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NFL.com
April 28, 2018
Detroit selected Oregon tackle/guard Tyrell Crosby with the 15th pick in the fifth round and the 153rd overall selection. Crosby was ranked 42nd on Gil Brandt's board and 65th on Mike Mayock's. The six-foot-five, 309-pound lineman was considered by NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein to be a Day 2 selectionÃâà...
Building the Dam
April 28, 2018
The 2018 NFL Draft has come to a close. Over the three-day, 7 round draft zero Oregon State football players heard their name called. Ryan Nall was given the highest grade of draft eligible players from Corvallis and while Nall and many other players are likely to sign with NFL teams as undrafted freeÃâà...
Patch.com
April 28, 2018
OREGON CITY, OR – It was early March last year when the Oregon City Police Department got a call from law enforcement colleagues down in Sacramento, California. Their colleagues from down south needed help. Investigators in California had been tracking the man known alternately as The GoldenÃâà...
Oregon Daily Emerald
April 28, 2018
Over the past few years, I've heard several students talk highly about their decision to come to the University of Oregon. Many take advantage of the lower cost of living while others receive scholarships and come for a change of scenery. Sadly, I've also heard of students who just couldn't handle the redÃâà...
Oregon Daily Emerald
April 28, 2018
Friday's match between Oregon men's tennis and No. 2 UCLA looked at first to be setting up to be a classic, but the Bruins eventually pulled away with a 4-0 win to advance to the championship match and send the Ducks home. With no more regular season matches to be played, Oregon (17-9, 4-4 Pac-12)Ãâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 28, 2018
Oregon's newest large dairy has filed for bankruptcy a day before thousands of its cattle was set to be sold to repay a major creditor. April 28, 2018, at 10:11 a.m.. Oregon Dairy's ... This month, an Oregon judge ordered the dairy farm owner, Greg te Velde, to cooperate with an auction. The creditor, Rabobank, sued seekingÃâà...
OregonLive.com
April 28, 2018
An Oregon State Bar rule requires lawyers to communicate with their clients, even if they are young children. During hearings on foster care and adoptions, government lawyers argue for what child welfare workers say is in a child's best interest. Children also are assigned attorneys, and those lawyers areÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 28, 2018
Authorities say a trucker who, along with his tractor-trailer, was missing for four days walked out of a remote area of eastern Oregon. ... Oregon State Police Sgt. Kaipo Raiser says 22-year-old Jacob Cartwright emerged Saturday morning from a rugged area near the town of La Grande, where an intensiveÃâà...
Statesman Journal
April 27, 2018
Greg te Velde, the California dairyman operating a troubled mega-dairy in Oregon, has filed for bankruptcy, just one day before his cows were scheduled to be auctioned off in a bank foreclosure. Oregon officials had been hoping the auction would put an end to ongoing pollution problems at the BoardmanÃâà...
Oregon Daily Emerald
April 4, 2018
Oregon reserve forward Keith Smith announced on Twitter that he will transfer from the university. “After much thought and consideration from my family, I've decided it's in my best interest to transfer,” Smith's post read. “I'm very thankful for the lifelong relationships I've made during my time at Oregon, I'mÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
Blake Rowe, CEO of the Oregon Wheat Growers League and Oregon Wheat Commission, echoed the farmers' sentiments. In addition to TPP, Rowe said the organization is keeping a close eye on NAFTA negotiations, and possible retaliation against U.S. agriculture based on new steel and aluminumÃâà...
OregonLive.com
April 4, 2018
He attributed the gains to Oregon's population growth, which has increased demand for social service workers, educators and construction workers, among other middle-wage job classes. Other middle-wage job classes – among them factory workers and office staff – have also been growing lately,Ãâà...
East Oregonian
April 4, 2018
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, 17 other state attorneys general and six cities filed suit Tuesday to block a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. The state attorneys general are concerned the question will discourage immigrants from participating. Rosenblum joined New York AttorneyÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
This undated photo provided by the Oxnard Police Department shows Fernando Cortez. Charged in the killing of an Oregon teenager 20 years ago, Cortez Pleaded guilty in Salem, Ore., Monday, April 2. 2018, and has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for manslaughter. (Oxnard Police Department viaÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 4, 2018
Oregon County Talks Possible Changes to Marijuana Policy ... (AP) — Residents in an Oregon county could soon see changes to the county's approach toward its existing policy on marijuana. ... "We kind of know that Deschutes County and the state of Oregon doesn't have the resources," Baney said.
The Register-Guard
April 4, 2018
The trade war between the United States and China has descended on Oregon, leading to tariffs on several of the state's agricultural products and leaving observers to gauge the damage. On Sunday, Beijing slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products including frozen pork and certainÃâà...
