Portland agrees to pay $10,000 to settle lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland plans to pay $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged police assaulted her with a baton…
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4.6 magnitude quake hits off S. Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook off the southern Oregon coast Monday morning KOIN reports the 6:47 a.m. earthquake was over…
Continue ReadingOregon gas prices up 6.3 cents in past week
Oregon gas prices have risen 6.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.31/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307…
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PSU research: Microbe gas could ‘cushion’ buildings during quakes
Oregonians could rely on some of the smallest organisms to survive a big earthquake. Researchers at Portland State University are looking at how…
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Trial to begin in $1.4B Oregon forestry management lawsuit
(Update: Adds details, quotes) ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A trial in a $1.4 billion breach-of-contract lawsuit brought against the state of Oregon by 150…
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Hwy. 22E crash kills Stayton woman, injures Culver man
An 86-year-old Stayton woman was killed and a Culver man was seriously injured Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 22E near…
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Leaking pipe in NE Portland releases sewage
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A sewer pipe in Northeast Portland leaked an estimated 1,000 gallons (3,785 liters) of untreated sewer water into an…
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Crash kills driver, seriously injures ODOT snowplow operator
A pickup driver was killed and an ODOT snowplow driver seriously injured Saturday morning in a collision on snow-covered state Highway 3 in northeast…
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Woman sues after husband killed in E. Oregon hunting accident
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The widow of an Eastern Oregon elk hunter has filed a $960,000 lawsuit against the man’s hunting partner following an…
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Oregon judges recommend barring ICE from courthouse arrests
(Update: Adds committee recommendation, details) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Seeking to halt federal agents from arresting people in courthouses for…
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Interstate Bridge project committee to meet
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon and Washington lawmakers tasked with reviving moribund talks to replace the Interstate Bridge will meet for…
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Lost Pacific Crest Trail hiker rescued in snowstorm
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Robert Campbell was thoroughly soaked, shivering, his wet sleeping bag covering him in the only shelter he could find — a…
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Second Eugene bobcat released into the wild
(Update: Second bobcat released into the wild) The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday safely released a young male bobcat back into the…
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Portland trio indicted in international money laundering
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three Portland residents have been indicted in an international money laundering scheme involving Mexico and China, but they…
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OSP: Oakridge officer fatally shot domestic disturbance suspect
(Update: OSP releases suspect’s name, location) An Oakridge police officer fatally shot a suspect during a domestic disturbance call Thursday…
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Police: Portland man beat woman with skateboard on bus
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a Portland man riding a Tri-Met bus beat a woman with his skateboard and his fists after she asked him to stop…
Continue ReadingSmall quake strikes off southern Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Oregon Thursday afternoon. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports it…
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Wyden introduces sweeping privacy legislation
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,introduced sweeping new privacy legislation Thursday, called the Mind Your Own Business Act, to create what he called the…
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Person with measles passed through Portland airport
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Multnomah County Health Department says a person who passed through the Portland International Airport on Saturday has…
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Pipeline protesters block trains at Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Environmental activists staged a protest at the Port of Vancouver, blocking train tracks with the goal of disrupting…
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