Oregon News

Oregon City Employee Suing Over Co-Worker Scent

A Portland employee is suing the city, claiming she was sickened by a co-worker’s scented fragrance. The lawsuit from Bureau of Maintenance worker Julie Reynolds seeks $50,000 in damages. She has a condition called “multiple chemical sensitivity” that can be …

Feds: Another Tough Wildfire Season For West

Fire officials are poised for a tough wildfire season after another dry winter across much of the West, and made more challenging because federal budget cuts mean fewer firefighters on the ground, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Monday. Jewell said …

Washington Man Gets $1,103 Speeding Ticket in Oregon

A Washington state man has a hefty speeding ticket to pay after getting clocked at 130 mph on his new motorcycle in central Oregon. Sixty-one-year-old Gregory Zaser, of the wealthy Lake Washington enclave of Medina, east of Seattle, told the …

Oregon House Passes Immigrant Driver’s Card Bill

Tens of thousands of immigrants living in Oregon without legal permission will be able to get four-year driver’s licenses starting Jan. 1 under a bill given final legislative approval by the House on Tuesday. The House passed the measure in …

Oregon Panel Passes Immigrant Driver’s License Bill

An Oregon Senate committee has advanced a bill granting four-year driver’s licenses to people who can’t prove they’re legally in the United States. The Senate Business and Transportation Committee approved the measure Monday on a 4-2 vote. The bill would …

Report Makes Chilling Forecast On Northwest Quake

More than 10,000 people could die when – not if – a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators . Coastal towns would be inundated. Schools, buildings and bridges would collapse, and …

Ex-Officer Wins $750,000 in Suit Against Oregon City

A federal jury has awarded a former sergeant $750,000 in a lawsuit over his departure from the Roseburg police force. The Roseburg News-Review reported that Gregrey Fetsch argued the city didn’t give him a chance to clear his name before …

Sentry Names Adams Sales Territory Manager for Northwest

Brandon Adams will be joining Sentry Insurance a Mutual Co.’s national accounts sales team as a territory manager for the Northwest. The change is effective April 1. Adams will remain based in Portland, Ore. and be responsible for all broker …

Q&A on Oregon Insurance Exchange

While some states have fought President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul, known as the Affordable Care Act, Oregon has embraced it. The law requires every state to have a new health insurance marketplace called an exchange. Oregon’s Legislature created …

Idaho Company Recalling Beef, Pork And Chicken

A southwestern Idaho company is recalling 33,500 pounds of fully cooked meat and poultry products because of possible bacterial contamination. The United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Saturday that Boise-based B and D Foods is …