Oregon Headlines
Brief chinook season opens on 2 rivers in E. Ore.
AP - Saturday, July 5, 2008 12:21 p.m.
LA GRANDE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon officials have opened a brief season on the Imnaha and Wallowa rivers of Eastern Oregon for hatchery-raised spring chinook salmon....
Oregon’s Galen Rupp Runs Onto Olympic Team
OPB - Saturday, July 5, 2008 12:14 p.m.
A University of Oregon standout lived up to huge expectations by running his way onto the U.S. Olympic team.
Portland Runner Qualifies Twice For Olympics
OPB - Saturday, July 5, 2008 11:54 a.m.
Before the fireworks lit up the sky Friday night, there were fireworks on the track at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene. An Oregon runner qualified for the second time for the Beijing Games. Then the happiness turned to tears.
Eastler makes Olympic team in race walk
AP - Saturday, July 5, 2008 11:36 a.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Kevin Eastler has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the men\'s 20-kilometer race walk....
150 party balloons carry Oregon man toward Idaho
AP - Saturday, July 5, 2008 11:09 a.m.
BEND, Ore. (AP) -- Riding in a green lawn chair rigged with a rainbow array of more than 150 giant party balloons, Kent Couch took off with the sun Saturday, hoping to ride the wind from his gas station in Central Oregon all the way to Idaho....
2 in Ore. killing to get 30-year minimum terms
AP - Saturday, July 5, 2008 11 a.m.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- Two people accused of killing a man in a Pendleton robbery are expected to get life sentences with no possibility of release for 30 years....
Abdirahman, Rupp, Torres make Olympics in 10,000
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 11:39 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Galen Rupp ran in second, again. Only this time, it was OK because he kept in mind the bigger picture....
Goucher, Flanagan earn chance at distance double
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 11:18 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- In the space of about an hour Friday night, Kara Goucher went from pure elation to total despair....
Felix, Gay advance easily at Olympic trials
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 10:10 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Allyson Felix still has work to do to earn her trip to Beijing....
U.S. Olympic Track Trials Results
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 10:04 p.m.
Heat 1 (AP) -- 1, q-Shawn Crawford, Nike, 20.18 seconds. 2, q-Brent Gray, VS Athletics, 20.64. 3, q-Jordan Vaden, adidas, 20.82. 4, q-Chris Dykes, Texas A&M, 20.99. 5, q-Jody Johnson, Sacramento State, 21.10. Reggie Witherspoon, Nike, DNS....
Howard, Acuff, Day make Olympics in high jump
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 9:11 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Chaunte Howard, Amy Acuff and Sharon Day have made the U.S. Olympic team in the women\'s high jump....
Kruger the sole Olympian in men's hammer throw
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 8:38 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- A.G. Kruger has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the men\'s hammer throw....
Carlos: More concerned with humanity than medals
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 7:22 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- For those athletes thinking about taking a stand in Beijing, John Carlos supports you....
Vandals damage school garden project
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 4:39 p.m.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Vandals have heavily damaged a garden project at Waldo/Jane Goodall Middle School that raised produce to be donated to the hungry....
California woman's body remains in Rogue River rapids
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 4:16 p.m.
GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) -- Police say white water rafters going through the tricky Blossom Bar rapids on southern Oregon\'s Rogue River may see the body of a California woman who drowned there last week but cannot be recovered....
U.S. agent monitored pesticide demo, called cops
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 3:45 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- A federal agent in an unmarked vehicle monitored a demonstration against the use of pesticides in highway ditches and called local police to the rally when one protester dressed as an exterminator started blocking traffic, the Eugene Register-Guard reported....
Tusk, tusk: S. Ore. museum gets 2nd mammoth tooth
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 2:10 p.m.
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) -- Divers have recovered the tusk of a mammoth in a bank of the Umpqua River....
Ore. jogger rapist put in protective custody cell
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 12:19 p.m.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Richard Gillmore, the jogger rapist from Portland who is trying to win parole, has been placed in a protective custody cell at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem....
