Oregon NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Oregon state bar probes theft claims against attorney- August 15, 2008 Eric Rhodes has slammed into a wall of frustration in his fight with his former lawyer, who he says pocketed over $40,000 of his settlement money due him from a 2004 car crash that badly injured him and turned ...http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/oregon-state-bar-probes-theft-claims-against-attorne... Heatwave! Three days of 100+ temps to sizzle Northwest residents- August 14, 2008 Oregonians are bracing for a heat wave that could bring three straight days of 100-plus degree weather to the usually temperate Willamette Valley.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/heatwave-three-days-of-100-temps-to-sizzle-northwest... Family celebrates toy safety law Bush will sign- August 14, 2008 Colton Burkhart was just 4 when he swallowed a quarter-sized medallion that nearly took his life.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/family-celebrates-toy-safety-law-bush-will-sign?from... Life and death on the fire lines- August 14, 2008 T he contract helicopter that crashed and rolled in a fiery heap this week near California's Iron Complex wildfires took 13 people down with it.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/life-and-death-on-the-fire-lines?fromrss=1 Smith won't chair McCain's Oregon campaign- August 14, 2008 When Arizona Sen. John McCain released the list of his "Oregon Grassroots Leadership Team" Wednesday, one name was conspicuously absent: Oregon Sen.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/smith-wont-chair-mccains-oregon-campaign?fromrss=1 Mount Hood blaze giving firefighters problems- August 13, 2008 Oregon firefighters say they've got a gnarly fire on their hands at Mount Hood - a 300-acre backwoods blaze they've named the Gnarl fire.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/mount-hood-blaze-giving-firefighters-problems?fromrs... AAA Oregon says state average lowest it's been since late May- August 13, 2008 Good news Oregon's statewide average cost for a gallon of gasoline is now less than $4. Everybody do your best Homer Simpson imitation: Woohoo! AAA Oregon reported Tuesday that the average fell to $3.99 a ...http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/aaa-oregon-says-state-average-lowest-its-been-since-... Nurses at Providence Medford vote to unionize- August 13, 2008 Nurses at Providence Medford Medical Center have voted 121-79 in favor of joining a union.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/nurses-at-providence-medford-vote-to-unionize?fromrs... Conservation groups sue over logging in Oregon state forest- August 13, 2008 Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over logging on the Elliot State Forest in Oregon that has resulted in a dramatic decrease in the numbers of northern spotted owls.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/conservation-groups-sue-over-logging-in-oregon-state... International students: OSU wants you- August 12, 2008 Oregon State University has joined forces with a British headhunting outfit to try to lure students from around the world to Corvallis -- along with the $18,864 a year in tuition they each bring.http://www.topix.net/state/or/2008/08/international-students-osu-wants-you?fromrss=1 |