Portland State Vikings
April 4, 2018
Oregon took an early 4-0 lead after plating four runs in the bottom of the second inning off Portland State's starting pitcher. FR RHP Haley Schimmel came on in relief and got out of the second without giving up any more runs. Oregon added a run in the third and one more in the fourth to go up 6-0 at the endÃâà...
OPB News
April 4, 2018
Hilda and Judd Wagner's 14-panel solar installation on their home in Redmond nearly missed Oregon's deadline for a state tax credit, after Legend Solar took their $10,000 deposit but never installed their panels. Another company, Elemental Energy, stepped in and completed the job at the original price.
The Register-Guard
March 21, 2018
A University of Oregon student said she was held by a robber while two other men used knives to cut a backpack off her in broad daylight last week. The attempted robbery was the 11th armed robbery or attempted holdup since Feb. 23. All but one of the crimes or attempted crimes occured in Eugene.
Toledo Blade
March 21, 2018
An Oregon man admitted in Lucas County Common Pleas Court to taking money from an elderly neighbor to repair his roof but failing to complete the work. Jeremy P. Davis, 44, pleaded guilty to theft from a person in a protected class. He took $3,950 from his 74-year-old neighbor to put a new roof on hisÃâà...
OPB News
March 21, 2018
The Oregon Health Authority is asking the public to say what it likes, dislikes and wants to change about the state's 15 coordinated care organizations. The CCOs were set up in 2012. But their contracts run out at the end of next year, and the state wants to know how they should change. Should mental andÃâà...
East Oregonian
March 21, 2018
Carpenter, a Bend-area Republican who owns a telephone answering service called Centratel, is one of 17 people running for Oregon governor. On Monday he touted his business capabilities, promised to get Oregon's economy growing at a faster pace and criticized Oregon's “out of control” bureaucracyÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 21, 2018
Oregon added another 2,700 jobs last month and the state's jobless rate remained at its lowest point on record, according to state data released Tuesday, extending Oregon's long economic expansion. February's unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent. It's been within a tenth of a percentage point ofÃâà...
KRCRTV.COM
March 21, 2018
SHADY COVE, Ore. —. (UPDATED March 20, 2018) The Jackson County Sheriff's Office said that 15-year-old Nouara Yahiaoui has been located safe in Depoe Bay on the central Oregon Coast. Lincoln County (Oregon) Sheriff's Office deputies found the girl known as Lily in a residence and took her into protective custody.
The Register-Guard
March 21, 2018
SALEM — A backlog of rape kits in Oregon is a year away from being eliminated following the passage of a state law mandating quicker testing, officials say. The kits collect biological material following reported sex crimes. In 2015, the Oregon State Police said it had a backlog of more than 5,600. In 2016Ãâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 21, 2018
Oregon wildlife officials were forced to trap and euthanize a cougar in response to several sightings of the animals in and around the town of Silverton. ... "The cougar was euthanized (last week) because it was considered a public safety risk," Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman MichelleÃâà...
STAT
March 14, 2018
Oregon is the latest state to demand transparency from drug makers, the Washington Examiner 1 notes. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill into law that requires drug makers to report the reasons for price increases in their medicines. The companies will have to inform the state when they plan to hike theÃâà...
Oregon Daily Emerald
March 14, 2018
Oregon football held its fifth practice of spring, the last one before a two-week break, on Wednesday. Oregon's new strength and conditioning coach, Aaron Feld, who's known for his incredible mustache, spoke to the media for the first time since arriving on campus. Here are some of the questions he wasÃâà...
FiercePharma
March 14, 2018
Aside from reporting requirements, the bill creates a drug pricing task force and mandates that Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services post a list of high drug-price hikes. HB 4005 further requires that insurers show how high drug prices affect premiums, among other stipulations.
