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Oregon City Employee Suing Over Co-Worker Scent

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:37:47 +0000

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 …

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Feds: Another Tough Wildfire Season For West

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:15:53 +0000

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 …

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Washington Man Gets $1,103 Speeding Ticket in Oregon

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:30:49 +0000

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 …

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Oregon House Passes Immigrant Driver’s Card Bill

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:03:01 +0000

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 …

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Oregon Panel Passes Immigrant Driver’s License Bill

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:29:14 +0000

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 …

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Report Makes Chilling Forecast On Northwest Quake

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:19:37 +0000

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 …

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

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:31:30 +0000

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 …

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Sentry Names Adams Sales Territory Manager for Northwest

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:07:59 +0000

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 …

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Q&A on Oregon Insurance Exchange

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:06:36 +0000

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 …

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Idaho Company Recalling Beef, Pork And Chicken

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:48:42 +0000

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 …

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More Survivors Join Suit in Deadly Oregon Bus Crash

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:01:44 +0000

The legal problems are piling up for the Canadian tour company whose bus crashed on an icy highway in Eastern Oregon last month, killing nine passengers and injuring almost 40. An attorney who filed a lawsuit in Tacoma, Wash., on …

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Confie Eyes More Expansion, Push Into Standard Lines

Don Jergler — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:59:57 +0000

In the coming year Confie Seguros plans to up its buying spree and expand into standard personal and small commercial lines, while broadening its demographic from being primarily Hispanic focused, the president of the Buena Park, Calif.-based insurance agency said …

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Fired Nurse Sues Oregon Hospital For $250K

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:09:46 +0000

A registered nurse who worked for three months at a Bend, Ore., hospital has sued for $250,000, contending she was fired for reporting the misdeeds of co-workers. The Bend Bulletin reported that according to the Circuit Court lawsuit, Sonia Anderson …

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Feds Approve Colorado, Oregon, Washington Insurance Exchanges

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:55:25 +0000

Colorado, Oregon and Washington are among the first six states to get preliminary approval from the Obama Administration to operate a health insurance exchange. The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services announced the decision on Monday. The other states were: …

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Oregon Insurers Sue Landowners in Ashland Fire

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:44:50 +0000

Insurance companies that paid $1.7 million to six homeowners in a fire blamed on a homeless Ashland, Ore. man have sued the owners of a vacant lot where the fire started. The Ashland Daily Tidings reported the suit alleges the …

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Oregon School Services District Suit Settled

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:48:00 +0000

The former superintendent of an agency that provides services to schools in the central Willamette Valley will get $200,000 to settle a suit over her firing. The Salem Statesman Journal reported that Maureen Casey was dismissed in 2009 after internal …

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Oregon Developer Told To Pay $1.6M In Asbestos Case

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:43:07 +0000

A developer whose plans to redevelop a sawmill in Sweet Home collapsed has pleaded guilty to accusations that he allowed an unlicensed contractor to demolish a building, releasing asbestos near residential neighborhoods. After the work, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …

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Hamster Corralled After Oregon Driver Arrested For DUI

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:05:24 +0000

Three police officers in the Portland, Ore. suburb of Beaverton went the extra mile for a hamster found riding in the lap of a driver who was arrested for investigation of DUI. Officer Mike Rowe says 27-year-old Nicole Huey of Beaverton left …

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Ore. County to Ditch Tsunami Sirens; Resident Objects on Facebook

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:56:22 +0000

When the big one hits the Oregon coast, people won’t need sirens, say experts – they’ll know by the intense trembling beneath their feet that a tsunami is on the way and it’s time to hustle to high ground. Besides, …

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Fired Employee Sues School District In Oregon

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:53:32 +0000

The former business services manager for the Central Point School District in Oregon has filed a $1.4 million lawsuit against the district, alleging she was wrongfully fired. Vicki Robinson’s court documents state she was let go last year because the …

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Guitars With Playboy Bunny Logo Subject Of Lawsuit

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:36:28 +0000

Photos of Playboy playmates have gone from the cover of the magazine to the center of a lawsuit between two Oregon guitar makers. Houston guitar designer Stephen Marchione (MARK-ee-ohn-ee) claims he was never paid the royalties owed him by Talent, …

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Experts Predict High Wildfire Risk In August

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:41:24 +0000

Wildfire experts say states across the West are now at the highest risk of the season for wildfires as hot weather patterns continue to dry out fuels and forests across the region. Ed Delgado at the National Interagency Fire Center …

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Dead Cattle, Devastation In Wake Of Western Fires

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:55:38 +0000

Cecil and Delores Kolka thought they escaped the worst of the Ash Creek Fire when the 390-square-mile blaze spared their home and several pastures as it ripped through the couple’s Montana cattle ranch. But when the family went to round …

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Health Survey Gives Oregon Workers Weight Option

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:51:43 +0000

A weight-related question will remain on a wellness questionnaire for Oregon state workers, but employees next year will be given an alternative to sharing their waist size. This year’s version of the Health Engagement Model online health questionnaire required employees …

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Oregon CPCU Chapter Elects 2012 Officers

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:42:09 +0000

The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society Oregon Chapter has named its 2012 officers. The officers are: President Dale Thomas of State Farm; President-Elect Linda Rooke of Zarosinski-Leavitt; Vice-President Katherine Bauer of Marsh, USA; Treasurer Diane Connolly of State Farm; Secretary …

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Iditarod Champ Sues Over Nearly Severed Finger

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:04:52 +0000

A former Iditarod champion who was forced to drop out of last year’s dog-sled race when he nearly severed his index finger is suing the Oregon company that made his knife and the sporting goods store that sold it to …

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Oregon Workers Urged To Prepare For Zombie Apocalypse

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:20:32 +0000

Oregon state workers are being urged to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, then, they’ll be ready for an earthquake or other emergency. The Oregon Housing and Community Services agency is using zombies to spice up its annual safety week messages …

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Poll: Northwest Residents Rely on Vigilance to Protect Identities

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:30:06 +0000

Most Northwest residents are concerned about the threat of identity theft, but a majority rely on their own vigilance to protect themselves from fraudulent activity against their personal information, a new poll shows. Data from a poll sponsored by Seattle, …

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It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy

Don Jergler — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:31:45 +0000

It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re one of those scratching your …

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First Big Piece Of West’s ‘Electric Highway’ Gets Juice

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:29:05 +0000

Following a trail blazed by Indians and pioneers in covered wagons, electric car drivers hit the road Friday to inaugurate the first major section of a West Coast “Electric Highway” dotted with stations where they can charge up in 20 …

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