Portland Protesters Gassed After Setting Fire at Courthouse July 21, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — Protesters outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway early Monday in yet another...
Report: Protest Damage Cited by Portland Cops Skewed by Mall July 13, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland police said earlier this week that ongoing protests had cost businesses in the downtown area...
Oregon Latest State to Eye Abuses with Photo Estimates for Auto Claims October 30, 2019 By Jim Sams Oregon state regulators say insurance carriers are too often using photo estimates as a means of making low-ball settlement offers...
Excessive Police Body Camera Data Disrupts Workflow in Oregon Courts May 13, 2015 As body cameras become more prevalent in police forces and sheriff’s offices, the extra evidence is disrupting workflow an Oregon...
Wildfire Spending in Oregon Triggers Lloyd’s Insurance Policy September 5, 2014 Oregon’s tough wildfire season has pushed spending to the point the state Department of Forest is tapping its special insurance...
Fired Oregon Workers’ Comp CEO Plans to Sue July 7, 2014 The man fired as leader of Oregon’s workers compensation agency after just three months on the job has filed notice...
Oregon to Use Radio-Controlled Helicopter to Fight Fires June 23, 2014 By JEFF BARNARD When a fire filled the Cascade Range’s rugged canyons in southwestern Oregon with smoke in 2011, firefighters started thinking an...
Salem Dam Failure Could Put 40 Homes at Risk May 2, 2014 Oregon inspectors say an earthen dam at Salem could flood about 40 homes if it failed, and safety work is...
Burst Water Main Floods Streets in Oregon Town April 24, 2014 A water main burst in downtown Corvallis, Ore., and flooded some streets for about two hours. The Gazette-Times reported a...
Oregon Mom Wants Hit-and-Run Statewide Alerts March 28, 2014 A grieving Portland woman hopes Oregon will establish a statewide alert system to find hit-and-run drivers. It would operate similar...