All the headlines from our Oregon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Mar 7 2022 // 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 oversee risk...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 from...
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...
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...
Dec 27 2021 // The City Council in Portland, Oregon, unanimously approved of paying $100,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed against police by a man who said he was pepper sprayed, thrown to the ground and unlawfully arrested during a...
Dec 17 2021 // Oregon Health & Science University lacks clear policies on handling, documenting and investigating reported misconduct, an inquiry by former Attorney General Eric Holder’s law firm has found.The law firm said the...
Dec 17 2021 // Clackamas County, Oregon has paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother who said one of several sheriff’s deputies held her 12-year-old son to the ground with a knee on his neck.The boy is Black and the...
Dec 13 2021 // A woman is suing the city of Portland, Oregon, alleging that tear gas deployed by police during summer 2020 demonstrations caused lasting damage to her menstrual health.Lanora Vasquez’s lawyer, Michael Fuller, filed...
Dec 9 2021 // Risk Strategies acquired Fournier Group in Portland, Oregon. Fournier Group is a commercial and personal lines retail insurance agency led by President Greg Kuhns. In 2018, Fournier Group acquired Aircraft & Marine, an...
Dec 8 2021 // A former Oregon official who was tasked with fielding harassment complaints in the state Capitol before resigning in June says he was pushed out for revealing flaws in the Legislative Equity Office and is now threatening...
Nov 22 2021 // Homeowners of America launched its service in Oregon. Oregon marks HOA’s 11th state of operation HOA is a property/casualty insurance provider and subsidiary of Porch Group Inc. Porch is a vertical software company...
Nov 18 2021 // Alliant Insurance Services named Peter Johnson executive vice president and managing director.Johnson is based in Portland, Ore., and will focus on providing strategic risk management solutions for agribusiness clients...
Nov 9 2021 // Wateridge Insurance/Assured Partners of California promoted John Dorris to president of the San Diego, Calif., operations.Dorris’ role will be to lead the agency to key financial goals, recruiting talent and leading...