Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Senate Confirms Smith as Head of Oregon Consumer and Business Services
Feb 15 2018 // The Oregon State Senate has confirmed Cameron Smith as director for the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Smith has served as acting director for the department since Gov. Kate Brown nominated him in December...
Alera Group Acquires Davidson Benefits Planning in Oregon
Feb 7 2018 // Alera Group has acquired Davidson Benefits Planning, headquartered in Tigard, Ore. Alera made the purchase along with the purchase of three other firms effective Feb. 1, bringing the total number of acquisitions since...
Oregon Woman Sues Over Newborn’s Death After 2-Day Birth
Feb 7 2018 // A Bend, Ore. woman has filed a $9 million wrongful death lawsuit against the St. Charles Health System after her daughter died following a difficult childbirth. The Bulletin reported that Grace Louise Marchant-Hubbs was...
Oregon School District Settles Parent’s Suit over Boy Who Was Attacked
Feb 7 2018 // The Eugene School District in Oregon has paid $24,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a parent whose child was attacked at school. Olga Telsheva sought $625,000 when the suit was filed last year. She alleged that officials...
Oregon City Tightening Demolition Rules over Lead, Asbestos
Feb 5 2018 // Portland, Ore. is aiming to crackdown on toxic emissions by requiring developers to more thoroughly search for lead paint and asbestos before demolishing houses. The city council adopted rules that require those who seek...
Oregon Cyclist Injured After Naked Bike Ride Sues for $566K
Feb 5 2018 // An Oregon bicyclist is suing for $566,000 after he hit a pair of concrete islands on his way home from the World Naked Bike Ride, causing him to crash and break his nose, arm and two fingers. The Oregonian/OregonLive...
Man Suing Bar Near Oregon University over Freak Finger Injury
Jan 31 2018 // A man is suing a popular tavern near the University of Oregon, claiming a freak injury at the bar has left him unable to pursue “a host of attractive, lucrative careers” in music and medicine. The...
Oregon Jury Won’t Award Boy Who Contracted Herpes At Birth
Jan 31 2018 // An Oregon jury has declined to award any money to a 4-year-old boy who suffered profound brain damage after he contracted herpes from his mother at birth. Attorneys for Jonah Johnson had sought $46.5 million, saying...
Parents Sue Oregon School District for $1.7M Over Daughter’s Back Injury
Jan 11 2018 // Parents of an Oregon girl who slipped and fractured her back while attempting to walk into school on a snowy day have filed a $1.7 million lawsuit against the Lake Oswego School District. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported...
Suit Targets Oregon Hotel, Backpage.com Following Woman’s Killing
Jan 8 2018 // The estate of a woman has filed a $3.6 million lawsuit against Backpage.com and the owners of the Portland, Ore., hotel where she was killed by a man she’d met for sex. The suit says 25-year-old Ashley Benson had...
Suit Targets Oregon Hotel, Backpage.com Following Woman’s Killing
Dec 29 2017 // The estate of a woman has filed a $3.6 million lawsuit against Backpage.com and the owners of the Portland, Ore., hotel where she was killed by a man she’d met for sex. The suit says 25-year-old Ashley Benson had...
‘Deadliest Catch’ Fisherman Sued in Oregon
Dec 21 2017 // A former seaman has sued a fisherman who starred in Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove” show, alleging the man was negligent and caused severe injury. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported...
Hanson Insurance Acquires Assets of Corvallis and Stineff in Oregon
Dec 19 2017 // Oregon-based Hanson Insurance Group of Corvallis has acquired and will be merging Corvallis Insurance Services and Stineff Insurance Services of Monmouth into the Hanson Insurance Group name. Both independent agencies...
Fatal Amtrak Crash in Washington State Stirs Safety Debate in D.C.
Dec 19 2017 // The deadly Amtrak crash in Washington state marked the railroad’s third fatal accident in as many years, putting the passenger rail operator under fresh scrutiny less than a month after safety regulators issued a...
Stolfi New Administrator of Financial Regulation in Oregon
Dec 18 2017 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has named Andrew Stolfi administrator of the division of Financial Regulation. Stolfi’s first day at DCBS will be Feb. 1. He replaces Laura Cali, who is now the...
M4.0 Earthquake Confirmed in Oregon
Dec 15 2017 // An earthquake hit Oregon roughly 40 miles south of Portland near Molalla and was felt by numerous residents in the area, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS reported the magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck about...
Prospect General Expands Admitted Flood Product into Oregon
Dec 8 2017 // Prospect General Insurance Agency has expanded Flood Guard, its admitted residential flood insurance product, into Oregon. Flood Guard provides residential flood coverage and is an alternative to the National Flood...
Modest Mouse Singer Sued in Oregon over 2016 Traffic Accident
Dec 1 2017 // The lead singer of the alternative rock band Modest Mouse is being sued in a Portland, Ore. court for nearly $1 million over a traffic accident last year. Isaac Brock was cited after the Aug. 3, 2016, accident for crashing...
$8M Suit Filed by Oregon Couple After Death of Daughter in Hot Apartment
Nov 27 2017 // An Oregon couple has filed an $8 million lawsuit against their apartment company, claiming their 2-year-old daughter died because a heater in their unit raised the temperature in her room to a lethal level. Portland...
Oregon Cop Says New Phone Law Makes Smartphones Like ‘Hot Lava’
Oct 30 2017 // In the three years that Springfield police officer Mike Massey has been a motorcycle traffic enforcement officer, he’s seen it all when it comes to cellphone use and driving. In addition to witnessing drivers talking...
