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Three youths escaped from the Tillamook Youth Correctional Facility shortly before 2 p.m. on September 2, according to the Oregon Youth Authority. Oregon State Police led the investigation and issued warrants; by Wednesday evening, one of the three had been located and jailed, while two remained at large.
Clackamas County public health added Kaiser Permanente’s Mt. Talbert Medical Office to its current list of locations where people may have been exposed to measles. The listed exposure occurred on Aug. 29, during an ongoing 2026 Oregon measles outbreak that has generated multiple Portland-area exposure notices. Measles is highly contagious, and public-health guidance emphasizes vaccination and calling ahead before seeking care if symptoms develop.
The Oregon Judicial Department said data from the case-management system used by the state’s appellate courts was involved in a cybersecurity breach at vendor Thomson Reuters’ court-management unit. OJD said its own systems were not breached, including Oregon circuit courts and the Tax Court, and said it was monitoring whether confidential information was exposed. The incident is part of a broader compromise involving the vendor’s C-Track platform and multiple court jurisdictions.
The Austin Fire began on August 9, 2026, in the Mount Hood National Forest in Clackamas County, Oregon. By August 31, it had grown to 11,682 acres with no containment and had prompted Level 3 evacuation orders in some areas. On September 2, KATU reported the first containment progress, as expected precipitation was forecast to moderate fire behavior.
The Grand Theatre is a venue in Salem, Oregon. Its former tenant and promoter, To The Ceiling Entertainment, booked shows at the venue for about two years; multiple performers separately told KGW they were not fully paid for performances. Building owner Meduri Farms says it removed the company after it failed to cure more than $100,000 in rent arrears by a deadline.
Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics and Santiam Hospital & Clinics announced their planned affiliation in January 2026 amid financial pressure at Santiam. Santiam operates a 40-bed hospital serving the Santiam Canyon and a network of clinics, while Salem Health is the larger mid-Willamette Valley system. State regulators expedited review after Santiam warned that it faced an imminent risk of insolvency.
The Bureau of Land Management is beginning an emergency gather in the Sheepshead/Heath Creek Herd Management Area in southeast Oregon after a particularly dry winter and recent wildfires reduced forage and water. BLM estimates about 1,200 horses are in an area it says can sustainably support roughly 500 to 900 animals. The agency says only two of the area's usual 63 water sources remain available.