Oregon News
News about Events in Oregon
Aggregated Oregon News Articles
- Aye of the Tiger: LSU's Daniels is AP's top player
LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels beat out Washington's Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon's Bo Nix to earn AP college football player of the year honors.
ESPN. Thu, 7 Dec 2023 13:15:28 EST. - Russia Sets Date for Presidential Election
The winner of the contest is widely seen as a foregone conclusion: Vladimir V. Putin.
Ivan Nechepurenko. New York Times. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:26:09 +0000. - Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to crash plane avoids murder charges
An Oregon grand jury has charged the pilot with 83 misdemeanor counts and one felony count after he allegedly attempted to shut down the engines on a plane bound from Everett to San Francisco.
Marissa Nall. American City Business Journals. Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:21:48 +0000. - SVP's One Big Thing: Pac-12 departs, but Ducks-Beavers rivalry remains
The "Conference of Champions" as we know it may be gone next year, but the rivalry game between Oregon and Oregon State will continue.
Scott Van Pelt. ESPN. Thu, 7 Dec 2023 09:55:16 EST. - Advisory panel recommends Oregon regulators reject CareOregon-SCAN merger
The Medicaid Advisory Committee wants answers to questions around reducing health inequities and loss of local control.
Elizabeth Hayes. American City Business Journals. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 23:16:48 +0000. - Oregon power company to pay nearly $300 million to settle latest lawsuit over 2020 wildfires
Utility company PacifiCorp will be forced to pay nearly $300M to settle with customers who claim negligence on the part of the company during a major 2020 windstorm.
Fox News. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:57:46 -0500. - Coast Guard rescues stranded driver and residents caught in Northwest flooding
More than six inches of rain have fallen over two days in parts of Washington and Oregon. The Coast Guard rescued a driver and residents who were stranded in rapidly rising floodwaters. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.
CBS News. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:26:59 -0500. - Off-duty pilot indicted in alleged attempt to shut down plane's engines
The Portland, Oregon, grand jury indicted Joseph David Emerson, 44, on lesser charges than state prosecutors had originally sought deciding he didn't seek to injure anybody.
CBS News. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:27:00 -0500. - Buckeyes' McCord, OU's Gabriel, Oregon State's Chiles top names in portal as 30-day window opens
Ohio State's Kyle McCord and Oklahoma's Dillon Gabriel led a parade of quarterbacks into the transfer portal Monday, the first day of a 30-day window.
The Associated Press. Star Tribune - Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 23:50:01 +0000. - Atmospheric Rivers Will Bring Heavy Rain and Snow to Northwest
Three to seven inches of rain could drench parts of Washington and Oregon and more than a foot of snow could fall in areas of Idaho, Wyoming and Utah, forecasters said.
Johnny Diaz. New York Times. Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:59:38 +0000. - No. 3 Washington, No. 5 Oregon Meet In Final Pac-12 Title Game
The Pac-12 championship game featuring No. 3 Washington and No. 5 Oregon in Las Vegas on Friday is historic. They are the highest ranked teams to play for the title.
By Jack Magruder, Contributor. Forbes. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:12:03 -0500. - Column: Take this Congress and shove it! Two fed-up lawmakers say why they've had enough
Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Ken Buck of Colorado have had enough of Congress and its disorder. The Democrat and Republican see different ways out of the dysfunction.
Mark Z. Barabak. Los Angeles Times. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:22 GMT.
Oregon Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of Oregon as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 4,093,465 | 1.71 |
| July 1, 2015 | 4,024,634 | 1.42 |
| July 1, 2014 | 3,968,371 | 1.09 |
| July 1, 2013 | 3,925,751 | 0.68 |
| July 1, 2012 | 3,899,116 | 0.80 |
| July 1, 2011 | 3,868,031 | 0.78 |
| July 1, 2010 | 3,838,048 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of Oregon was 3,831,074.
In 2008, the estimated population of Oregon was 3,790,060, whereas
in 2006, the population of Oregon was about 3,680,968.
For detailed, up-to-date information about Oregon's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about Oregon web page. For maps of Oregon,
visit this Oregon Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Salem, Oregon.
Oregon newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
Oregon library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about Oregon
can be found here.