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McMinnville Tornado Confirmed As Residents Assess Damage

McMinnville Tornado Confirmed As Residents Assess Damage

By Amanda Crum June 14, 2013

A small tornado swept through McMinnville, Oregon on Thursday, doing considerable damage to property and businesses. While tornadoes occur mostly in the midwest and southern states, occasionally one will pop up on the West Coast. Strong storms have been moving …

Whitney Heichel Murder Suspect Arrested Whitney Heichel Murder Suspect Arrested
By · October 22, 2012 · 12 Comments

Gresham, Oregon police announced this weekend that the body of 21-year-old Whitney Heichel was found on Larch Mountain. Heichel’s vehicle and some of her belongings had already been found in a local Wal-Mart parking lot and on trails leading up …

Life
Bath Salts Drug Discovered After Car Chase in Oregon Bath Salts Drug Discovered After Car Chase in Oregon
By · May 31, 2012 · 2 Comments

Bath salts drugs were discovered after a man led police officers on a high-speed pursuit through the town of Medford, Oregon. Zachary Jordan Krawczyk, a repeat offender who was once charged with possession of the aforementioned drug, was parked in …

Life
Facebook Gets Huge Oregon Tax Break Facebook Gets Huge Oregon Tax Break
By · May 18, 2012

Facebook has had a huge day! Not only did they have their IPO, but they also dodged a huge bullet today when the Oregon Governor signed a bill today that assesses big data centers for taxes on their local value, …

Business
Oregon Dentist and Chiropractic Boards Ban Groupon Oregon Dentist and Chiropractic Boards Ban Groupon
By · September 3, 2011 · 1 Comment

If you’re living in Oregon and are looking for discounted crowns or a backiotomy, Groupon isn’t your place. Both the Oregon Board of Dentistry and the Board of Chiropractic Examiners have banned the use of Groupons. The reason for the …

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Additional Facebook Data Center Lined Up In Oregon
By · January 21, 2011

Facebook users’ messages, likes, and photo uploads may at some point have (another) very tangible effect on Prineville, Oregon.  It’s starting to look like Facebook – which is already building one data center near the city – could also build a second facility.

To be clear: nothing’s been confirmed, and no timeframe’s even been hinted at.  But people have at least gone on the record.

Social Media
Oregon Goes Google (Apps)
By · April 28, 2010 · 1 Comment

Google scored a big win today, and by all accounts, the state of Oregon made out well, too.  This is because the Oregon school system will begin using Google Apps for Education, saving it a boatload of cash while allowing Google to increase its market share.

In fact, Oregon is the first state to agree to make Google Apps available to all of its public schools, meaning this is a significant breakthrough for Google.  And if all goes well, it could represent the start of a trend, since other states would want to reap the same benefits as Oregon.

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Oregon Going After Sites For Publishing Its Laws
By · April 17, 2008 · 5 Comments

The state of Oregon is sending out take down notices to sites that publish public domain legal documents.

Oregon has sent cease and desist letters to Justia and Public.Resource.Org for posting copies of Oregon laws, known as the Oregon Revised Statutes. The notice states," The Oregon Revised Statutes is copyrighted material, the author and copyright owner of which is the Legislative Counsel Committee of the State of Oregon."

Business
Fake Craigslist Ads Placed To Cover Burglary
By · April 2, 2008 · 4 Comments

Fake ads on Craigslist inviting people to take anything they wanted from an Oregon mans home were not pranks but part of a plan to cover up a burglary.

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Phony Craigslist Ad Leads To Looting Of Home
By · March 26, 2008 · 9

A Jacksonville, Oregon man received an unpleasant surprise Saturday after a pair of bogus ads on Craigslist appeared stating his belongings were free for the taking.

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