Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawsuit Says Manufacturer, Rancher Caused Oregon Wildfire
Aug 9 2019 // A lawsuit says a rancher, workers and the John Deere farm equipment company are at fault for a wildfire that burned parts of an Oregon Native American reservation. The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs filed the...
U.S. Northwest Faces Growing Wildfire Threat
Aug 6 2019 // Nestled in the foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountains, the bustling Seattle suburb of Issaquah seems an unlikely candidate for anxiety over wildfires. The region, famous for its rainfall, has long escaped major...
Oregon Lagging on Disaster Preparedness, Scientists Warn
Jul 29 2019 // Oregon state lawmakers abandoned a multimillion-dollar project to develop early warning systems for earthquakes and wildfires, and scientists warn that the funding shake-up could endanger public safety and put Oregon...
Pets Account for Nearly 400 Workers’ Comp Claims A Year in Oregon
Jul 25 2019 // Slip and falls, flying tools, poor posture. The workplace can be dangerous, and now you can add pets to the risks that Oregon workers face. Dogs and cats have accounted for more than 1,900 claims since 2014 received by...
Fournier Group in Oregon Names Conlon Vice President
Jul 10 2019 // Portland, Ore-based Fournier Group has named Tim Conlon vice president of business development. Conlon has more than 25 years of experience in insurance brokerage, niche industry specialization, team leadership and...
Oregon Agency Charged with Earthquake Study and Preparation Could Be Abolished
Jul 3 2019 // The state agency in charge of earthquake study and preparation, as well as monitoring mining efforts in Oregon, could be shut down after going over budget for the second time in four years. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports...
Oregon Lawmakers Repealed Tsunami Zone Building Law
Jul 1 2019 // The Oregon Legislature has repealed a nearly 25-year-old law prohibiting new schools, hospitals, jails, and police and fire stations from being built in the state’s tsunami inundation zone. Coastal legislators, who...
Complacency Cited in Fatal 2017 Washington Train Crash
Jun 27 2019 // The vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board in the final report on a deadly Amtrak derailment in Washington in 2017 blasted what he described as a “Titanic-like complacency” among those...
Oregon Lawmakers Repealed Tsunami Zone Building Law
Jun 25 2019 // The Oregon Legislature has repealed a nearly 25-year-old law prohibiting new schools, hospitals, jails, and police and fire stations from being built in the state’s tsunami inundation zone. The Statesman Journal...
Stringent Climate Policy Poised to Pass in Oregon
Jun 18 2019 // Oregon is on the precipice of becoming the second state after California to adopt a cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to lowering the greenhouse gas emissions behind global warming. Supporters call it the...
Supreme Court Returns Gay Wedding, Religion Rights Case to State
Jun 18 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court ordered reconsideration of a $135,000 award against an Oregon bakery that refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding in a case that revived a fractious debate over religious rights and equal...
Family Oregon Woman Killed by Train Sues for $12.5M
Jun 7 2019 // Two years after she was struck and killed by a light rail train, Chance Hoyt’s family is suing TriMet for $12.5 million, alleging that the transit agency could have prevented the Portland woman’s death. The...
Oregon Jury Awards $250K in Whistleblower Case
Jun 6 2019 // An Oregon jury has awarded $250,000 to a former sergeant who says a sheriff retaliated against him for reporting unfavorable statistics. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that a jury last week found former Multnomah County...
People & Places
Jun 3 2019 // National Bermuda-based specialty insurer Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has hired Steven E. Grippo as senior vice president, where he will lead the unit’s U.S. Architects & Engineers practice. Grippo brings to...
Oregon Man Settles With Hospital over Dead Wife’s Rings
May 31 2019 // An Oregon hospital has agreed to pay a settlement to the husband of a woman whose wedding rings disappeared within hours of her death. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday that an insurance adjuster for Providence...
Small Quake Confirmed off Oregon’s Pacific Coast
May 22 2019 // The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a magnitude 3.7 earthquake hit along Oregon’s Pacific coast. The agency says the earthquake struck a spot 1.3 miles southwest of Rose Lodge, a town of about 1,900 people, at 9:23...
Fournier Group in Oregon Names Solis Vice President
May 13 2019 // Portland, Ore.-based Fournier Group has named Jana Solis vice president and risk management and hospitality team leader. Solis has more than 25 years of experience in risk management program design and development as well...
Business Moves
May 6 2019 // National ProAg, AmTrust Agriculture Producers Ag Insurance Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Leawood, Kan.-based managing general agent AmTrust Agriculture Insurance Services. The deal, which is subject to regulatory...
Oregon Woman Who Lost Legs Sues Rail Companies
Apr 29 2019 // An Oregon woman who lost both legs after being hit by a freight train has filed a lawsuit against several railroad companies. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that Cindy Rodriguez filed a $33.8 million lawsuit April 19...
SAIF in Oregon Names Williams Vice President Of Human Resources
Apr 25 2019 // Ian Williams has joined SAIF as vice president of human resources. Williams will oversee all aspects of HR, including compensation and benefits, employee engagement and retention and recruitment. Most recently, he was vice...
