology In Mind For New Filtration Plant
The Portland Water Bureau is advancing a plan to filter Portland's drinking water for the first time since the system came on line in 1895.
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Health
Oregon's Drug Addiction Recovery Community Holding Summit In Portland
Oregon’s recovery community is holding a summit in Portland Thursday to address opioid addiction. One idea surfacing is helping inmates use their jail time to kick their habit.
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Politics
Bend's First Mayoral Debate Focuses On City's Growth Issues
Front and center at the first debate for the city's first-ever mayoral election: how to handle the Bend's rapid growth.
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Man Accused In MAX Train Stabbing Charged With Assaulting Black Inmate
The man accused of murdering two men on board a TriMet MAX light rail train in May 2017 has been charged with assaulting an African-American inmate in a Multnomah County jail.
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Politics
Behind The Politics: Oregon State Rep. Knute Buehler
"Think Out Loud" sat down with Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Rep. Knute Buehler for a conversation about his life, his family and his motivations.
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Firefighting Airplane Crashes In Washington’s Colville National Forest, 'But The Pilot's OK'
On Tuesday, Aug. 14, a water-scooping airplane crashed while working the Horns Mountain Fire in northeastern Washington. The pilot walked away with minor injuries.
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‘But The Pilot’s OK’: Firefighting Airplane Crashes In Washington’s Colville National Forest
On Tuesday afternoon, a water-scooping airplane working a fire in northeastern Washington state crashed. The pilot walked away with minor injuries. It’s...