Oregon news

Ore. port gives go-ahead to coal export terminals [01/26/2012]

The Port of St. Helens in northwest Oregon has given a green light to two energy companies that want to export American coal to Asia.

The Longview Daily News reports  the port's commissioners voted Wednesday to approve options for leasing property once the companies are ready to buil ...

Eugene spends $13,000 on councilor's security [01/26/2012]

The city of Eugene has spent more than $13,000 providing security at the home of city Councilor George Poling, the target of some Occupy Eugene demonstrators.

Poling told The Register-Guard the security was needed for the safety of his family.

On Christmas night 15 to 20 people er ...

  • Ore. port gives go-ahead to coal export terminals [01/26/2012]
  • Eugene spends $13,000 on councilor's security [01/26/2012]
  • Lookout Point Dam photographer sentenced [01/26/2012]
  • Ore. biofuel plant gets federal loan guarantee [01/26/2012]
  • Warms Springs tribe to open US 26 casino [01/26/2012]
  • OR woman injured when car collides with school bus [01/25/2012]
  • Police find 5 pounds of heroin in Portland freezer [01/25/2012]
  • 4 arrests in Occupy Portland demonstration [01/25/2012]
  • GOP pushes limits on medical malpractice liability [01/25/2012]
  • Ore. disabilities suit targets sheltered workshops [01/25/2012]
  • Natural gas leak prompts evacuation of 8 OR homes [01/25/2012]
  • Ore. man released from prison arrested in bank job [01/25/2012]
  • Man killed in confrontation with Portland police [01/25/2012]
  • Climate change skeptics speaking in Portland [01/25/2012]
  • Oldest known Oregonian dies at Creswell [01/25/2012]
  • Portland burial No. 1,000 for indigent vet program [01/25/2012]
  • 4 river bars closed on Northwest coast [01/25/2012]
  • Search suspended for Ore. girl swept away in river [01/24/2012]
  • OR man fatally shoots self while telling story [01/24/2012]
  • Ore. trooper held for mental assessment [01/24/2012]