Oregon State forward Michael Rataj earns WCC player of the week honors

Michael Rataj, a forward for Oregon State, is the West Coast Conference’s men’s basketball player of the week after recording two double-doubles. Last Tuesday’s victory over Sacramento State featured 23 points and 12 rebounds from 6-foot-9 German junior Rataj. Rataj scored 16 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in Sunday’s Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal victory … Read more

2 Portland lawyers must respond to subpoenas in inquiry into secret romantic relationship between ex-judge and Texas attorney, judge rules

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered a Texas law company to provide the emails and documents it exchanged with two ethics lawyers in Portland who were recruited to advise the firm on how to deal with the fallout from a covert love relationship between one of its partners and a bankruptcy judge. According to … Read more

Man who lured, sexually assaulted girls dies in prison at 65

According to officials, a 65-year-old Hillsboro man who was serving a 31-year term for raping and sexually assaulting girls passed away in jail on Friday. Vernon Louis Woodall passed away at a nearby hospital while incarcerated at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla. His previous potential release date was August 12, 2039, and he … Read more

See all homes sold in outer NE Portland, Dec. 16 to Dec. 22

All house transactions in outside NE Portland that were reported between December 16 and December 22 are listed below. During this period, eleven transactions were posted. At $435,000, a 1,196-square-foot house on Portland’s Northeast 83rd Avenue was the area’s median sale during this time. Portland $300,000, 1,466 square feet, $205 per square foot, two bedrooms, … Read more

Dense fog advisory forecast to expire at 10 a.m.

Jackson County was the subject of the advisory. A dense fog advisory is set to expire at 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Southeast winds of 20 to 30 mph are predicted, with gusts of up to 50 mph. “This afternoon and evening, gusty gusts will blow over objects that are not secure. … Read more

The current dense fog advisory will expire at 10 a.m.

Josephine County, Eastern Curry County, and Central Douglas County were all under the advisory. “The threat has ended,” the National Weather Service declares. Navigating fog: Safety tips by the weather service Visibility frequently lowers to a quarter-mile or less if a dense fog advisory is issued for your area, indicating that widespread dense fog has … Read more

Oregon gets $33M to construct wildlife crossing over I-5 in southwest Oregon

According to state officials, the Oregon Department of Transportation will get $33 million in federal financing to build a wildlife crossing across Interstate 5 in southwest Oregon. The first-of-its-kind highway bridge will link the 114,000-acre biologically diverse protected Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, which is divided by I-5 and located south of Ashland. Among the 300 species … Read more

Reed College drops tuition for certain students starting in 2025

For eligible students, Reed College is offering free tuition. The prestigious liberal arts university, which is a leading source of Fulbright grantees, declared on Thursday that it will not charge tuition to newly enrolled undergraduates from Oregon and Washington as well as transfer students from the United States whose families make less than $100,000 per … Read more