1 hr ago | Medford Mail Tribune
Area to add jobs at one of state's quickest clips
The future of jobs in Jackson and Josephine counties, according to the Oregon Employment Department, is in service industries.
5 hrs ago | Chicago Tribune
13 charged with mortgage and loan fraud arising from collapse of Oregon development company
A federal grand jury in Eugene has indicted 13 people on mortgage and loan fraud charges arising from the collapse of a central Oregon development company.
10 hrs ago | Oregonlive.com
Steve Shields pulls out of Oregon governor's race
Former Hewlett Packard executive Steve Shields is pulling out of the Oregon governor's race, he announced.
18 hrs ago | KEZI
Problems With the Formosa Mine Cleanup
Oregon's dirtiest abandoned mine doesn't look like it's going to be cleaned up any time soon, unless someone claims responsibility for it and foots the $50 million bill.
Criminal deportation up 40 percent in Pacific Northwest
Deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington this past year spiked by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped for the first time in five years, according to new data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Vandals spray graffiti before Gore talk in Oregon
Among the messages: Don't buy false solutions, and Climate Justice Not CO2 Trading.
Dead cat first confirmed feline fatality from H1N1
A cat that died Nov. 7 is the first feline fatality from H1N1 flu, tests have confirmed.
Oregon LNG wins two battles over Port of Astoria lease
The site of the proposed LNG plant in Warrenton looking towards Astoria. The liquefied natural gas company Oregon LNG has gotten two important thumbs up on its controversial lease with the Port of Astoria, boosting prospects for its plans to build a terminal on 92 acres near Youngs Bay.
Kulongoski advocates for quick review of energy tax credits
Gov. Ted Kulongoski has asked two state agency heads to quickly review whether Oregon's increasingly expensive incentives for renewable energy companies are necessary, especially for wind energy.
Oregon moving companies busted for bilking customers
Beaverton Police and the Oregon transportation officials busted several illegal movers in a sting operation Tuesday.
Oregon man shoots wife after hiding in her car
A woman is struggling for life at Portland's Legacy Emanuel Hospital after her husband shot her in the back, authorities said Wednesday.
Gas prices in Oregon edge up a half-cent
The average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in Oregon rose slightly to $2.76, up half a penny from last week.
Firms get the news: Payroll taxes go up to cover unemployment costs
Oregon employment officials will announce Monday morning the state's unemployment numbers for October, but state employers are getting word this week that they'll have to pay more in payroll taxes to keep the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund in balance.
Judge denies injunction against measures opposing Oregon tax hikes on wealthy, corporations
A judge has denied a request for a preliminary injunction to block a pair of Oregon ballot measures to decide a $733 million tax increase aimed at corporations and the wealthy.
Opponents raise $1.2M to fight Oregon tax hike on corporations, wealthy
Opponents of a $733 million tax increase aimed at corporations and wealthy Oregonians have raised $1.2 million to defeat it.
USDA says national a food insecuritya at its highest levels since 1995
Oregon's hunger rate is growing, according to a new federal report. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual report on Household Food Security released Monday, Nov.
New effort will focus on people with chronic health problems who are most at risk for complications
Oregon's H1N1 vaccination strategy is changing to focus on people with chronic health problems, those state health officials say are most at risk for complications from the new flu virus that popped up early this year.
Strong winds, rain buffet Oregon coast
Strong winds and heavy rain pounded the Oregon coast as a powerful November storm blew through.
Oregon's unemployed giving up looking for work
Eucario Perez Lopez dials for jobs recently at an Oregon Employment Department office in Portland.
Oregon man claims sex abuse by Mormon youth leader
A Mormon youth leader in Oregon has been accused of sexually abusing a boy in the mid-1970s in a lawsuit filed Monday in Portland.
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