Portland Tribune

23/12/2025

Oregon State football now up to 10 players set to transfer when portal opens Jan. 2. Get up to speed on the latest here: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/12/23/oregon-state-football-2025-transfer-portal-tracker-beavers-osu/

23/12/2025

In case you missed it, sports columnist Wade Evanson believes the Ducks' real work is yet to be done despite a dominating win over James Madison in the opening round of the CFP...

Play time is over. Oregon did what it was supposed to do against James Madison in the opening round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night, defeating the Dukes 51-34. But don’t let the final score fool you, it wasn’t that close. While the result seemed inevitable on paper, you have to...

21/12/2025

Oregon made relatively quick work of James Madison in the first round of the CFP on Saturday night, but the heavy-lifting lies ahead...

Play time is over. Oregon did what it was supposed to do against James Madison in the opening round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night, defeating the Dukes 51-34. But don’t let the final score fool you, it wasn’t that close. While the result seemed inevitable on paper, you have to...

20/12/2025

🍹Portland’s iconic McMenamins Kennedy School is trading pints for mocktails this January — and trust, it’s going to be way more fun than an average Saturday.

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Portland’s iconic McMenamins Kennedy School is trading pints for mocktails this January — and trust, it’s going to be way more fun than an average Saturday. With alcohol consumption at a near 90-year low — 54% of Americans report drinking in 2025, according to a Gallup poll — the timing co...

20/12/2025

🏫 "Merger into bigger seems to be the way of our society. Sometimes it can be a good idea. But nothing comes without its price," Randy Stapilus writes.

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Willamette University is located across the street — State Street, in Salem — from the statehouse, and that has sometimes been a good metaphor for its status in Oregon. Its website labels it “the Northwest’s Leading Private University” and it has had a long alliance with the state of Orego...

19/12/2025

🏛️Since President Donald Trump took office in January, immigration lawyers in Oregon say they’ve experienced inconsistent restrictions on their ability to talk to their clients in detention, according to virtual testimony given in U.S. District Court in Eugene on Thursday.

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Federal judge in Eugene hears oral arguments in CLEAR Clinic v. Noem lawsuit Speaking through plexiglass holes, strict 30-minute time limits and threats of trespassing — these are some of the conditions immigration lawyers in Oregon say they’ve faced while trying to provide legal representation ...

19/12/2025

Portland is about to get stomped — on the page, at least.

A new comic book release pits Godzilla against the Rose City, turning familiar landmarks into ground zero for kaiju-sized chaos

“Godzilla vs. America: Portland” is set to hit stores on March 11, 2026. This volume is part of a larger, ongoing series called “Godzilla vs. America” published by IDW Publishing that showcases various cities around the world, featuring stories created by local talent.

Co-editors Jake Williams and Niño explained the choice of Portland: “Why is Godzilla heading to Portland? Because it was inevitable. Godzilla exists to root out points of imbalance in the world, and for far too long Portland has been allowed to exist as such a point,” they wrote, joking about the city’s “greedily harboring an abundance of creative talent and star comic creators that WILDLY exceeds the allowance for a city of that size.”

📚Read more at the Portland Tribune: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/12/19/godzilla-takes-on-portland-in-a-new-comic-book-hitting-shelves/

📸: IDW Publishing
📝: Hannah Seibold

19/12/2025

❄️After unleashing Plowy McPlowface on the streets, Portland is once again inviting the public to name more snowplows.

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After unleashing Plowy McPlowface on the streets, Portland is once again inviting the public to name more snowplows. The Portland Bureau of Transportation and Portland City Elections are welcoming the public to submit creative names for five more snowplows in the city’s second annual snowplow nami...

18/12/2025

Here's what we know about Oregon WRs Dakorien Moore, Evan Stewart and Gary Bryant Jr.'s availability for Saturday's CFP game: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/12/18/oregon-ducks-wide-receivers-dakorien-moore-evan-stewart-gary-bryant-jr-injuries/

18/12/2025

🏛️With a transportation funding referendum likely headed to Oregon voters in November 2026 and a short legislative session approaching, it’s unclear if and how Republicans and Democrats can compromise on a sustainable plan to fund road maintenance and operations.

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With a transportation funding referendum likely headed to Oregon voters in November 2026 and a short legislative session approaching, it’s unclear if and how Republicans and Democrats can compromise on a sustainable plan to fund road maintenance and operations. House Bill 3991, which Gov. Tina Kot...

18/12/2025

🏛️One of the top GOP challengers in Oregon’s 2026 governor’s race is facing investigation from the state Government Ethics Commission over allegations she used her position as a county commissioner to benefit her children.

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One of the top GOP challengers in Oregon’s 2026 governor’s race is facing investigation from the state Government Ethics Commission over allegations she used her position as a county commissioner to benefit her children. Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell, a Republican from Keizer, anno...

18/12/2025

🏞️Oregon and Washington lost a combined 50 senior level scientists and staff year over, followed by California which lost 40, Florida which lost 20 and Hawaii which lost 10 senior staff.

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Nearly 1,800 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees have left the agency in the last year, records obtained by conservation advocates find, as pressure mounted from President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies meant to cut the federal workforce. That’s a loss of almost 20% of the s...