Oregon News

Aggregated Oregon News Articles

• Oregon dominates second half to dispatch Wisconsin
  
  Oregon point guard Payton Pritchard had 19 points and nine assists, and Kenny Wooten dominated the paint with four blocks as the 12th-seeded Ducks beat Wisconsin 72-54 Friday in a first-round game in the South Region in San Jose, Calif.
  Reuters.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:38:17 -0400.
• Diver reunites girlfriend and daughter with ashes of man after finding 'teapot' on Oregon river bed
  
  The footage shows diver Jared Leisek setting out to scour the bed of the river to look for 'treasure' at River Bend Country Park, Oregon. He finds the urn among bits of discarded plastic and a glass bottle.
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:24:29 GMT.
• Couple Katie Stem and Kate Black Talk Running One Of The Top Cannabis Chocolate Brands In Oregon
  
  Peak Extracts is an Oregon cannabis brand best known for their vegan, gluten-free, single-strain chocolates. They are the only single strain chocolate company in Oregon, and their products are sold by over 150 retailers.
  By Molly Sprayregen, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:53:00 -0400.
• AP PHOTOS: World's last Blockbuster a tribute to Gen X past
  
  BEND, Ore. (AP) - A Blockbuster Video in Oregon is the last one on the planet after the only other Blockbuster video rental shop, in Australia, announced it is closing on March 31. ...
  The Associated Press.  Washington Times.  Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:39:09 -0400.
• Be Kind, Please Rewind: Oregon Blockbuster is last on Earth
  
  BEND, Ore. (AP) - There are challenges that come with running the last Blockbuster Video on the planet. The computer system must be rebooted using floppy disks that only the general manager - a solid member of Gen X - knows how to use. ...
  Gillian Flaccus.  Washington Times.  Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:34:23 -0400.
• Athletics: Distance races to continue at Prefontaine despite IAAF changes
  
  Distance races are expected to continue at Oregon's Prefontaine Classic and at other meetings even though the Diamond League is dropping events longer than 3,000 meters from its globally televised program in 2020, officials say.
  Reuters.  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:20:24 -0400.
• El Paso artist Hal Marcus opens new exhibit, 'Nudes & More'
  
  The exhibit is at the El Paso artist's gallery at 1308 N. Oregon St.        
  Mark R Lambie, El Paso Times.  El Paso Times.  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:43:29 -0400.
• New beer uses ingredient from 1886 shipwreck
  
  Brewer retrieved yeast from intact beer bottles on the SS Oregon, which lies 135 feet below the waves
  CBS News.  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:00:26 +0000.
• Pac-12 men's basketball tournament: Colorado beats Oregon State 73-58 in quarterfinals
  
  McKinley Wright IV scored 17 points and Colorado blew most of a 21-point lead before knocking off Oregon State 73-58 Thursday in the Pac-12 quarterfinals. ...
  Associated Press.  Los Angeles Times.  Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:25:00 PDT.
• Women's bracketology: Mississippi State jumps to No. 1 seed
  
  The Bulldogs join Baylor, Notre Dame and UConn on the top line. Louisville and Oregon, which both lost Sunday, join Stanford and Iowa as 2-seeds.
  ESPN.  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:54:15 EST.
• Blue Cross insurers in N Carolina, Oregon to mix leadership
  
  Two Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers on both U.S. coasts will invest jointly in high-cost management technology and share insights into improving health care in a long-term agreement that will leave the companies as separate entities
  ABC News.  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:28:23 -0400.
• Blue Cross insurers in N. Carolina, Oregon to mix leadership
  
  Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Portland-based Cambia Health Solutions said they will share top executives but will keep separate their assets and insurance policies.
  The Associated Press.  Seattle Times.  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:26:34 -0700.

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