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A federal appeals court will hear arguments this morning over whether the president can send the National Guard into Portland over the governor's objections. Oregon GOP politicians stay mostly silent on the Guard. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...
OPB’s First Look: Oregon National Guard case goes to court
A federal appeals court will hear arguments this morning over whether the president can send the National Guard into Portland. Here's your First Look at Thursday's news.
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OPB @opb.org · 16h
The federal government program used to subsidize commercial flights in Pendleton got a last-minute reprieve from grinding to a halt due to the partial government shutdown. But immediate answers on how that might affect Eastern Oregon’s only commercial airport are in short supply.
Federal funding for Pendleton flights sees reprieve, but could stall next month
U.S. Department of Transportation says government shutdown means Essential Air Service funding will eventually run out.
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OPB @opb.org · 17h
Some have spoken out in hearings, social media or in news reports, urging local law enforcement to protect the federal facility, while offering little opinion on the use of military members. Others have been virtually silent.
Many Oregon GOP lawmakers silent as Trump seeks National Guard deployment to Portland
OPB emailed every Republican state lawmaker in Oregon on Monday to ask whether they support the deployment of National Guard members to the Rose City. Two responded.
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OPB @opb.org · 19h
In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Keith Wilson wrote that he “expressed openness” to the Trump administration about either taking over the lease or purchasing the South Waterfront facility. The idea was floated first by Corey Lewandowski, a close Trump associate, Wilson wrote.
Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility
The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.
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OPB @opb.org · 19h
Oregon National Guard troops can remain under federal control – but can’t yet be deployed in Portland – under an order issued by a panel of federal appeals court judges.
Federal appeals court ruling keeps Oregon National Guard federalized ahead of oral arguments
The ruling does not allow troops onto Portland streets.
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OPB @opb.org · 20h
Hush is an investigative podcast from OPB, uncovering the buried truth about critical stories in the Pacific Northwest. In March 2019, in Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue what happened to her.
‘Hush’ Episode 1: The last to see her alive
In March 2019, in the wooded hills above the rural river town of Rainier, Oregon, 18-year-old Sarah Zuber was found dead 400 feet from her front door. Six years later, her family still has no clue what happened to their daughter.
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OPB @opb.org · 21h
The Tigard City Council has selected a new mayor to lead the city forward following a contentious period at City Hall. In a 5-1 vote Tuesday night, the council appointed Councilor Yi-Kang Hu to the mayor’s seat vacated by Heidi Lueb last month.
Tigard Councilor Yi-Kang Hu appointed mayor after tumultuous few weeks
Hu will fill a mayor’s seat left open by last month's resignation of former Mayor Heidi Lueb.
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Here’s a little news break for your social feed. There’s nothing like a crisp autumn morning in Portland, Oregon.

OPB captured the Rose City sunrise by drone on Tuesday, Oct. 7, showcasing the Willamette River, bridges, skyline and view of Mount Hood.

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Kotek denounces Trump's actions and mischaracterization of Portland. Noem visits the Rose City. Who is Karin Immergut? A new season of "Hush" starts today. Plus, glam shots of Portland sunrise. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...
OPB’s First Look: Kotek speaks out on Trump’s troop deployment
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has been in the middle of it all as President Donald Trump tries to deploy troops to Portland. Here's your First Look at Wednesday's news.
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For Vera Vasquez of the Siletz, the apartment at Kloshe Illahee Haws is a chance for housing security after years of struggling, including experiencing being unhoused. “It means my son gets to stay in the same school, my brother and my kids and I will have a safe, stable home."
Siletz opens affordable housing project in Salem
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians held ribbon cutting to celebrate Kloshe Illahee Haws, a new 39-unit affordable housing project open to Siletz citizens and the broader Salem community.
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The governor spoke with OPB's "Think Out Loud" yesterday about recent events in Portland, where the president wants to deploy National Guard troops. Whether Trump has that authority now rests in the courts. In Kotek's view, it is unlawful and "the rule of law has to hold.”
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek denounces president’s attempts to send National Guard to Portland
Kotek told OPB's "Think Out Loud" that there is "not a factual need" for National Guard troops in Portland.
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The Oregon Military Museum located at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas County announced Saturday it would close “due to circumstances” – the same day that troops from the California National Guard arrived at the base.
Oregon Military Museum shutters for several months as California National Guard troops arrive
The recently re-opened museum at Camp Withycombe says it will open to the public again in January.
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Over Oregon's monthlong special legislative session, lawmakers spent most it doing zero legislating.

But because state law dictates that members of the House and Senate must receive a $178 per diem when in session, they were paid anyway. To the tune of about $270,000.
Oregon’s special legislative session cost taxpayers $270,000
This year’s star-crossed special legislative session was the longest — and priciest — in more than a decade.
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On Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut blocked President Trump's deployment of the Oregon National Guard. She is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history. Here's a deep dive into who she is.
Karin Immergut, judge who blocked Trump’s troop deployment, ‘well respected’ and ‘has no fear’
U.S. District Court Judge Karin J. Immergut is now at the center of one of the most consequential cases over executive authority in modern presidential history.
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A panel of judges is set to hear arguments Thursday on the Trump administration's appeal of the restraining order blocking the president from deploying the National Guard to Portland. But they could decide before then.
Appeals court sets Thursday hearing on Portland National Guard deployment
Judges may decide to issue a ruling earlier than that based on legal filings from the Trump administration, Oregon and Portland.
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of Astoria, to demobilize and head home.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek asks National Guard troops to demobilize
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wrote the soldiers deserve better than to be “uprooted from their families and careers, only to be mobilized for an illegal mission.”
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The so-called hydrogen hub recently suffered a big blow, losing federal funding as the Trump administration strips away money for green energy projects in a dozen Democrat-led states. But it isn't stopping Lewis County, which plans to forge ahead.
Hydrogen bus service in Lewis County will continue despite US Department of Energy cuts
Lewis County Transit is in the process of building a 1-megawatt hydrogen electrolyzer to generate hydrogen fuel out of water, with oxygen as its byproduct. Once completed, the project will fuel six hydrogen buses.
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A ruling on the Trump administration's appeal of a judge's order blocking troop deployment to Portland could come swiftly. Do we still need soil and water conservation districts? Plus, diving for Mazama newts. Here's what we're following on @opb.org today: www.opb.org/article/2025...
OPB’s First Look: The next steps in Trump’s troop deployment
Portland and the president continued to trade barbs in letters, legal filings and press statements yesterday. Here's your First Look at Tuesday's news.
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