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Oregon Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Rescue Swimmer
"Beachgoers in Oregon pulled a struggling swimmer to shore by forming a human chain after she and seven others were stranded on a rocky outcropping during high tide."
Oregon City Pays it Forward by Giving Ambulance to African Clinic
Two years ago, the city of Oakridge was in financial crisis when it received a gift from a Texas doctor on the ABC television...
Shoppers in Oregon Town are Finding $100 Bills inside Random Groceries
In the past couple weeks, grocery shoppers in an Oregon town have found $100 bills stuffed into everyday food items, like eggs, cookies and...
Oregon Reduces ER Visits With New Shoes and Some Hand-holding
In 2011, a homeless man who was sleeping in his car, had the medical problems of an old man, though he was only 40....
Oregon Plans for Free College Tuition in a Pay It Forward Plan
In Oregon, where the cost of tuition has soared as public funding for higher education declined, the state legislature this week approved an idea...
Oregon Siblings Find and Return $13,000, Great Rewards Follow
20-something siblings Katie and Ryan Moi could really use $13,000 right now but they still decided to return the bag of cash they found...
Largest Green Roof in Oregon to be Planted Atop a Walmart
Walmart is winning over some Portland-area naysayers with its construction of a new store in North Portland that will be home to not only...
Trucker Convoy Brings Donated Hay to Oregon Ranches Devastated by Fires
Massive wildfires have blackened about a million acres in southeast Oregon, killing countless cattle and horses and leaving no grazing land for struggling ranches...
Hawaii Girl Finds Message in a Bottle From Oregon
One year ago, off the coast of Oregon, a ten-year-old boy tossed a message in a bottle into the Pacific Ocean, and now a...
Oregon Oyster Farmer Helps Japan Rebuild Shellfish Beds
As a teenager, Mark Wiegardt went overseas to learn about the oyster industry in Japan. Now his own company, the Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery,...
Student Army Updates Oregon, One City at a Time
The University of Oregon is marshaling a veritable army of faculty and students in architecture, law, business, and other fields to help Oregon's capital...
Oregon Inmates Help Save Deputy’s Life
Two jail inmates on a work crew in Oregon helped to save the life of a deputy who collapsed. The three were giving aid...
Oregon Volunteers Build Free Fences for Chained Dogs
This all-volunteer group is not quite one year old, and it has already built 50 fences and freed more than 60 dogs from...
Oregon Truck Driver Named Highway Hero of the Year
An Oregon truck driver who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident, including a driver who was trapped...
Oregon Dairy Farm Powered by Cow Manure a National Model
Oregon's largest dairy will test a new generation of technology that captures methane from cow manure — tapping an underused energy source and...
Oregon Business to Add 350 New Jobs
The job news isn't all bad in Central Oregon. TRG Customer Solutions announced Thursday it needs an additional 350 workers at its...
As Electric Cars Gain Currency, Oregon Charges Ahead
Last November, Oregon became the first state to develop standards for a statewide infrastructure of electric-car plug-in stations in terms of performance, safety,...
Oregon Girl Starts Website to Feed Dogs Displaced by Foreclosure
A young Oregon girl has started an online movement to feed some unexpected victims of a failing economy, abandoned dogs. Like FreeRice.com, FreeKibble.com, donates...
Oregon Woman, 76, Found Alive after 2 Weeks in Bush (Text/video)
A 76-year-old woman has been found alive in the Oregon bush, surviving two weeks without food or supplies after becoming separated from her husband...
9-Year-Old Oregon Boy Steers Big Rig to Safety
In yet another example of what kids are capable of when called upon to do the extraordinary, a nine-year-old boy steered a tractor-trailer (hauling...