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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oregon agriculture businesses slammed by recession

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:01 -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.

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.

Tiny little car, great big pot bust

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:36:47 -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.

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.

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.

Researchers: Let's use wolves to thin the herds

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:13:58 -0800

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

Clock ticking on Oregon jobless benefits

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:43:59 -0800

By April, about 1,000 Oregonians will exhaust their unemployment benefits each week. Lawmakers say a priority of the special February legislative session is extending unemployment insurance coverage for about 18,000 Oregonians.

Hard times leave some people high and dry

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:31:44 -0800

Lynette Nicks, 39, will be one of about 100 Redmond residents and several hundred Central Oregonians who lose their water service this month. Local water utilities have been shutting off dozens of water accounts each month as people struggle to pay bills.

Guard opens fire during armored car robbery attempt

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20:00 -0800

A guard opened fire during an attempted robbery of an armored truck Sunday morning, hitting and wounding the suspect as stunned witnesses looked on. The suspect was hit in an artery and suffered life-threatening injuries.

Legislators look at cutting tax credits to even up budget

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:13:12 -0800

One measure to offset it is already working its way toward approval. The legislation would cut the tax credits that have spurred Oregon's wind farm industry by $50 million.

Sprinklers flood PSU bookstore - again

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:22:45 -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.

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.

Man pleads not guilty in parking-meter feeding case

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:51:30 -0800

Eugene man Ben Bond pleaded not guilty to obstruction of government or judicial administration in municipal court this past week. He received the citation for a Jan. 13 incident involving parking meters.

Ore. studies role age plays in child-abuse checks

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:52:53 -0800

Prompted by the death of a 15-year-old girl, Oregon's Department of Human Services is studying whether age plays a factor when welfare workers choose which cases to investigate.

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.

Car crashes into Wash. school, drives down hall

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:17:13 -0800

Sheriff's deputies say a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall.

Oregon State scores basketball Civil War victory

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:44:05 -0800

Oregon State's basketball team gained a two-game season sweep of rival University of Oregon for the first time since 1993, beating the Ducks on the Beavers' home turf.