Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon Report Shows State’s Workers’ Comp Rates Among Nation’s Lowest
Nov 22 2022 // Oregon’s workers’ compensation rates remain among the lowest in the nation, according to an analysis released by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The biennial study ranks all 50 states...
Two Families Settle with PacifiCorp in Oregon Over Fire
Nov 7 2022 // Electric company PacifiCorp has entered a settlement with two families who were victims of the catastrophic Labor Day fires in southern Oregon in 2020, according to attorneys representing the families, the Oregonian...
Thick Smoke in Western Washington and Oregon to Soon Clear
Oct 21 2022 // A haze of smoke covering parts of western Washington and Oregon is expected to clear before the week’s end, but only after the region reached a dubious distinction: Seattle and Portland briefly topped a list of large...
Foggy Oregon Crash Involved Dozens of Vehicles, 1 Dead
Oct 21 2022 // One person was killed Wednesday morning in a multi-vehicle crash in heavy fog on Interstate 5 in Oregon. Crashes in the southbound lanes of the interstate north of Eugene involved about 60 vehicles including up to 20...
Oregon Retirement Home Fire That Killed One Was Human Caused
Oct 14 2022 // An explosion and fire last week at the Columbia Hills Retirement Center in St. Helens, Oregon, that killed one person was a human-caused accident. Columbia River Fire & Rescue officials said the explosion was caused by...
M4.4 Earthquake Confirmed in Northwest Oregon
Oct 10 2022 // A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck northwest Oregon, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. No damage was reported but KOIN reports that people from Albany to the Portland metro area reported feeling the temblor on...
Injured Oregon Protester Awarded $1M in Lawsuit
Oct 6 2022 // A jury has awarded a racial justice demonstrator more than $1 million in a lawsuit she filed in 2020 against the city of Salem, Oregon, accusing officers of violating her civil rights. Eleaqia McCrae, a Black woman, sued...
Oregon Hospital Issued Workplace Safety Fines
Oct 3 2022 // The Oregon State Hospital is facing a $54,000 fine for failing to investigate workplace injuries. The citation, brought by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, alleges that from January 2021 to...
Oregon Hospital Issued Workplace Safety Fines
Sep 23 2022 // The Oregon State Hospital is facing a $54,000 fine for failing to investigate workplace injuries. The citation, brought by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, alleges that from January 2021 to...
People With Disabilities Sue Over Blocked Sidewalks in Oregon
Sep 9 2022 // A group of Portland, Oregon, residents with disabilities has filed a lawsuit against the city, accusing it of failing to keep public sidewalks accessible. The class action lawsuit filed this week in federal court accuses...
Oregon Workers’ Comp Costs to Drop for 10th Year
Sep 8 2022 // Oregon employers will pay less for workers’ compensation coverage on average next year, according to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. The DCBS said the decline in costs marks 10 years of...
No Indictment for Ex-Oregon Doctor Accused of Abuse, Still Faces Civil Suits
Sep 6 2022 // A Clackamas County grand jury has declined to indict a former suburban Portland, Oregon, doctor on criminal charges of sexual misconduct and abuse of patients, finding there isn’t enough evidence to prove the claims,...
Lawsuit Filed Over Man Killed in Oregon Protests Dismissed
Sep 6 2022 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the city of Portland, Oregon, the mayor and the Multnomah County district attorney by the estate of a man who was shot and killed after a pro-Trump car rally. The suit had...
Round out a home’s protection with a new “stand-alone” earthquake option for Independent Agents in WA & OR
Sep 6 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, September 6, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon. “One of the...
Column Collapses at Oregon College, Killing Student In Hammock
Sep 2 2022 // Authorities say a brick column collapsed at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, killing one student who was in a hammock hanging from the column. Portland Fire & Rescue said two other people were injured...
Oregon Wildfire Threatening over 7,000 Structures
Aug 31 2022 // The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon has burned nearly 18.75 square miles is threatening thousands of homes and is only about 1% contained. As of Tuesday morning, the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center said...
Walmart Ordered to Pay Oregon Man $4.4M for Racial Profiling
Aug 25 2022 // A Multnomah County grand jury has ordered Walmart to pay $4.4 million in damages to a man who sued the store, saying he was racially profiled and harassed by a Walmart employee at a Portland, Oregon, area store in...
Round out a home’s protection with a new “stand-alone” earthquake option for Independent Agents in WA & OR
Aug 22 2022 // MILL CREEK, WA, August 22, 2022 — Pacific International Underwriters® (PIU) is partnering with American Modern® to offer a standalone earthquake insurance policy in Washington & Oregon. “One of the advantages...
Eastern Oregon Historic Flour Mill Destroyed in Fire
Aug 17 2022 // A historic flour mill in northeast Oregon was destroyed in a fire. According to the Pendleton Police Department, the fire at the Grain Craft Flour Mill in Pendleton started around 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, KHQ reported. The...
Two Radiation Incidents Investigated at Oregon Hospital
Aug 16 2022 // The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued two “event notifications” for incidents involving Salem Hospital’s radiation oncology department earlier this year. One incident involved hospital...
