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Sinai Hospital president leaving for executive role in Oregon
Amy Shlossman, senior vice president of LifeBridge Health, will depart the organization for a job with Oregon Health & Science University.
Baby seal stabbed on Oregon coast prompts search for suspect
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is searching for the person who stabbed a baby seal multiple times on a beach in Oregon.
Pebblebrook acquires luxury hotel in Portland, Oregon
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, of Bethesda, a real estate investment trust focused on luxury hotels in large U.S. cities, said it acquired the 331-room Nines Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, for $127 million.
Oregon moves to dump health exchange website
Oregon, once expected to be a national leader in the federal health care overhaul, on Thursday moved to become the first state to dump its troubled online health exchange and use the federal marketplace instead.
Exchange enrollment up, but lower than other states
State officials reported that 33,251 Marylanders have enrolled in private health plans through the exchange as of Feb. 15.
Ore. court rules officers compelled 12-year-old’s confession
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 12-year-old boy was compelled to confess to a sexual-assault charge by two plainclothes police officers, the Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled in a decision that […]
Oregon defense contractor is target of investigation
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Federal authorities are investigating whether a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers program manager made sure an Oregon defense contractor won nearly $160 million worth of contracts […]
Court says Boy Scouts ‘perversion files’ public record
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court has approved the release of 20,000 pages of so-called perversion files compiled by the Boy Scouts of America on suspected child molesters within […]
Zappos says customer database hacked
PORTLAND, Ore. — Online shoe seller Zappos.com says a hacker may have accessed the personal information of up to 24 million customers. Customers’ credit card and payment information was not […]
Citizen on no-fly list detained after cruise
McLEAN, Va. — An Oregon man who traveled to England by boat because of his apparent placement on the no-fly list was detained Monday upon his arrival in Great Britain, […]
Charging stations move electric cars out of city
Charging stations that can fill the batteries of an electric car in 30 minutes or less are moving from the city to the country. A $2 million federal stimulus grant […]
Kraft Foods plans to split into 2 companies
PORTLAND, Ore. — Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday it plans to split into two publicly traded companies, with one focusing on its international snack brands like Trident gum and Cadbury […]
