18 May 2012, 4:17 pm
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The Oregon state board of education has banned public schools from using American Indian names and mascots for their athletic teams, out of a concern they disparage native American people. The move is believed to be one of the nation's most sweeping prohibitions of i... Read More »
18 May 2012, 2:07 pm
PORTLAND, OREGON -- Portland, Oregon bus driver Larry Porter is known as a good neighbor, but he is now the talk of the neighborhood after saving a woman from a brutal attack.... Read More »
18 May 2012, 12:12 am
Another helicopter company pursues markets outside of Wildland Firefighting.Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 Seeing a growing business opportunity in military helicopter engine repair services, Columbia Helicopters has built upon its long-time relationship with engine manufacturer Honeywell Int... Read More »
17 May 2012, 7:05 am
NIKE Baseball Camps offers locations nationwide for players ages 6-18 of all abilities and is pleased to announce its return to the Oregon location, Lewis and Clark College, July 15-18, 2012.San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Campers train daily at the Joe Huston Memorial Sports Complex. The field ... Read More »
16 May 2012, 4:50 am
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - In a primary election race for Oregon's top law enforcement post, the candidate who pledged to protect medical marijuana patients scored a decisive victory Tuesday night over a rival who led a cannabis crackdown last year.... Read More »
15 May 2012, 1:09 pm
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A vote for Oregon's top law enforcement post on Tuesday has turned into a referendum on pot, with one candidate wanting to make enforcing medical marijuana rules a low priority and another who calls the state's system a "train wreck." The Democratic primary for s... Read More »
11 May 2012, 11:05 am
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Lawyers for 15 Muslims in the United States placed on a U.S. "no-fly" list barring them from commercial air travel asked a federal appeals court on Friday to reinstate their constitutional challenge of the anti-terrorism measure. The plaintiffs, who are U.S. citizens or ... Read More »
9 May 2012, 9:01 pm
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Emergency officials were investigating two envelopes containing white powder and marked "anthrax" found in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, one at a downtown Hilton hotel and the other at an airport.... Read More »
6 May 2012, 12:14 am
The city of Portland, Oregon will have an opportunity to watch the award-winning Today in America TV in the month of May. (PRWeb May 06, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/today-in-america-portland/or-may-air-dates/prweb9477197.htm... Read More »
4 May 2012, 12:39 pm
May 4, 2012 -- Web hosting company ViaWest announced on Thursday it has expanded its Portland, Oregon data center, the Hillsboro Complex, adding 23,000 square feet of usable raised floor.... Read More »