A former high school cheerleader is suing the Hillsboro School District and her coaches, claiming they failed to protect her from head injuries. Her lawyer tells The Oregonian that Mikaila Manjarrez hit her head on her fellow cheerleaders’ knees multiple …
The U.S. mall shooting that left three dead and forced hundreds of Christmas shoppers to hide or flee appears to have been a random attack, authorities said Wednesday. The masked gunman, who was one of the three dead, was seemingly …
Oregon State Police say wind caused a large tree to fall across traffic lanes on a bridge between Oregon City and Gladstone, damaging two vehicles. The Oregonian reports no one was hurt Friday afternoon in the accident on Oregon 99E. …
The first phase of an investigation into a five-alarm hotel fire is complete, but authorities haven’t determined the cause of the blaze. A raging fire on Sept. 2 destroyed the vacant Thunderbird on the River hotel in north Portland, Ore. …
Despite a 30 percent increase in Oregon’s workforce, the state’s workers’ compensation claims are down sharply since the system was overhauled two decades ago. Workers’ Compensation Division administrator John Shilts tells the Statesman-Journal employers are saving money but workplaces are …
A fire district spokesman says three construction workers in the south Portland, Ore., suburb of Milwaukie were taken to area hospitals after showing symptoms of possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Clackamas Fire District 1 spokesman Brandon Paxton says they were reportedly …
A woman has filed a $9.2 million lawsuit against pop star Justin Bieber, saying she suffered permanent hearing loss at his Portland, Oregon, concert two years ago. Stacey Wilson Betts filed the suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court. It says …
Lou Savage, Oregon’s interim insurance commissioner for the past seven months, has been appointed to the position permanently. He replaces Teresa Miller, who left in November 2011 to accept a position with the federal government. Savage initially planned to return …
Preliminary assessments indicate the wind, rain and snow that hit Oregon in mid-January caused an estimated $38 million in damage to nine counties. The Oregonian reports that figure is expected to grow. Flooding was blamed for two deaths. Hard-hit Marion …
Republicans in the Oregon Senate say they’ll fight Gov. John Kitzhaber’s proposed overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan unless it includes limits on medical malpractice claims, injecting a hot-button issue into one of the Legislature’s biggest debates. Kitzhaber has pushed …