Oregon’s Port of Astoria has settled with six insurance companies for $550,000 in a case involving past petroleum spills by several oil companies on port property. Port Executive Director Jack Crider tells the Daily Astorian that he thinks this week’s …
A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that a Montana woman sued for defamation was not a journalist when she posted online that an Oregon lawyer acted criminally during a bankruptcy case, a decision with implications for bloggers around the …
Portland, Ore., police have no plans to further investigate a car accident involving Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh after two women claimed they suffered injuries in the wreck. The two women, who were not identified in a police report, …
Fire investigators in Portland, Ore., are trying to figure out how cleaning a pan of tofu could cause an explosion that broke out a window and resulted in $15,000 of damage. Fire Bureau spokesman Paul Corah tells The Oregonian that …
Police in Bend, Ore., are investigating arson fires that damaged three cars parked in the driveways of homes early Sunday. Police were called to the first home around 1:50 a.m. Sunday after a passerby reported a car on fire. A …
City officials in Bend, Ore., say it could be a few decades before all curb ramps in the city meet the federal requirements of the American with Disabilities Act standards. The Bend Bulletin reports that the city is under a …
Portland, Oregon’s regional mass transit agency considered it a “minor service disruption” when one of its light rail trans crashed into a concrete barrier last month, didn’t say anything about the accident, and then it suspended an employee who posted …
A $10 million lawsuit alleges a patient at the Oregon State Hospital was overmedicated, mistreated and as a result suffered permanent damage from two heart attacks in one week. The Salem Statesman Journal reports the suit says doctors gave 32-year-old …
Oregon cornerback Cliff Harris was suspended Monday after he was pulled over for several infractions, including driving on a suspended license and driving without insurance. In a statement released by the school, Ducks coach Chip Kelly suspended Harris pending further …
There’s something in common with all 18 burglary reports Corvallis police took in the first 18 days of October – the burglars walked through unlocked doors. Lt. Cord Wood told the Gazette-Times most of the burglaries happened at night. Burglars …