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Jail Has Released Inmates While Saving Space For ICE

A jail in The Dalles that houses detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has suggested local sheriffs keep their "numbers low" in the jail to make room for immigrant detainees.

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Progressive Group Turned in Nearly 100 Ballots Late, Complaint Says

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According to a complaint filed last week, officials with the group Our Oregon said they found the box of ballots after election night had passed. 

Judge Rules In Favor Of CNN, Temporarily Restores Acosta's Credential

January Case Could Clarify Oregon's Sanctuary Law

Big Changes Coming To PPS Land, Even Without Baseball

Saudis Deny Reported CIA Conclusion That Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Assassination

Sign Here: Why Elections Officials Struggle To Match Voters' Signatures

Opinion: Amazon Deal In New York Creates Some Unlikely Allies

Separated By Fire, Man Launches Wrenching Search For His Wife

Court Filing Suggests Prosecutors Are Preparing Charges Against Julian Assange

Woman Qualifies For Special Forces Training, Could Be The First Female Green Beret

Migrant Kids Survive Hardship To Reunite With Parents. Then What?

Arts & Life

Portland’s Arts Agency Hires Madison Cario To Top Job

OPB

Madison Cario, a Georgian university administrator is about to become the fifth executive director in the history of Portland’s arts agency, the Regional Arts and Culture Council.

Esperanza Spalding On Doing Good In Portland

Album Premiere: Miss Rayon - 'Eclipse'

A Marvel Of A Man: Comics Legend Stan Lee Dead At 95

Michelle Obama Tells The Story Of 'Becoming' Herself — And The Struggle To Hang On

How The Beatles And Jimi Hendrix Set Themselves Free – And Made Music History

Not My Job: We Quiz Orlando Magic Star Aaron Gordon On Actual Magic

Behind 'The Kominsky Method,' A Sitcom King (He Prefers 'Court Jester')

Guest DJ Arturo O'Farrill: Making Music And A Statement At The Border

William Goldman, Writer Behind 'Butch Cassidy,' 'Princess Bride,' Dies At 87

Jacob Banks Doesn't Rush His Music: 'Time Is The Only Currency That Matters To Me'

Environment

New System To Limit Hiking In 3 Popular Oregon Wilderness Areas In 2020

Statesman Journal

The U.S. Forest Service announced a decision Thursday to install a permit system limiting the number of people in the Mount Jefferson, Three Sisters and Mount Washington Wilderness areas.  

We're Putting More Homes On Wild Lands And In The Path Of Wildfires

Rogue Pack In Western Oregon Takes Down Another Calf

Study Finds Kalama Methanol Plant Would Reduce Global Carbon Emissions

Camp Fire Becomes Deadliest In Northern California History

These Bridges And Tunnels Save Animals' Lives — And Prevent Car Wrecks

Study: Replanting Trees After Wildfires May Not Be Necessary

Oregon Students Get Up Close And Personal With Intertidal Creatures

Officials Hope New Oregon Air Pollution Rules Will Close Regulatory Gaps

Conservationists Worried About House Vote To End Gray Wolf Protection

Camp Fire Missing-Persons List Grows To More Than 300 Names