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An air tanker drops water on a fire in Malibu Canyon, Calif., on Tuesday morning, Nov. 13, 2018. The Woolsey Fire has charred more than 96,000 acres. (Eric Thayer/The New York Times) XNYT97 XNYT97

November 13, 2018 at 10:12 pm

Guard troops search for more wildfire victims; 56 dead WATCH

Friends and relatives of the missing are growing increasingly desperate. A message board at a shelter was filled with photos of the missing and pleas...

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November 10, 2018 at 9:39 pm

Death toll rises in California wildfire, matching deadliest VIEW

Officials and relatives held out hope that many of those unaccounted for were safe and simply had no cellphones or other ways to contact loved...

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November 9, 2018 at 8:14 am

Man’s harrowing journey to US underscores immigration shift VIEW

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The young man traversed Andean mountains, plains and cities in buses, took a harrowing boat ride in which five fellow migrants...

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Gov. Kate Brown makes a heart-shape with her hands as she addresses the crowd after winning re-election in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes) ORSD104 ORSD104

November 7, 2018 at 12:02 am

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says re-election victory a win for inclusiveness VIEW

"With this election cycle we tripled the number of Democratic women governors serving in this country," Brown told a cheering crowd at a Portland hotel....

November 6, 2018 at 1:43 pm

Democrats face hurdles in Oregon despite supermajority

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The election gave Democrats a three-fifths supermajority in Oregon's Legislature with greater power to impose taxes, but the Senate president said...

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November 5, 2018 at 10:37 pm

Democrat Kate Brown wins re-election as Oregon governor VIEW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown was re-elected Tuesday, saying she won her first full term as leader of the Pacific Northwest state...

November 2, 2018 at 1:24 pm

Oregon lawmaker worries some mailed votes may arrive late

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Voters in Oregon mail in their ballots or leave them in official boxes, but a Republican state lawmaker said Friday more...

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October 31, 2018 at 1:49 pm

Phishing attempts on Oregon election officials increase

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's paper-ballot voting system in the state has never been more accurate or secure, though the number of phishing attempts targeting...

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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown in Portland, Oct. 22, 2018. In a year when the number of major-party female candidates for governor has reached a high point across the country, a recent poll suggested that Brown, one of only six women governors currently in office, held only a narrow lead over her Republican challenger. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) XNYT18 XNYT18

October 30, 2018 at 1:09 pm

Oregon: Governor candidate withdraws, supports Democrat

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The race for Oregon governor took an unexpected turn Tuesday when the candidate of the state's third-largest party withdrew and threw...

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FILE – In this June 17, 2018, file photo, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks to the media, as U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, center, D-Md., U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., listen in front of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Rio Grande Valley Sector’s Centralized Processing Center in McAllen, Texas. Merkley, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is seriously considering a run for the White House (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File) TXMCA201 TXMCA201

October 30, 2018 at 10:06 am

Merkley eyes White House, visits early primary states VIEW

The Oregon Democrat's national profile rose this year when he led opposition to the Trump administration's immigration policy that saw parents forcibly separated from their...

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