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🚨After spending her morning flying across the state to observe active wildfires near Mount Hood and northeast Oregon, Gov. Tina Kotek warned Oregonians to stay alert as the state still has more than a month until the end of the fire season.

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🦉“Northern spotted owls are already functionally extinct in large swaths of their range. It’s not a thing that’s happening in the future, it has happened,” said Damon Lesmeister, a U.S. Forest Service biologist.

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The largest exhibition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art ever presented in North America will open Sept. 5 at the Portland Art Museum.

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🏛️Oregon has voted entirely by mail for more than 25 years and enjoys some of the highest voter turnout rates in the country.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield accused President Donald Trump of politicizing the U.S. Postal Service.

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🚔Julie A. Fortin died after she was struck by a vehicle on eastbound Highway 26 near the Oregon Zoo at about 1:43 a.m. on July 28, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

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🏛️The reports alleged misconduct by federal officers outside the Portland U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and the Eugene Federal Building. https://t.co/X85qpG5Fr8

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🧯Portland Fire & Rescue crews were called shortly after 5 a.m. to the area of Northwest Nicolai Street and 30th Avenue after reports of a fire at a commercial property.

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🚔A man was found dead on a multi-use path on the Eastbank Esplanade on Wednesday night after police responded to reports of what sounded like gunshots.

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🌎Drought across Oregon, Idaho and Washington is causing water supply shortages for public water and electric utilities, costing farmers tens of millions of dollars in lost crops and leaving vegetation and soils dry and susceptible to fires.

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“It’s an understatement to say that Dolly Parton was an inspiration to many here in Portland and throughout the world. We are pleased to be able to light the Morrison Bridge in Dolly-pink in her honor,” said Alisha Sullivan.

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🏛️Oregon voters will receive ballots by mail and should plan to return them by mail/official dropbox despite a legal setback for states suing to block the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting, Secretary of State Tobias Read said.

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🎥For the Clinton Street Theater, honoring Tim Curry is especially meaningful. The Southeast Portland theater has been showing “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” every week since 1978.

The showing is free tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 26.

Grab a seat! 🎫 https://t.co/hKMvmc1PGN

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Portland Saturday Market and Pacific Pug Rescue are rolling out the red carpet for the second annual PUGapalooza on Saturday, Aug. 29, transforming the market into a celebration of pugs, pop culture and creativity.

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🤔Should professionals be able to return to play collegiate sports?

Sports columnist Wade Evanson thinks that's preposterous, but it appears to be the new reality.

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🏛️Multnomah County’s START Court helps people whose crimes are tied to substance use, while parole officers like Maria Randall provide accountability, connect clients with treatment and help them build lives beyond addiction.

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🚨The crash happened around 1:38 p.m. Aug. 21 near milepost 27, when a yellow 2021 Ram 2500 pickup towing a 17-foot boat left its eastbound lane, crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a westbound 2012 Ford F-350 pickup.

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An August health inspection found a string of food safety and cleanliness issues, including food being kept at unsafe temperatures, missing date labels, ants, mouse droppings and problems with cleaning and sanitizing.

🍴Details: https://t.co/KGSC4HllqE 

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The Oregon State Beavers have their quarterback, naming Mercer transfer Braden Atkinson the starter ahead of a week one game at No. 23 Houston: https://t.co/j8Dgs18ooy

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🚔Deputies located the stolen golf items for sale on Facebook Marketplace, which included pictures of the clubs showing their serial numbers.

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Some of the locations include Portland City Hall, St. Johns Library and the International Rose Test Garden, giving people plenty of opportunities to turn the trail into a walk, bike ride or weekend outing.

🐦‍⬛Details: https://t.co/b2urwbSrEk 

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