Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Locker, back from a hamstring injury, says he'll take it slow in practice but expects to play in the Aug. 30 football opener against the Oregon Ducks.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
A fugitive on the Massachusetts Most Wanted list was arrested in Oregon on Monday evening, ending a yearlong search for the suspect in a brutal rape at knifepoint of a 61-year-old former teacher in Winchendon.
Radar (Free subscription) | yesterday
A guy named John Erickson is running for Congress in Oregon. And though the Republican ostensibly possesses some of the key characteristics of successful candidate—he's rich and is a huge liar—his prospects are thought to have taken a serious
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Oh! Nooooo!CHAPTER 10: NEW MEXICO TO OREGONPhotos at The photos fill in some details of our travels and create their own story, so please check them out! It has been a long time since Chapter 9 (5+ months!). We last wrote you back in March 2008, when we were in Silver City, way down in the southwest corner of New Mexico. Finally we have both the time and place to update you. If we can only remember...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the most wanted fugitives from Massachusetts has been captured in Oregon. Massachusetts State Police say Michael Bresnahan was caught Monday after he tried to outrun police along a railroad track in Cottage Grove, Ore. Bresnahan was wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a 61-year-old Winchendon woman at knifepoint in her home a year ago.
Switched (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Filed under: Car Tech , Green Tech Just over a year ago, we passed off a far-out proposal that would turn highways into wind farms . Now, however, the state of Oregon is proving that such feats are actually within reach as it breaks ground on the first so-called "solar highway" demonstration project. The project will be installed at the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 interchange in Tualatin, where...
BlueOregon (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the presidential race, will Oregon be a swing state? Or will Barack Obama soar to victory? In 2004, John Kerry won by 4% (about 76,000 votes). In 2000, Al Gore won by less than 1% (about 7000 votes). On a conference call with media and bloggers yesterday, Senator Ron Wyden and Obama's Oregon campaign manager Rob Hill outlined the strategy for victory. These are my notes - all comments are paraphrased....
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
HiKath's Courageous Connection Tour
Beer Therapy (Free subscription) | yesterday
The 21st Annual Oregon Brewer’s Festival week started out for me on Monday with Fred’s 17th annual beer and cheese tasting at Rogue Ales Public House, and though the Brewer’s Dinner on Wednesday kinda gets the juices flowing, it really doesn’t feel FESTY until Thursday’s kickoff parade rattles the windows of downtown Portland. This parade of [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A wildfire burning south of a small Central Oregon town "blew up" over the weekend and threatened a home. Elsewhere in the state, firefighters were dealing with dozens of small blazes.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEND, Ore. -- A wildfire that got a boost from shifting winds and threatened an Eastern Oregon town began as a smaller blaze that was being managed rather than suppressed.
Seattle Pos (Free subscription) | yesterday
PORTLAND -- A storm is expected to drop 1 to 2 inches of rain on many of the Oregon wildfires ignited by a recent flurry of lightning strikes -- and give fire crews reason to seek refuge.
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Stockerblog submits: When you think of Oregon, you don't normally think of the stock market. However, Portland is the home of a couple of well known Fortune 500 companies. Here are some interesting facts about Oregon: 1. Oregon has no sales tax. 2. It produces 95% of the domestic hazelnuts in the United States. 3. It is the third largest producer of wine in the U.S. with 303 wineries. 4. It is the...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
photo by poppy via flickr A few weeks back I wrote about what may be, for a little while at least, the world’s largest fully-permitted onshore wind farm, the Shepherd’s Flat Wind Farm . Located near Arlington, Oregon the farm will consist of 303 wind turbines spread over 30 square miles. It is expected to generate 2 billion kWh of electricity every year. At the time there was no word on when the facility...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
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kenmofford | 05/31/2008
Sen. Barack Obama has seen his share of large crowds over the last 15 months, but his campaign said they have not approached the numbers gathered along the waterfront here right now. The campaign, citing figures from Duane Bray, battalion chief of Portland Fire & Rescue, estimated that 75,000 people are watching him speak. The scene suggests this is not an exaggeration. The sea of heads stretches
