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Politics Oregon moves closer to ending limits on when sexual abuse and assault survivors can sue By Dirk VanderHart (OPB) May 30, 2025 10:07 a.m.
In Oregon, there’s a through line from 19th century saints to 21st century sinners. They both sought salvation, of a sort, by eschewing meat. It was in Portland, in the 1890s, that Seventh-day ...
Oregon, Washington, California, 14 other states and Washington, D.C., filed the lawsuit May 5 in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. The lawsuit claims Trump has no legal basis for halting ...
But attorneys for the wineries say smoke from any fire alone that season would have been enough to damage Oregon’s wine industry. They even quote PacifiCorp's statement in a recent legal filing.
About 150 miles south of Portland and 35 miles east of Reedsport, the tiny town of Elkton — a community of about 200 people — is home to 12 vineyards and six wineries.
More wineries and vineyards are suing Portland-based PacifiCorp as the first of what could be several trials over wildfire smoke damage to grapes and wines draws near. Six parties are named in the ...
Dozens of wineries can be found in the primary winemaking regions Sonoita-Elgin and Willcox — the latter produces 74% of wine grapes grown in Arizona. Wineries can also be found in towns like ...
For over three decades, Linden Vineyards has quietly been crafting some of the East Coast's most refined wines on the Fauquier County Wine Trail. Established by Jim Law in 1985, Linden has set the ...
NAPA VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of their concerns falling on deaf ears, three Napa wineries have joined forces to sue Napa County in federal court to address ...
If you can't swing a trip to Italy or France, there are some amazing wineries in the US. Believe it or not, all 50 states grow grapes — even in cold and snowy places like Alaska and Vermont and ...
The U.S. government has also threatened to sue PacifiCorp for almost $1 billion in damages and firefighting costs; wineries and vineyards whose grapes were damaged by smoke are also suing for tens ...