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Exonerations Raise Questions About Oregon's Jury System

Oregon is one of two states that allows people to be convicted of most felonies without all 12 jurors agreeing. Some lawyers say recent exonerations highlight a problem with that system.

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No News Isn't Great News: Oregon Test Scores Remain Mostly Flat In 2018

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Senators Call To Bring Back Spanish Fire Training Manuals

Tariffs Coming For Most Items Leaving NW Ports For China

Oregon Now Has A Hypoxia Season, Just Like A Wildfire Season

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PSU Police Shot At Jason Washington 17 Times, Report Says

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Portland State University Police shot at Jason Washington 17 times, according to a medical examiner’s report released Wednesday.

3D Gun Printing Company Founder Accused Of Sexual Assault Of A Minor

Oregon House Candidate Who Made False Claim Quits Key Race

Hardesty Resurrected Portland NAACP, With Scant Attention To Fiscal Oversight

Oregon Using Facebook To Remind Inactive Voters To Update Registration

Home Away From Home: Portrait Of A Fire Camp

FACT CHECK: Can The Senate Enlist The FBI To Reopen A Kavanaugh Investigation?

Kim Wants New Summit With Trump, Moon Says After Visiting North Korea

This Rapper Tried To Use Neuroscience To Get Over Her Ex

A Year After Deadly Mexico Quake, Corruption, Negligence And Forgotten Victims Remain

In Lab Turned Casino, Gambling Monkeys Help Scientists Find Risk-Taking Brain Area

Arts & Life

New Portland Music Advocacy Group To Lobby For Businesses, Artists

OPB

An advocacy group called MusicPortland kicks off with an ambitious to-do list intended to unite many music communities.

Round-Up Brings Old West Nostalgia To Eastern Oregon

The Oregon Town Where Money Grows On Trees And Wood Is As Good As Cash

Ticketmaster Has Its Own Secret 'Scalping Program,' Canadian Journalists Report

A Music Industry Peace Treaty Passes Unanimously Through Congress

Hear An Early Outtake Of Bob Dylan's 'If You See Her, Say Hello'

Richard Swift's Final Album, 'The Hex,' Will Be Released Friday

Hayley Williams Is The 21st Century's Pop-Punk Prophet

'Savior Of Film,' Henri Langlois, Began Extensive Cinema Archive In His Bathtub

Architect Robert Venturi Dies At 93

The Thistle & Shamrock: From The Archives Part 1

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For Rural Communities, Wildfire Brings Economic Help, Hardships

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Wildfire represents both risk and reward for some small communities in Washington. Walking the line between a "good fire" and a "bad fire" can be tricky.

Trump Administration Eases Regulation Of Methane Leaks On Public Lands

New Tech Makes Scientific Data Cheaper And Easier To Secure

A New Wildlife Refuge On The Grounds Around An Old Nuclear Weapons Plant

Footing The Bill For Climate Change: 'By The End Of The Day, Someone Has To Pay'

Father-Son Duo Turns Ruined Grapes Into Tasty Aid For Napa Fire Victims

Experts Warn Some Coastal Residents Should Consider Rebuilding Inland

Floodwaters Rise In Carolinas, Taking Lives And Prompting Environmental Concerns

Canada-US Pacific Salmon Preservation Plan Advances

Cougar Cameras Coming Up Empty 3 Days After Animal's Killing

Oregon Now Has A Hypoxia Season, Just Like A Wildfire Season