Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IMA Financial Group Acquires k.p.d. Insurance in Oregon
Mar 16 2021 // IMA Financial Group has acquired Oregon-based k.p.d. Insurance Inc. to expand its brokerage services to the Pacific Northwest. Terms of the deal, which is effective April 1, were not disclosed. k.p.d. will become an IMA...
Earthquake Early Warning System Launches in Oregon
Mar 16 2021 // People in Oregon will be better prepared for earthquakes – particularly important in the Pacific Northwest because experts say “the big one” is coming – as an early warning system launched Thursday, the...
Oregon Lawsuits Seek $1B From Pacific Power over Wildfires
Mar 12 2021 // Two new lawsuits filed in Marion County, Ore., seek more than $1 billion in damages from Pacific Power, claiming the utility’s negligence led to wildfires in the Santiam Canyon last year. The two lawsuits filed...
Oregon SAIF Declares $210M Dividend for Policyholders
Mar 10 2021 // Oregon’s nonprofit State Accident Insurance Fund Corp. (SAIF) on Wednesday declared a $210 million dividend for its policyholders and acknowledged the financial toll the pandemic has taken on Oregon...
Oregon Man Charged With Arson in Law Office Fire
Mar 10 2021 // A Bend man currently being held at a regional jail in The Dalles has been indicted on two first-degree arson charges in a 2019 fire that heavily damaged a downtown Madras law office. An official confirmed Monday to KTVZ...
Earthquake Warning System Rolling Out in Oregon, Washington
Mar 8 2021 // The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May, completing the West Coast rollout, the U.S....
Oregon Suit for $4.5M Filed Against Doctor Known for Dance Videos
Mar 5 2021 // A lawsuit alleges an Oregon Health & Science University doctor known for dancing in his scrubs on social media sexually harassed a coworker at Portland’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The Oregonian reported...
Oregon City Paid Ex-Police Officer $250K to Settle Lawsuit
Mar 2 2021 // An officer who made headlines for excessive use of force allegations and a whistleblower lawsuit resigned from the Springfield Police Department at the end of 2020. Ryan Stone and City Manager Nancy Newton signed a...
Oregon Hotel Fined for Overcharging People During Wildfire
Mar 1 2021 // A hotel in Roseburg, Oregon, has been fined $31,000 for overcharging dozens of area residents who sought rooms after fleeing a large wildfire in September. The News-Review reports SUBH Investment LLC, which does business...
Airline to Pay $3.2M After Woman Dies at Oregon Airport
Feb 25 2021 // A jury has ordered Alaska Airlines to pay $3.2 million to the family of a 75-year-old disabled woman who died four months after falling down a Portland International Airport escalator. KGW reports the family of Bernice...
Earthquake Warning System Rolling Out in Oregon, Washington
Feb 18 2021 // The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May, completing the West Coast rollout, the U.S....
Intel Suing Oregon Engineer Who Joined Microsoft Over Trade Secrets
Feb 10 2021 // Intel is suing a former Oregon employee, alleging he took trade secrets when he left for Microsoft and used the information to gain an advantage in later business negotiations with Intel. Engineer Varun Gupta worked at...
Oregon Proposes Permanent COVID-19 Workplace Rule
Feb 2 2021 // Oregon OSHA is proposing a permanent rule that largely maintains risk-reducing measures required by the current temporary emergency rule to help protect workers against COVID-19. It would replace the temporary rule, which...
Lawsuit Holds Police in Oregon City Negligent in Man’s Death
Feb 1 2021 // The sister of an Oregon man who died of asphyxiation in a Eugene police car after wrapping a seatbelt around his neck has filed a $9 million wrongful death suit against the city and police department. The federal civil...
Mother of Teen Who Died Suing Center in Oregon for $13M
Jan 28 2021 // The mother of a Portland, Ore., teen who died by suicide shortly after medical staff allegedly evaluated and released him from the Unity Center for Behavioral Health has filed a $13 million lawsuit. Leila Mesch’s...
Alera Group Acquires CSNW Benefits in Oregon
Jan 21 2021 // Alera Group has acquired CSNW Benefits in Portland, Ore. The CSNW Benefits team will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Terms of the deal were not announced. CSNW Benefits serves clients throughout the...
High Street Acquires Partners Premier in Oregon
Jan 12 2021 // Private equity firm Huron Capital announced today that its insurance brokerage platform, High Street Insurance Partners, has acquired Premier Northwest Insurance in Oregon City, Ore. The firm has also acquired Day,...
Keen Named Oregon Financial Regulation Administrator
Jan 7 2021 // T.K. Keen has been named administrator for the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation. The division licenses and regulates banks, credit unions, investments, debt resources and insurance in the state. Keen has served as...
5.7 Earthquake Confirmed 127 Miles Off Oregon Coast
Dec 30 2020 // A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck about 127 miles off the Oregon coast early Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake struck at 4:50 a.m. west of Bandon, Oregon, the agency said. The Northwest...
Mink Captured Outside Oregon Farm Tests Positive for Virus
Dec 28 2020 // The Oregon Department of Agriculture said among animals captured during wildlife surveillance near a mink farm that recently had a coronavirus outbreak, a mink believed to have recently escaped confinement tested positive...
