Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Father in Oregon Seeks $5M For Son’s Accidental-Overdose Death
Apr 17 2017 // The father of a 2-year-old Oregon boy who died of morphine poisoning seeks $5 million in a lawsuit filed against the boy’s mother, grandmother, aunt and an insurance company. Jesse deVos’ lawsuit alleges the...
Oregon, Washington Testing Early Quake Warning System
Apr 13 2017 // An early warning system for earthquakes has been expanded to Oregon and Washington, joining California in testing a prototype that could give people seconds or up to a minute of warning before strong shaking begins. The...
Representatives of Rideshare Companies Push for Oregon Regulations
Apr 7 2017 // Representatives for ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft are pushing a bill that would ensure the state of Oregon regulates them instead of individual cities. The Eugene Register-Guard reported representatives said at a...
Oregon’s 1st Recreational Marijuana Recall Issued after High Pesticide Level
Mar 24 2017 // The Oregon Liquor Control Commission issued its first recall of recreational marijuana after samples of a type of pot were found to contain a level of pesticide residue above the state limit. The Blue Magoo marijuana was...
$14M Suit Filed by Former Oregon Boy Scouts Claiming Sex Abuse
Mar 24 2017 // Two men have filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America and its local branch for $7 million each, claiming they were sexually abused by a former scout leader in Milwaukie in the 1970s. The Oregonian/OregonLive...
Former County Commissioner in Oregon Counter Sues in Marijuana Case
Mar 22 2017 // A former Jackson County commissioner accused in a lawsuit of bilking investors to finance a pot shop has filed a counterclaim. Doug Breidenthal filed the lawsuit contending his professional reputation has been damaged, the...
Oregon Bills Intend to Prevent Or Mitigate Oil-Train Disasters
Mar 15 2017 // Native Americans, environmentalists and a fishing guide spoke out this week in support of two Oregon bills that aim to prevent, or at least mitigate, an ecological disaster like an oil spill into the Columbia River. One...
Dam at Oregon Lake Being Retrofitted to Withstand Earthquake
Mar 14 2017 // The leaky dam at Hyatt Lake in Oregon is being shored up this summer as part of a $3.7 million seismic retrofit. The Mail Tribune reported the project will bring the dam east of Ashland into safety compliance after a...
Oregon Woman Sues Airbnb Alleging Discrimination
Mar 9 2017 // A Clackamas County, Ore. woman has filed a lawsuit against vacation-rental website Airbnb, saying the site facilitates discrimination against black users. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Patricia Harrington has...
Space Heater Caused Oregon Fire That Killed 4 Kids, Official Says
Mar 6 2017 // A house fire in rural Oregon that killed four children and critically burned three other family members started with a portable space heater that was being used after a fireplace malfunctioned, a volunteer fire chief...
Oregon Governor Warns Trump to Keep Hands off Oregon Legal Pot Business
Mar 3 2017 // Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says the federal government should leave the state’s legal marijuana industry alone. Brown says that if the Trump administration makes a move against legalized recreational marijuana, it would...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Provider Sees Big Hike in Slip, Fall Injuries in January
Feb 23 2017 // As a result of the heavy snow and ice statewide in January, more Oregon workers suffered slips, trips and falls than in any recent January, according to SAIF data. SAIF is Oregon’s not-for-profit, state-chartered...
Oregon’s Largest City Requests $3.2M in Federal Disaster Aid For Storms
Feb 15 2017 // The Oregon city of Portland is asking for over $3.2 million in federal disaster aid to cover costs related to the city’s record-setting snow and ice storms in January. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the city gave...
NFP Acquires Mattecheck & Associates in Oregon
Feb 7 2017 // NFP Corp. has acquired Portland, Ore.-based Mattecheck & Associates Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bill Mattecheck, principal of the firm, will become a senior director of NFP and report to John Hohman,...
Oregon Jury Sides With City in Police Dog Attack
Feb 6 2017 // An Oregon jury has ruled against a man who sued the city of Salem after he was bitten by a police dog. The Statesman Journal reported John Hillebrand sought $1 million for physical pain, emotional harm and legal...
Group in Oregon City Is Suing Its Carrier over a Fire Payout
Feb 6 2017 // The Eugene Civic Alliance in Oregon has sued its insurance carrier for more than $325,000 after the burning of Civic Stadium. The Register-Guard reported that the nonprofit group wants to build a new complex on the former...
College Fraternity in Oregon Accused of Hazing Slapped with $8M Suit
Feb 2 2017 // An $8 million lawsuit against a fraternity at a northwestern Oregon college says a hazing incident resulted in a 20-year-old man losing his right eye. KOIN-TV reports that the lawsuit alleges Kellen Johansen was coerced...
Gnarly Oregon Winter Puts Breaks on Bend Construction Boom
Feb 1 2017 // Central Oregon’s historic cold temperatures and record snowfalls this winter are hurting Bend’s booming construction sector. The Bulletin newspaper reported Sunday that many building projects – from...
President Trump Declares Disaster in Oregon from Storm
Jan 30 2017 // President Donald Trump has declared a major disaster exists in Oregon from a severe winter storm and flooding in December. The White House says Trump ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery...
Judge: Oregon Must Reinstate Workers’ Comp Agency CEO
Jan 23 2017 // Oregon’s workers comp insurance agency must reinstate the chief executive it improperly fired in 2014, a judge has ruled. The ruling was a stunning victory for fired CEO John Plotkin and an embarrassing setback for...
