Portland Tribune

15/11/2025

🏛️Federal authorities have charged more than three dozen people with crimes stemming from the protests — but the number of arrests and the severity of charges have dropped sharply since the summer.

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In the hours following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would be sending federal troops to Oregon to stop what he called a “war zone,” elected officials across Oregon had one message to protestors. “Don’t take the bait,” U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said on Sept. 26, warning demon...

15/11/2025

🪲The tiny insect typically infests Oregon white oaks, oftentimes with devastating effect as the tiny beetles carry a fungus that can infect a tree’s vascular system and lead to the tree’s death.

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Mediterranean oak borer found in trees in the Willamette Valley A second threat to some hardwood trees has raised its ugly head in northwest Oregon. Only months after the Oregon Department of Forestry announced an increase in instances of emerald ash borer infestations in forests in Yamhill and thre...

14/11/2025

🏛️President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Portland and cuts to food stamps and health insurance his party passed this summer could hamper the popularity of Republican candidates in Oregon’s 2026 race for governor, according to a new survey from a Democratic polling firm.

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President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Portland and cuts to food stamps and health insurance his party passed this summer could hamper the popularity of Republican candidates in Oregon’s 2026 race for governor, according to a new survey from a Democratic polling firm. The survey, released this we...

14/11/2025

🏢A Portland nonprofit, most known for helping with women’s workforce development, is stepping up to support community members adapting to new requirements put in place to access their federal food assistance benefits.

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Dress for Success Oregon is launching WorkWell, a women-centered coworking and community hub, which blends free workforce training with a self-sustaining membership model.

14/11/2025

🐄"Public lands ranchers are not the backbone of America’s beef supply; they are the beneficiaries of a deeply entrenched subsidy system whose costs are borne by the land, the taxpayer, and the wildlife that once thrived there," Adam Bronstein writes.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Beef Industry Plan arrived in October wrapped in flowery language of industry revitalization and rejuvenation. At the core of the plan — a joint venture between USDA and the Department of the Interior — is a pledge to “streamline and expand grazing on...

14/11/2025

👟After closing in late 2023, the newly renovated shop, at 638 S.W. Fifth Ave., aims to be a hub for athletes. It reopened on Thursday, Nov. 13, showcasing a new focus on running, with floors that resemble track lanes.

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Nike Portland, the company's downtown Portland store, is open again. Find floors that resemble track lanes, Portland-themed gear and more.

14/11/2025

🏛️“Wish she could see some of those images,” the anchor said. Sarcastically, as a co-anchor chuckled, she added, “Look at that. Just a peaceful protest.”

A small box on the screen showed the footage wasn’t from Oregon.

It was from Illinois.

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. When President Donald Trump told reporters on Sept. 5 he’d started looking at sending the National Guard to Portland, he said it was because of something he saw on television. He said the city was being destroyed by paid agitators. “What they’...

13/11/2025

No. 8 Oregon Ducks face Minnesota in Friday matchup at Autzen. Preview:

Under Friday night lights, No. 8 Oregon (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) takes on Minnesota (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten) on a short week at Autzen Stadium.

13/11/2025

🏛️“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said Newport City Councilor Steve Hickman. “We’ve been underestimated.”

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It remains to be seen how the withdrawal impacts the federal government’s suspected plans to establish an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Oregon A defense contractor with a history of providing housing for military operations withdrew its inquiry seeking land at the Newpo...

13/11/2025

Oregon State Baseball releases 2026 schedule Thursday: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/11/13/oregon-state-baseball-announces-2026-schedule/

📸: OSU Athletics
📝: Isaac Streeter

13/11/2025

Oregon State football heads to Tulsa to face the Golden Hurricane in a battle of two-win teams. Preview:

Oregon State football’s first stop of a two-game road trip to end the 2025 season takes the Beavers (2-8) to Tulsa, Oklahoma

13/11/2025

🏠 Renowned builder Robert Ballantine Beat crafted the home in 1917, boasting six bedrooms, four bathrooms and one half bath at 2704 N.E. Hamblet St., in Portland.

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Renowned builder Robert Ballantine Beat crafted the home in 1917, boasting six bedrooms, four bathrooms and one half bath in Portland.