Latest Oregon Headlines
All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Forecast Calls for High Risk of Wildfires in Central Oregon
May 10 2022 // As summer approaches forecasters say Central Oregon has the highest fire risk of anywhere in the state. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the latest fire season outlook, released this week by the National Interagency Fire...
Hub Acquires Assets of Oregon-Based Hanson Insurance Group
May 3 2022 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of BDTAB LLC and Corvallis Insurance LLC, collectively doing business as Hanson Insurance Group, in Corvallis, Oregon. Brad Hanson, CEO of Hanson Insurance Group, Trent Hanson,...
Ex-Legislative Equity Officer Files Oregon Suit for $1.2M
Apr 21 2022 // A man who was tasked with fielding complaints of harassment at the Oregon Capitol is suing, saying he was pushed out of the job after reporting serious problems in his office and in the upper ranks of legislative...
12,000 Gallons of Petroleum Products Spilled in Oregon Fire
Apr 19 2022 // Environmental cleanup is underway following a fire at a gas station in Medford, Oregon. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said that over 12,000 gallons of various petroleum products, mostly lube oil, were...
Contractor, Agency Face $10M Lawsuit in Oregon for Construction Work
Apr 7 2022 // TriMet is facing a $10 million lawsuit from the city of Portland, Oregon, for alleged deeply flawed work on a streetcar track, leaving it with major structural defects that could cost the city millions in repairs. Oregon...
5th Oregon County Declares Drought Emergency
Mar 30 2022 // Low water storage and snowpack levels in southern Oregon have prompted a fifth Oregon county to declare a drought emergency. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Jackson County commissioners made the drought declaration,...
Businesses Challenging Oregon’s New Climate Program
Mar 25 2022 // A coalition of businesses wants a court to block Oregon’s plan to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the state’s new Climate Action Plan administrative rules,...
Oregon Man Sues for $43.5M over Brain Surgery Paralysis
Mar 16 2022 // A La Pine, Oregon, man is suing St. Charles Health System in Bend for $43.5 million after complications from brain surgery left him paralyzed. Jackie Dale Yeley filed the lawsuit in Deschutes County Circuit Court, through...
Hub Acquires Niedermeyer Risk Management in Oregon
Mar 10 2022 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Niedermeyer Risk Management LLC in Beaverton, Oregon. Jon Niedermeyer, CEO & managing partner of Niedermeyer Risk Management, and the Niedermeyer Risk Management team will...
Oregon Governor Declares Emergency in County as Drought Worsens
Mar 9 2022 // Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency in Klamath County as southern Oregon remains in an ongoing drought that shows no sign of letting up. This week’s declaration directs state agencies, including...
People & Places
Mar 7 2022 // National Insurer Beazley added Russ Cohen and Bala Larson to its global Cyber Services team. Cohen has been appointed head of U.S. Cyber Services, and Larson has been promoted to head of Client Experience. Cohen will...
Explosion Causes Fire at Oregon Potato Chip Plant
Feb 24 2022 // A boiler explosion at a potato chip plant south of Hermiston, Oregon, sparked a dramatic fire Tuesday afternoon. The Tri-City Herald reports Umatilla County Fire District 1 and the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office...
Family of Oregon Man Whose Car Crashed off Bridge into River Sues
Feb 18 2022 // The family of a Portland, Oregon, man whose car slid off the Glenn Jackson Bridge and plunged into the Columbia River during a winter storm is suing the Oregon Department of Transportation for $12 million. A crash...
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Oregon Police Killing of Man
Feb 17 2022 // The estate of a man shot and killed in June by Portland police after he called 911 for help has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports Michael Townsend called 911 while experiencing suicidal...
Oregon Getting $262M in Wildfire Recovery Funding
Feb 15 2022 // The U.S. Forest Service in Oregon will receive more than $262 million in federal disaster funding to help with wildfire recovery. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported the money is part of a $1.1 billion disaster assistance...
Washington Woman Who Says Coach Raped Her at Age 16 Will Get $7.5M
Feb 7 2022 // A woman has received $7.5 million from the Olympia-based Blackhills Football Club to settle a lawsuit that alleged she was raped by her soccer coach in an Oregon hotel room when she was 16. Darrell Cochran, who represented...
BTIS Launches Expanded Workers’ Comp Coverage in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada, Texas
Feb 2 2022 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc. announced access to an expanded workers’ compensation coverage option, which is now available in California, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Nevada and Texas. BTIS...
Oregon Meat Distributor Recalls Ground Beef Over E. coli Concerns
Jan 13 2022 // A meat distributor based in Clackamas, Oregon, has recalled more than 28,300 pounds (12,800 kilograms) of ground beef because of concerns the meat may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria. The raw ground beef products...
Oregon Rolling Out Hospital Crisis Care Standards as COVID Surges
Jan 11 2022 // Oregon hospitals have new interim guidelines to help them determine which patients should get lifesaving care if the current COVID-19 surge forces them to choose between people because of a lack of beds, staff or critical...
Oregon Fire Damaged More Than 20 Businesses
Jan 4 2022 // Authorities say a fire early Sunday in Hillsboro, Oregon, impacted about 20 to 25 businesses. Shortly after 3 a.m., Hillsboro firefighters responded to a commercial blaze inside the Weil Arcade building on East Main...
