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Former Oregon AT&T Employee Gets Prison After SIM Swaps Drain Nearly $600,000 From Customers
A former employee of an AT&T store in Portland was yesterday sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for selling access to AT&T’s network to criminals who used customer PII to carry out SIM swaps.
Forty-four-year-old Kenneth…
Strong U.S. Jobs Report Masks Tech Weakness as Oregon High-Tech Jobs Stay Below Peak
A strong U.S. jobs report released this week appears to show the labor market performing far better than expected. But a closer look at where those jobs were added reveals a more complicated picture- one that raises questions about the…
Oregon Diesel Prices Climb Above $6.25 as National Average Hits Record High
Diesel prices have reached a new national record, with the average U.S. price climbing to $5.9015 per gallon on September 7, according to AAA. But Oregon is experiencing an even sharper increase, with the state's average diesel price…
K-9 Zoro Leads Deputies to Man Hiding in Field After Myrtle Creek Home Break-In
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Zoro, a member of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, helped arrest a suspected burglar after tracking him in a field in Myrtle Creek late Saturday night.
A report of a burglary in progress at a private…
Woman Shot Dead in Tigard Apartment Parking Lot as Murder Suspect Arrested Nearby
TIGARD, Ore. — A woman died from a gunshot wound in the car park of a Tigard apartment complex shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, September 4.
Forty-two-year-old Christopher Fisher has been arrested and booked into the Washington County…
PGE Customers Get Small Rate Cut as Oregon Cost of Living Rises Above U.S. Average
Oregon households served by Portland General Electric are seeing a modest reduction in electricity rates, while new federal data shows that the state's overall price levels have moved above the national average.
The changes come as…
Oregon Man Pleads No Contest After Girlfriend Found Dead in Backseat of Her Car
PORTLAND, Ore. — Thirty-five-year-old Jon Pharris Ray French of Portland will be sentenced on September 14 for the death of his girlfriend by blunt force trauma.
Her Body Was Found Under a Blanket on the Backseat of Her Car…
Oregon Giant Nike to Be Dropped From S&P 100 After Stock Sinks Nearly 80%
Oregon-based Nike is losing its place in one of Wall Street’s most closely watched stock indexes after a nearly 80% collapse in its share price from its 2021 record high.
Nike’s removal from the S&P 100
According to S&P…
Trump Tax Proposal Could Put Race-Based Scholarships and Student Programs Under Scrutiny in Oregon
The Trump administration introduces new federal rules around tax exemptions that could put some programs designed to support students of color under scrutiny, including at private colleges in Oregon.
New Federal Rule Targets…
Washington County Will Not Pause New Data Center Projects for Now Despite Oregon-Wide Concerns
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — Notwithstanding several moratoriums on data centers by counties in Oregon, Washington County decided on Tuesday not to move forward with a similar intervention.
Washington Data Centers: County Forgoes…