E-mails sweep city asking for lighthouse votes
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 11:55 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Stephanie Bruno remembers those long summer days on the lakefront, picnics, playing in the water, and the old light house, stacked in red-roofed layers, ending in a pert little cupola....
Grand jury clears officer in E. Ore. shooting
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 10:14 a.m.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- A grand jury says a Pendleton police officer was justified in killing an armed man....
Rogue River dam in Southern Oregon to come down
AP - Friday, July 4, 2008 9:46 a.m.
GOLD HILL, Ore. (AP) -- A contractor has begun removing a water-diversion dam upstream of Gold Hill on the Rogue River....
Willard sets US record in 3,000-meter steeplechase
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 10:11 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Anna Willard has set an American record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials....
Merritt pulls another upset over Wariner
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:09 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner and David Neville have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the men\'s 400-meter race....
Reese, Upshaw, Jimoh make Olympics in long jump
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:07 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Brittney Reese, Grace Upshaw and Funmi Jimoh have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the long jump....
Relatives: Irish citizen shot multiple times
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:04 p.m.
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- The family of an Irish citizen shot by a policeman here viewed the body Thursday and say they believe he was shot multiple times....
Richards, Wineberg, Trotter make women's 400 team
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 8:17 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Sanya Richards, Mary Wineberg and Dee Dee Trotter have qualified for the U.S. Olympic team in the women\'s 400-meter dash....
Oswalt to return to Portland Police Bureau
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 5:24 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Angela Oswalt, who accused former Portland Police Chief Derrick Foxworth of abuse of power and sexual misconduct, will return to work Monday as a police bureau desk clerk after nearly 15 months of paid administrative leave after the city agreed to drop its attempts to fire her....
Oregon sues Arizona Internet service provider
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 4:26 p.m.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers is suing an Arizona Internet service provider for allegedly trying get Oregon businesses and nonprofits to deposit checks the company claimed were contracts for Internet services....
Ore.'s ballot could see 10 initiative proposals
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 4:07 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregonians could be voting on 10 ballot measures in November, and a handful of legislative referrals, on topics from federal taxation and bilingual education....
State Supreme Court Rules Sizemore's Group Engaged In Racketeering
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 4:03 p.m.
Thursday, Oregon\'s Supreme Court ruled that anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore\'s organization used forged signatures to get two initiatives on the ballot in 2000.
Oregon high court decides against Sizemore group
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 4:01 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Two teachers\' employee unions have won an Oregon Supreme Court decision in a struggle against their nemesis Bill Sizemore, but if they want to collect the damages, they may be chasing him through the halls of justice for years to come....
Obama Will Speak To Teachers This Weekend
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 4 p.m.
Barack Obama will address the nation’s largest teachers’ union this weekend, and about 160 Oregon teachers will be there.
Snow Keeps Some Campgrounds Closed For 4th Of July Holiday
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 3:48 p.m.
People hoping to camp over the holiday weekend in the Cascades might consider taking snowshoes or skis along.
Judge Says Phone Log Can't Be Evidence In Al Haramain Case
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 3:44 p.m.
An appellate judge has dealt a setback to attorneys representing an inactive Islamic charity in Southern Oregon.
Back On The Track, Olympic Trials Resume In Eugene
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 3:41 p.m.
After two days of rest, athletes got back on the track at Hayward Field in Eugene Thursday. Nearly 70 athletes will firm up trips to Beijing as the Olympic Trials wrap up on Sunday.
Coast Guard Urges Safe Boating Over Fourth Of July
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 3:34 p.m.
More boats are out on the water in Oregon over the Fourth of July holiday than any other time of year. All those boats lead to an increase in boating accidents and fatalities.
Olympia Lawmakers Still Cool To Key Arena Upgrade
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 2:15 p.m.
Will the Washington State legislature help fund a Seattle Key Arena upgrade next year? That’s the $30 million question now that the Seattle Super Sonics are heading to Oklahoma City.
Police: McMinnville man sets home on fire
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 2:14 p.m.
McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) -- A McMinnville man tried to trap his girlfriend inside their home after setting it on fire, according to police in the Yamhill County town....
Nebraska Beef Ltd. recall now 5.3 million pounds
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 2:11 p.m.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced earlier this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat it produced for ground beef between May 16 and June 26....
Wyden Uses Summer Break To Tour Eastern, Central Oregon
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:13 p.m.
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden toured eastern and central Oregon this week.
E. Ore. grand jury considers officer shooting
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:12 p.m.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- A grand jury in Umatilla County is considering whether a Pendleton police officer acted appropriately when he shot an armed man at a tanning salon....
Prayer And Cheers As Signatures Dropped For Right To Die Initiative
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:06 p.m.
Washington State is one step closer to adopting an Oregon-style Death with Dignity law.
Fire forces evacuations in E. Ore. town
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 11:48 a.m.
IRRIGON, Ore. (AP) -- A small number of people were evacuated from their homes near Irrigon after a fire at the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge threatened them....
Clouds Form On Solar Energy's Horizon
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:56 a.m.
In a few weeks, Oregon energy regulators will decide a key legal question involving public-private solar projects across the state.
Seattle Trades Sonics For Team To Be Named Later
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:47 a.m.
The Seattle Supersonics basketball team is moving to Oklahoma City. But the settlement reached Wednesday gives incentives for Seattle to host another NBA team down the road.
Judge tosses lawsuit against federal wiretapping
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:45 a.m.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit challenging a Bush administration surveillance program filed by a Saudi Arabia-based Islamic charity the U.S. government lists as a terrorist organization....
Wilberger family signals it could accept deal
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:40 a.m.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- The parents of Brooke Wilberger have signaled they would support a plea deal should the man accused of abducting and murdering their daughter four years ago reveal the whereabouts of her remains....
Disputed doe Snowball has new home
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 9 a.m.
WINSTON, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon\'s best-known doe has a new home....
Preschooler who took big fall is awake, talking
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 8:57 a.m.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- A 4-year-old from California who fell nearly 25 feet at a Medford department store this week is awake and able to talk with her mother....
Police search for missing Tualatin man
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 8:56 a.m.
TUALATIN, Ore. (AP) -- Police are hoping that the public can help them track down a Tualatin man who left home last week and hasn\'t been heard from....
Ore. county commissioners back away from pay hike
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 7:57 a.m.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- After a storm of public condemnation, two Jackson County commissioners say they won\'t accept a 26 percent salary increase for which they recently voted....
Ore. woman sues ex-pastor in trampoline accident
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 7:50 a.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A 20-year-old woman who will spend her life in a wheelchair after a trampoline accident has filed a lawsuit against her former youth pastor....
Police: Corvallis 12-year-old brought gun to pool
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 6:52 a.m.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- A 12-year-old boy was taken into police custody this week after he brought a handgun to a public pool in Corvallis and threatened another child....
Toxins In Fireworks End Up In Our Air
OPB - Thursday, July 3, 2008 4:41 a.m.
When fireworks are lit off, the mix of propellants, oxidizers, and coloring agents creates each brilliant burst. But, that mix is not only visually fun to look at, but can be harmful as well.
Police shooting sparks protest in Silverton
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 1:22 a.m.
SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- The fatal shooting of an Irishman by a Silverton police officer prompted roughly 75 demonstrators to gather outside the police station to ask why....
Troubled S. Oregon nonprofit closes
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:49 a.m.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) -- A job and workforce training agency dogged by allegations of financial mismanagement is no longer in business....
Woman drowns in the Deschutes River
AP - Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:21 a.m.
LA PINE, Ore. (AP) -- Searchers recovered the body of a woman who drowned when a raft she was in capsized on the Deschutes River near Pringle Falls....
One Jackpot Winner
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:43 p.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- One of the tickets sold in Oklahoma for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were:...
Naked Ashland woman not joining the parade
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 7:31 p.m.
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Jen Moss will apparently spend Independence Day free of her top....
Crime Becomes Issue In Merkley/Smith Race
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:38 p.m.
