Oregon News
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Springfield -
In an interview with the Smithsonian Magazine, Matt Groening, 58, creator of "The Simpsons" revealed that the 22-year-old TV show is named after Springfield, Oregon.
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Wilsonville -
A woman who inherited a mummy from her late father will soon learn more about the mystery surrounding a piece of her father's legacy.
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Keizer -
Two police officers have been awarded Medals of Valor by the City of Keizer, OR after their heroic actions saved a man trapped in a burning car.
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Portland -
A 33-year-old man who had been arrested after striking Toys 'R' Us customers with a light saber during the holiday season has received a sentence of jail time for his attack.
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Tonasket -
A Canadian man told officials he drove over 200 miles (360 kilometres) this past weekend after his wife passed away in the car while he was driving.
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In an attempt to boost evening sales, Starbucks is planning to sell beer and wine in up to seven new outlets by the end of 2012.
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Portland -
"This is a peaceful protest! We have the right to assemble!" demonstrators chanted late Saturday night. It was after park hours at Shemanski Park, yet a couple hundred protesters still remained to confront the clean-up crew in open hostility.
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Salem -
An obscure city law that prohibits residents from having more than three yard sales per year brought a government crackdown on a Salem woman who suffers from bone marrow cancer.
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Baker City -
On July 1-4, approximately 70 Airstream owners celebrated the birth of Wally Byam, including his invention of the famous Airstream Trailer. During the celebration, a special Airstream exhibit was on display inside the Baker Heritage Museum in Baker City.
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Baker City -
On July 18-22, the Baker Heritage Museum held a special summer camp for young children interested in learning all about the museum, rocks, wildlife, gold mining and the Oregon Trail.
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Homer Simpson and his family live in Springfield, but they do not live in Oregon. Earlier this week, the Smithsonian Magazine published an interview in which Simpsons creator Matt Groening says he named Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie’s hometown after Springfield, Oregon. His comments...
 Two workers who claimed they were forced to urinate in a bucket have been awarded $332,000 US after a jury found they were fired for complaining to Oregon regulators about the lack of an onsite toilet.
Oregon man says at least 8 drivers a week mistakenly end up at his house.
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 Port of Portland police say a 49-year-old Oregon man stripped naked at Portland International Airport as a protest against airport security screeners.
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A stream ran along one side of this street near its end, with a small bridge culvert underneath where children caught water skippers and found bees along the grass in La Grande, Oregon
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Oregon Blogs
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Fukushima is a disaster that continues to tell the world that nuclear power can't be controlled - which means it can't...
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FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009 Athletic budget cut update #21 - Beavers chopping east! and west? The latest budget news has...
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After an 8 -11 start (2-5) in the Pac 10 conference, Mr. Bob DeCarolis, who’s the Athletic Director of Oregon State...
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Whilst few germs can cause the chaos of norovirus in a nursing home, health researchers in Oregon and Minnesota have...
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A dispute between two 'big pharma' companies has been settled, with one company agreeing to pay the other some $3...
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