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The future of automatic bill renewals in Ore.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:47:42 -0800

From Internet service to gym memberships, Oregon state lawmakers are using the state's Special Session to try to stop companies from automatically renewing contracts without your consent.

Coliseum endures, but what to do with it?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:10:38 -0800

Memorial Coliseum no longer is in danger of being demolished. But it remains to be seen what its future use will be and whether that will ensure economic viability for years to come.

That’s a wrap? Future of Hollywood Video cast in doubt

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:13:40 -0800

Once one of the wealthiest companies in Oregon, Wilsonville-based Hollywood Video’s final scene may be written as many customers discovered Tuesday upon finding a dozen of its stores closed.

Woman who led Idaho mission for Haiti orphans to blame?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:22:41 -0800

As Laura Silsby left Idaho for Haiti, her world was closing in.

Tiny little car, great big pot bust

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:36:46 -0800

Lt. Jason Westfall says the trooper conducted a search with the driver's consent Monday, locating 113 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $282,000.

Woman accused of baby-snatching scheme gets probation

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:40 -0800

In Linn County circuit court Tuesday, 26-year-old Trinity Vidal Hernandez heard her fate in a case that pitted her against police and hospital workers on charges of trying to snatch a baby from Albany General Hospital.

Jury: Parents drugged girl, 4, to death

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:14:52 -0800

Prosecutors said Carolyn Riley and her husband, Michael, concocted symptoms of mental illness in their daughter in an attempt to collect federal disability benefits, then overmedicated her for months to keep her quiet and out of their way.

Senator questions group’s early-release radio ad

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:28:24 -0800

Sen. Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, said he wanted to make sure the public wasn’t getting bad information about Oregon’s early-release law during Thursday’s second public hearing on Senate Bill 1007 and questioned the validity of a radio ad from a group that wants less time knocked off prisoners’ sentences.

Toyota adds 2010 Prius, Lexus to huge recall list

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:16:25 -0800

With the Prius announcement, the number of vehicles recalled globally by Toyota Motor Corp. has ballooned to 8.5 million, including for floor mats which can trap gas pedals and faulty gas pedals that are slow to return to the idle position. The 2010 Prius wasn't part of the earlier recalls.

Recall issued for ChildESIGNS brand cribs

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:40 -0800

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issues yet another crib recall after receiving hundreds of complaints about the ChildESIGNS brand cribs.

PDX: North runway closed to tow disabled plane

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:58:18 -0800

A private prop aircraft is being towed off Portland International Airport's north runway Tuesday afternoon after a gear malfunction propelled it off the runway and into the grass median.

Oregon agriculture businesses slammed by recession

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:00 -0800

The state's farmers and ranchers grossed $4.1 billion in 2009, down 14.8 percent from 2008 - the biggest fall since at least 1976. Hardest hit were sales of small fruits and berries - down 41.5 percent - and grass and legume seeds.

Woman struck, killed by semi on I-5

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:21:55 -0800

A woman who walked onto Interstate 5 early Tuesday morning was fatally struck by a semi truck in the northbound lanes in South Seattle.

Health costs force many to seek care overseas

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:49:09 -0800

It’s been called “medical tourism” and many Americans are turning to it as the cost of health care in the United States skyrockets and forces more and more of them to get medical treatment outside the country.

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet clash in Antarctic Ocean

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:42:41 -0800

Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.

Even during recession, corporations may get kicker refund

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:54 -0800

Some state lawmakers expressed concern Monday that even during this sour economy, businesses may still get money back from the state in the form of the corporate kicker tax, thereby reducing state revenue.

White-power gang leader gets 7-year term

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:53:06 -0800

David Patrick Kennedy, a founding member of the European Kindred white supremacist prison gang, was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2008 after the .357-caliber revolver was stolen and then transferred in Portland in December 2007.

WA among states weighing sale of liquor business

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:21:01 -0800

Thousands of cases of whiskey, vodka and rum zip along three miles of conveyor belts inside a massive distribution center in industrial south Seattle, the sole location for shipping booze to liquor stores across Washington state.

Researchers: Let's use wolves to thin the herds

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:15:07 -0800

A single pack can go through an elk every three to four days.

One dead, two hurt in Lincoln City shooting

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:34:55 -0800

Police stopped an SUV matching the description of a vehicle seen at the apartment complex where a shooting took place and pulled the vehicle over on Highway 101. Inside, police said they found three Hispanic males, one of which was deceased.

Slain railway worker's wife: 'He worked hard'

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:40:53 -0800

Police have identified a man murdered Saturday morning while tending to a train in Eugene as Ron Langlois of Springfield. His death marks the first homicide in Eugene for 2010.

Sprinklers flood PSU bookstore - again

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:22:44 -0800

It is the second time in as many years that similar incidents have taken place. The university paid for an expensive upgrade to make sure it didn't happen again. As much as four feet of standing water was present when the flooding was discovered.

Caring for your pet

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:04:00 -0800

We're devoting Monday, Feb. 8, to pets – from the inside scoop on pet psychics to penciling out the cost of pet insurance over the long run. You'll find links to videos and stories for all our pet-care coverage here.

New Ore. jobless relief called 'better than nothing'

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:02:49 -0800

Lawmakers say a priority of the special February legislative session is extending unemployment insurance coverage for about 18,000 Oregonians whose benefits have run out or soon will. However, the help will be brief.

Stranded Wash. ice climbers find their way home

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:33:46 -0800

A frantic search for two missing climbers ended near Snoqualmie Pass when the men found their way down the mountain after a nervous night there.