Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fire Causes Partial Roof Collapse at Oregon Textile Factory
Apr 21 2021 // A fire caused extensive damage to a textile manufacturing facility in Portland early Monday, officials said. The first reports of the blaze came in around 3:30 a.m. Monday at a commercial building in southeast Portland,...
Oregon Considering Indefinite Mask Rules for Workers
Apr 20 2021 // As states around the country lift COVID-19 restrictions, Oregon is poised to go the opposite direction – and many residents are fuming about it. A top health official is considering indefinitely extending rules requiring...
Possible Water Crisis for Ag Operations on Oregon-California Border
Apr 19 2021 // Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned Wednesday they will get a tiny fraction of the water they need amid the worst drought in decades, as federal...
Former Employee in Oregon City Intends to Sue Following Firing
Apr 13 2021 // A former Coquille city, Ore., employee has informed the city she plans to sue for whistleblower retaliation and a failure to provide due process during the course of her firing. Former city recorder Jennifer Rose filed a...
Contractor Fined $74K Over Asbestos-Tainted Debris at Oregon Site
Mar 26 2021 // A company has been fined over $74,000 for improperly sending asbestos-tainted debris to a landfill in Southern Oregon. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality described the violations as “major magnitude...
Oregon Lawsuits Seek $1B from Pacific Power over Wildfires
Mar 22 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 in...
Officials Say Oregon Dam Could Fail in Large Earthquake
Mar 19 2021 // The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that a large earthquake, which is expected to occur again in the Pacific Northwest sooner or later, could cause the spillway gates of a dam in Oregon to buckle, resulting...
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...