Adweek
March 14, 2018
If you book a trip to Oregon this spring, you might get to ride giant rabbits through rainbow fields, or see shooting stars splash down in lakes, sparking dazzling showers of light. Or perhaps you'll marvel as cottony cloud-codgers dispatch magical raindrops that coax vibrant foliage to bloom in mere momentsÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 14, 2018
President Donald Trump has signed off on Billy J. Williams remaining the top federal prosecutor in Oregon. March 14, 2018, at 11:41 a.m.. Billy J. Williams Will ... The decision came Tuesday after the U.S. Senate voted last week to approve Williams as U.S. Attorney in Oregon. He replaced former U.S. Attorney AmandaÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 14, 2018
One month after 17 people died in an attack on a Florida high school, students in Portland and across the state will join their peers around the country in a 17-minute student walkout at 10 a.m. to honor those who died in Florida and demand stricter gun laws. Follow this post for live updates of the walkoutsÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 14, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When state and federal officials approved $8 million in taxpayer financing for a Southern Oregon sawmill project, they did so on the premise the investment would bring back jobs. But officials greenlighted the project despite warning signs the plan to retool the mothballed mill wasÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 14, 2018
Students throughout Oregon left class to join a nationwide walkout in support of tougher gun restrictions. March 14, 2018, at 5:04 p.m.. Oregon Students Join ... (AP) — Students across Oregon left class Wednesday to join a call by young activists for stricter gun laws. Students throughout the United States were asked to leaveÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 13, 2018
Administrators and district officials across Oregon have reacted in strikingly different ways. But student organizers and participants tell The Oregonian/OregonLive they want something to change, whether it's new laws on the books that limit clip and magazine capacities for firearms or a universal andÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 10, 2018
A judge in Eastern Oregon has sentenced a trapper who shot a gray wolf to probation and community service. March 9, 2018, at ... Oregon State Police said Sgt. Jeff Proulx said in a news release that a trooper aware of Sanders' traps discovered a dead wolf a short distance from them. When investigatorsÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 10, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A suburban Portland woman fatally shot in a murder-suicide was granted a restraining order in November against the man who killed her. But records obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive show the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office never delivered it. The sheriff's office said itÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 10, 2018
CORVALLIS -- Cal State Fullerton used two RBI singles in the ninth inning to beat No. 2 Oregon State 5-3 on Friday night and snap the Beavers' 22-game home winning streak. Sahid Valenzuela and Ruban Cardenas drove in the decisive runs for the Titans (4-8) to open a three-game series at GossÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 10, 2018
Spring doesn't officially start for a few more weeks, but with forecasts showing temperatures climbing close to 70 degrees in the next few days, it feels like it's already here. With the changing of seasons comes the changing of clocks and the subtraction of an hour of sleep from your nightly schedule. SundayÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 10, 2018
I'm trying to determine Oregon's best state parks, not just the most popular. I'll travel to the top 12 – and throw in three of my own favorites from the runners up – to find out which ones have the best trails, campgrounds, facilities and attractions. A good state park should elicit excitement in the hearts ofÃâà...
Oregon Daily Emerald
March 10, 2018
Oregon freshman Mary Iakopo stepped up to the plate. It was her first home game in the Oregon uniform. The bases were loaded in the bottom of the fourth. “Just find a way to drive and run,” Iakopo says she thought to herself before making her first swing on the plate. On the third pitch from Weber State'sÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 10, 2018
Oregon manufacturers expressed relief this week when President Donald Trump said he will exempt –- at least for now –- Canada and Mexico from steel aluminum tariffs he imposed Thursday. The narrowing of wider tariffs Trump last week announced he would impose preserves an important source of rawÃâà...
OPB News
March 7, 2018
The number of camper nights at Oregon's 57 state park campgrounds hit a new high in 2017 with 2.78 million visits. It was the third straight record-breaking year, narrowly edging the 2016 total of 2.74 million. Outdoor recreation was something of a mix in 2017, with August's solar eclipse bringing additionalÃâà...
Statesman Journal
March 7, 2018
"The governor is excited that so many people are filing to run for public office in Oregon. This is a sign of the strength of our democracy," said Thomas Wheatley, Brown's campaign adviser. "She looks forward to the ongoing discussion about our state's priorities." Oregonians wanting to run for public office inÃâà...
OZY
March 7, 2018
Oregon is home to four varieties of edible native truffles, but it's the winter white (Tuber oregonense) and black truffles (Leucangium carthusianum) that are most valuable. Top-quality dog-foraged truffles sold for $45 per ounce at the Oregon Truffle Festival marketplace this year. That's $720 per pound — aÃâà...
Statesman Journal
March 7, 2018
Oregon law allows residents to buy shotguns or rifles starting at age 18. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Tyler Watson's lawsuit filed Monday claims he faced age discrimination from Dick's and Walmart. The lawsuit is believed to be the first filed over the new gun policies. Walmart spokesman RandyÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 7, 2018
Oregon manufacturing jobs have been in decline for years, losing ground to automation, consolidation and the shift of many kinds of work overseas. But economists say proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum aren't likely to stem that tide. The Northwest's aluminum industry all but extinct, and the number ofÃâà...
Pamplin Media Group
March 7, 2018
In the Oregon House of Representatives and Senate, Democrats believe they have a good chance of achieving a supermajority — enough members to pass tax measures with a three-fifths vote. Such an outcome would give the party unilateral power provided Democrats all agree on the topic at hand.
OregonLive.com
March 7, 2018
A former Oregon State University student is accused of threatening to shoot people on campus. A Thurston High School student is reported to have sent a message to another student saying, "I am a shooter!" And a teen allegedly made threats against several schools in the Woodburn and Gervais schoolÃâà...
OregonLive.com
March 6, 2018
Oregon added another 5,000 jobs in January, and the state's unemployment rate remained at a historic low. The state continues to enjoy steady growth, and although Oregon's expansion has slowed economists generally remain upbeat. National and statewide economic signals generally point in the sameÃâà...
