Friendly, foul-mouthed crow befriends entire Oregon elementary school

The bird became a temporary mascot at Allen Dale Elementary School in Grants Pass in November. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Software glitches send emergency rent checks to the wrong landlords

Oregon property managers say ongoing glitches with a state software system have led to dozens of emergency rent assistance checks being mailed to the wrong landlords. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Athletes allege body shaming within Oregon’s data-driven track and field program

Six former UO athletes say they felt devalued as individuals and at risk for eating disorders because of the program’s data-driven approach to their weight and body fat percentages. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine care from senior homes

A new law marked a sweeping victory for the senior care home industry in its quiet battle with the state's fire departments. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Low oxygen levels along Pacific Northwest coast a ‘silent’ climate change crisis

“Other than marine mammals who breathe at the surface, pretty much everything else in the ocean is using dissolved oxygen for their life.” | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Online coding school Treehouse lays off most of its staff

The company said “we are going to continue to serve our students and customers.” | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Portland can’t make cops get Covid-19 vaccine despite city mandate, mayor says

“I still am strongly encouraging police officers to get vaccinated," Mayor Ted Wheeler said Wednesday. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Nike closes offices for a week to give employees a mental health break

The move is celebrated by some of those who work at the company, which is headquartered near Beaverton. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Rural Oregon school superintendent fired after enforcing state mask mandate

The Adrian School Board voted 4-1 to terminate Kevin Purnell after three years in the job and 14 years in the district. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Portland records all-time high temperature of 108F 42,2C

Portland recorded its hottest day ever recorded Saturday afternoon, reaching 108 degrees. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Simple banking customers still locked out.BBVA says its customer service crashed

BBVA's systems crashed amid a flood of calls from outraged customers. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 2 years ago

Founder of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods transfers business to employees (2010)

The Employee Stock Ownership Plan Moore unveiled means that his 209 employees now own the place and its 400 offerings of stone-ground flours, cereals and bread mixes. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Outbreaks continue in some Oregon senior care homes after vaccination. Why?

Vaccines need the right conditions to be fully effective. Step one: People need to get a shot. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Intel discriminated against eight older workers in 2015 layoffs, EEOC finds

The commission’s finding follows a five-year investigation triggered by employee complaints, which cited investigations by The Oregonian into Intel’s layoff practices. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Engineer behind TTY died in Portland

Paul Taylor, born deaf, was an engineer who worked to create technology to allow deaf people to communicate, first with each other and then the world. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Coolest Cooler, in final accounting, cost its Kickstarter backers more than $4MM

Nothing about the saga, including a settlement with the Oregon DoJ, lived up to its billing. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Oregon’s computers sending erroneous letters to jobless; they can't stop them

The employment department hasn’t addressed the chronic misinformation in the automated letters. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Oregon elections director fired after sharing security, spending concerns

Elections Director Stephen Trout learned he'd been fired in a text message as his elections officials were still counting votes. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Oregon becomes first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms

Oregon will become the first state in the country to legalize psilocybin with the passage of Measure 109. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

New Relic employees report unrest over work culture, CEO’s donations

Some employees say the CEO's personal values appear out of step with the broad message of inclusion the company presents. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

FBI director says antifa is an ideology, not an organization, in testimony

FBI Director Chris Wray told the House Committee on Homeland Security that antifa was a “real thing” and that the FBI has individuals who identify with antifa, but parted ways with President Donald Trump's characterization of antifa as a terrorist organization. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

The desperate fight to save his family from fire ends in tragedy

He saw a woman on the road. Her hair was singed, her mouth looked almost black, and her bare feet were severely burned. He impatiently tried to help her into his car, explaining how he needed to find his wife and son. Finally, she spoke. “I am your wife.” | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Witness says officers never gave commands before firing at antifa suspect in WA

Lawyers for the witness also are calling on the shooting to be conducted by an independent body that doesn't include law enforcement. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Portland Police Bureau latest in U.S. to encrypt radio communication

Portland police started encrypting officers’ radio communications June 3, days after nightly protests against racism and police brutality began. The switch came without public input or notice. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Michael Reinoehl was accused of carrying a loaded gun to an earlier Portland protest. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Russia releases long-secret footage of largest-ever hydrogen-bomb test