Republican Senator Gordon Smith\'s election challenger has introduced a package of anti-crime proposals.
Guard says Coos Bay could manage LNG traffic
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:37 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Coast Guard says safety and navigation steps such as security zones and daylight transits of Coos Bay would be required to manage deliveries of liquefied natural gas to a proposed processing plant at Jordan Cove....
Horizon Wants To Cut Oregon Flights, Feds Say 'Not Yet'
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:31 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Transportation ordered Horizon Air Wednesday to postpone any cuts in its flights between Pendleton and Portland.
Fires Burn In Eastern Oregon, As Firefighters Remain In State
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:26 p.m.
Six active wildfires continued to burn in Oregon Wednesday, fire officials say.
Report Lists Moving More Chemical Weapons To Umatilla As Option
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 5:02 p.m.
The United States is falling behind on an international treaty deadline to destroy all of its chemical weapons by 2012. And the state of Oregon might be asked to pick up the slack.
Hangers On Move In On 'Track Town U.S.A.'
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 4:50 p.m.
Eugene residents say they\'ve enjoyed the glow of national attention, even though many locals haven\'t seen the promised business bonanza.
Oregon vintner foresees too much pinot noir
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 4:22 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A prominent Oregon winemaker says Oregon\'s wine industry is headed for a fall, producing far too many prized pinot noir grapes for its own good....
Former Pope & Talbot mill reopens in Halsey
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 4:18 p.m.
HALSEY, Ore. (AP) -- The former Pope & Talbot pulp mill in Halsey, now known as Cascade Pacific Pulp, is back in operation....
Agency delays halt to Pendleton, Ore., air service
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 4 p.m.
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered Horizon Airlines to wait at least an extra month before cutting off its Pendleton-Portland service....
Kroger expands ground beef recall
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 2:50 p.m.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Kroger Co. expanded its voluntary recall of some ground beef products beyond stores in Michigan and parts of Ohio to its stores in more than 20 states on Wednesday, including such outlets as Fred Meyer and QFC in Oregon....
WA Right To Die Supporters Submit 320,000 Signatures
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 2:08 p.m.
It looks like Washington State voters will get the chance to vote on an Oregon-style right-to-die initiative this fall.
'Idol' singer Cook of S. Ore. inks record deal
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:29 p.m.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) -- "American Idol" contestant Kristy Lee Cook of Selma, Ore., has a record deal again....
Fred Meyer Recalls Beef Linked With Illness
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 11:18 a.m.
The Kroger grocery company expanded its voluntary recall of some ground beef products Wednesday.
Ore. man dies when log hits him in the chest
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:35 a.m.
TENMILE, Ore. (AP) -- A slipping log has killed a 61-year-old man at a relative\'s farm southwest of Roseburg....
Ex-teacher sues Beaverton district
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:31 a.m.
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- The Beaverton school district is facing a $125,000 lawsuit from a former music, drama and language arts teacher....
Is There A Congressional Solution To High Oil Prices?
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:20 a.m.
Oil prices are hovering above $140 a barrel, this week. And Oregon’s congressional leaders are responding by filing bills.
Wyden Listens To Citizens' Energy Concerns
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:10 a.m.
With fuel and utility bills rising rapidly in the Northwest, Oregon’s Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is touring the state to hear what people think.
Seattle-Portland airline starts service
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:04 a.m.
SEATTLE (AP) -- SeaPort Airlines has started offering eight round-trips a day between Portland and Seattle....
Oregonians Eligible For Extended Unemployment Benefits
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 9:04 a.m.
Some Oregonians in-between jobs have a chance to apply for extended benefits.
Some ground beef sold at Fred Meyer's recalled
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 8:21 a.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Fred Meyer\'s parent company has announced a recall of ground beef sold in its stores, after reports of an E. coli outbreak in the Midwest....
Man attacks ex with golf club, gets 3 years
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 7:44 a.m.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- A Medford-area man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to beating his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend with a golf club while they slept....
