Portland CPA gets 51 months in major embezzlement scheme
A Portland certified public account was sentenced Thursday to 51 months in federal prison and 3 years’ supervised release for wire fraud and…
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Zenith Energy threatens to sue Portland over new pipes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zenith Energy threatened Thursday to sue the city of Portland unless it reverses a recent decision to block the firm from…
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Hillsboro police ID man shot, killed in PD parking lot
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Police have released the name of a man shot and killed by a Hillsboro officer Monday in their West Precinct parking lot. The…
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Trail man dies in logging accident near Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say an 89-year-old man died while working at a logging site south of Ashland. Jackson County Sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown forms advisory council on mental illness issues
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown convened Thursday a Behavioral Health Advisory Council formed by Executive Order 19-06. The council will make recommendations…
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OSP IDs Albany man who died in police encounter
(Update:OSP IDs man who died, officers involved, seeks witnesses; adding criminal record) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man collapsed and died after police…
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Deal to buy NORPAC cooperative terminated
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Agriculture entrepreneur Frank Tiegs has pulled out of his planned $155.5 million takeover of the bankrupt NORPAC Foods…
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Family of man who died sues Oregon Zoo, George Clinton for $5M
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The family of a man found dead after an Oregon Zoo concert is suing, alleging that the zoo, a contracting company and the…
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Audit: Delays possible in accessing safety net programs
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A new audit says Oregonians may face delays in accessing safety net programs if the state doesn’t have enough workers…
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Sea urchin explosion off California, Oregon decimates kelp
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Tens of millions of voracious purple sea urchins that have already chomped their way through towering underwater kelp forests…
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Senate OKs Merkley wildlife trafficking rewards bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced Wednesday the Senate passage of the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act,…
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OSP to end policing relationship with OSU
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police will end its policing relationship with Oregon State University after more than 30 years of working with…
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BLM boss: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years
(Update: Adding more details, reaction, quotes) RENO, Nev. (AP) — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses…
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Beaverton mushroom picker missing in SW Washington
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — An elderly mushroom picker from Beaverton, Oregon, was reported missing in Skamania County, north of Carson — the second…
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Judge: Suit by ex-inmate over medical care can go to trial
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled a Marion County inmate’s allegations that the county was indifferent to his serious medical…
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Audit: New Oregon public aid computers meet standards
The state of Oregon’s massive new computer system designed to determine eligibility for public assistance benefits generally followed industry…
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Clarno rejects immigrant driver’s license ballot measure
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s secretary of state says an attempt to repeal a new law that grants undocumented immigrants driver’s…
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Woman sues Coos Bay clinic over claims of past abuse by doctor
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman who says she was repeatedly sexually abused by her pediatrician has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the…
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Brown names committee to tackle health care costs
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday the membership of a committee to control the cost of health care for Oregonians. The committee will set an annual…
Continue ReadingOregon seeing flu cases; officials urge vaccination
Health officials say they have started to see cases of flu in Oregon. They recommend everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine. People who get…
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