“Such an explosion could only serve some unconfessed political purpose,” the White House said at the time. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Powell’s says it won’t sell books on Amazon anymore: ‘We must take a stand’

Powell's Books announces a change. “For too long, we have watched the detrimental impact of Amazon’s business on our communities and the independent bookselling world." | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Loss of engineer at geology agency is 'a detriment to public safety in Oregon'

“As we lose personnel, we lose the skills and abilities required to fulfill our mission." | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

USPS removes mailboxes in Portland and Eugene, cites ‘declining mail volume’

The removals caused concern among many residents of both cities, following remarks from the president about impeding vote-by-mail | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Facebook abandons broken drilling equipment under Oregon coast seafloor

“The delay in notification eliminated any potential options for recovery of the equipment.” | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Portland protests continue Friday with questions about how state police will respond

Friday is the second straight day that police did not use tear gas to break up crowds. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Portland protests draw thousands Thursday, no state, federal police in sight

It was the first night of relative calm in weeks, since the escalation of force against protesters by federal officers. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

ACLU sues Portland police, challenging bureau’s livestreaming of protests

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon contends the police practice of filming and broadcasting protesters violates state law that prohibits police from collecting or maintaining information about the political, religious or social views, associations or activities of peopl … | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

A federal suit representing the Wall of Moms protesting at downtown Portland demonstrations has been filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, arguing federal officers are violating their rights to free speech, assembly, unlawful seizure and due process. They say t … | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Judge temp bar on federal officers from using force, threats, dispersal: journos

U.S. Michael H. Simon wrote that any “willful violation'' of his order or any direction by a federal supervisor or commander to disregard or violate the order will not shield a federal law enforcement officer from liability through the legal doctrine of qualified immunity. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Legal, regulated psychedelic mushrooms 1 step closer to Oregon’s November ballot

An Oregon ballot measure to legalize the use of psilocybin in therapeutic settings has gained enough signatures to appear on the November ballot, if those signatures can be verified. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Feds, right-wing media paint Portland as ‘city under siege.’ A tour of town show

In a city of 650,000 spread out over 145 square miles, national figures focus on police crackdowns on protesters on a scant few blocks night after night. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps can charge restaurants

The Portland City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to make it illegal for third-party food delivery services like DoorDash and Grubhub to collect more than 10% in commission fees from city restaurants amid the coronavirus pandemic. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

New Relic CEO scolds employees: ‘We [.. urgently ..] need to get back on track’

The blunt letter exhorts employees to work harder and rejects their calls for the company to take a more active role in the nation’s resurgent civil rights movement. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

AP changes writing style to capitalize ‘b’ in Black

The Associated Press changed its writing style guide Friday to capitalize the “b” in the term Black when referring to people in a racial, ethnic or cultural context, weighing in on a hotly debated issue. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

Sunday night protesters took down a statue of the namesake of Jefferson High School, Thomas Jefferson, America's third president who was also a slave owner. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 3 years ago

The man is free and clear of the disease, his daughter said. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 4 years ago

Puppet laid off less than 10% of its 500 employees

“We trust the industry experts who tell us we can expect a slowing in global economic activity in the second quarter of this year and a ‘new normal’ for how businesses will operate,” Puppet CEO Yvonne Wassenaar said. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 4 years ago

Senator Proposes Nationwide Vote by Mail in Response to Covid-19

Democratic senator Ron Wyden is proposing allowing all Americans to vote by mail in case of an emergency. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 4 years ago

OHSU doctors edit a person’s genes inside the eye to try to reverse blindness

A patient recently had it done at OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute in Portland for an inherited form of blindness, the companies that make the treatment announced Wednesday. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 4 years ago

Coronavirus Now in Oregon

It was announced Friday. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 4 years ago

Concordia University’s online vision hid grim reality

Since Concordia University announced it would close permanently this spring, administrators have said only that the shutdown was due to the college's deteriorating financial position. New documents obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive show that Concordia's financial woes were at … | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 4 years ago

Cops can seize Oregon woman’s $354k home following meth dealing conviction

A jury in Yamhill County has found that police can legally seize the home of a woman convicted of a felony drug crime in a case that tested the limits of Oregon’s civil forfeiture law. | Continue reading


@oregonlive.com | 4 years ago