Man struck by lightning recovering slowly
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 6:52 a.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Vancouver, Wash. man who was struck by lightning last week is showing signs of slow, but steady improvement....
The Oregon Five: Legal Glitch Ensnares Five Juvenile Lifers
OPB - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 6 a.m.
Part two of a two-part series on juveniles tried as adults to life in prison.
BlueCross rates spike in Oregon
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 1:24 a.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon this week raised rates by 26 percent for individual insurance plans due for annual renewal and by 16 percent for small group plans....
No bail for Ore. couple accused of abusing kids
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:39 a.m.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- A Marion County judge ordered Graydon and Robyn Drown held without bail after a grand jury increased the severity of child-abuse charges against them....
McKenzie River gains popularity among rafters
AP - Wednesday, July 2, 2008 12:11 a.m.
BLUE RIVER, Ore. (AP) -- Once famous primarily for red-sided rainbow trout, the McKenzie River is now just as well-known for fun-filled rides through its rapids on rafts of many colors....
Trial set for Ore. woman accused of animal neglect
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 9:21 p.m.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) -- An 80-year-old Klamath County woman released from jail last week on the condition she feed her farm animals will stand trial next month because authorities say she has not complied....
Wildfire center: More severe fires expected in CA
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 7:32 p.m.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Federal fire managers predict an increase in severe wildfire activity in northern California through October due to unusually hot, dry weather and scant rain, but say areas like Idaho that were charred by fires last year may be in for a reprieve....
Blazers, Spanish guard Fernandez reach deal
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 6:42 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Trail Blazers have reached an agreement to sign Spanish guard Rudy Fernandez....
Ore. man convicted of killing housemates
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 6:22 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A Multnomah County jury has found Frank Hudson guilty in the deaths of his 72-year-old landlord and a fellow tenant....
West Coast dockworkers stay on job as pact ends
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:57 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Thousands of West Coast dockworkers kept working Tuesday without a contract after negotiators failed to reach an agreement on a new labor pact....
Roe says new CEO still being sought
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:57 p.m.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The acting chief executive officer of U.S. Track and Field hopes he\'s out of a job soon. At least that job....
Padres recall Hensley, option Stansberry
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:18 p.m.
DENVER (AP) -- The San Diego Padres recalled right-hander Clay Hensley from Triple-A Portland on Tuesday. and optioned infielder Craig Stansberry....
Calif. haze not jamming Ore. emergency rooms
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 5:03 p.m.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The haze from California fires that settled in Oregon over the weekend showed signs of lifting on Tuesday, but health and environmental officials said it would linger several days....
Cantwell at odds with Democrats over energy plan
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:48 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats took to the Senate floor last week to complain that a Republican senator was blocking a plan to help rescue thousands of home from foreclosure....
News Corp. drops plans to sell Ottaway newspapers
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:47 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) -- News Corp. has decided not to sell the community newspapers it acquired as part of its purchase last year of Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co....
Starbucks Closing 600 Stores Nationwide
OPB - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:46 p.m.
Some Starbucks customers may soon have to travel a bit farther to get their caffeine fix. The Seattle-based coffee giant announced Tuesday it will close 600 underperforming stores nationwide.
Health Advocates Rally As Regence Hikes Insurance Rates
OPB - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:41 p.m.
Large rate hikes went into effect Tuesday for individuals and small businesses covered by Oregon’s largest health insurance provider.
Tomatoes May Not Be Behind Salmonella Outbreak
OPB - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:36 p.m.
Federal officials say tomatoes may not be the culprit in a salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of people across the nation, including ten Oregonians.
Haze, Smoke Expected Through Thursday
OPB - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:32 p.m.
Smoke from the California wildfires has drifted all the way north to the southern Puget Sound area. The hazy conditions are making it hard to catch a glimpse of the Northwest’s iconic mountain peaks.
Oregon State sends solar car to race
AP - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:13 p.m.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- It hasn\'t gotten any highway miles yet, but engineering students at Oregon State hope to race a 600-pound vehicle made of fiberglass, silicon wafers, carbon and titanium from Texas to Canada starting this month....
