Portland, OR
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Oregon - The Beaver State is known for a diverse landscape including the Pacific coastline, the Cascade Mountain Range, and dense evergreen forests
Oregon is the ninth largest state and, with a population of 4 million, the 26th most populous. Its borders are defined by the Columbia River to the north and the Snake River to the east.
Oregon's climate is generally mild. The climate varies with dense evergreen mixed forests spreading across much of the west, and a high desert to the east. The southwestern portion of the state, particularly the Rogue Valley, has a Mediterranean climate with drier and sunnier winters and hotter summers, similar to Northern California. Like Western Europe, Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest in general, is considered warm for its latitude, and the state has far milder winters for the given elevation than the comparable latitude parts of North America. Western Oregon's climate is heavily influenced by the Pacific Ocean. The western third of Oregon is very wet in the winter, moderately to very wet during the spring and fall, and dry during the summer.
Major roadways in Oregon
The state highway system consists of about 8,000 miles (13,000 km) of state highways owned and maintained by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Currently, there are 67 active Primary State Highways.The northern part of the state is connected to the southern part of Oregon by Interstate 5. Interstate 84 joins the eastern and the western part of Oregon. The State of Oregon has 66,902 miles of total roads and highways. The good roads of Oregon help in the intra and inter-state connectivity.
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Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
What to do after a serious injury accident in Oregon
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in Oregon, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how an Oregon personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
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Portland, OR
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Mon, 02/10/2014Salem Police identified the two people killed in a car crash Tuesday evening as a McMinnville mother and her 9-year-old daughter.
Portland, OR
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Mon, 02/10/2014Two inmates in a roadside work crew were struck by a semi-truck on Interstate 5 near Wilsonville Tuesday morning, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue.
Witnesses said the truck driver told them he choked on coffee and then passed out before hitting the workers.
Eugene, OR
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Sun, 02/09/2014Oregon State Police have identified the man who died in a vehicle accident along U.S. 101 Monday afternoon as Bruce Norman Ashton of Lakeside.
Portland, OR
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Thu, 02/06/2014Oregon State Police identified the 37-year-old woman killed Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on I-84 in what authorities termed extremely icy conditions.
Kimberly Hayes was the passenger in a 1988 Ford Explorer driven by Andrew Evensen, 35, police said.
Portland, OR
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Wed, 02/05/2014Thursday morning's wintry storm, stretching from the Oregon coast to Mount Hood and from Eugene into southwest Washington, did more than create white-out conditions and dump half a foot of snow in places:
Portland, OR
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Wed, 02/05/2014Interstate 5 southbound was closed about 3 miles north of Albany just after 8:30 Thursday morning after several crashes involving up to 20 total vehicles were reported on the snowy freeway, transportation officials said.
Portland, OR
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Mon, 02/03/2014A 17-year-old boy was suffering life-threatening injuries after a car crashed into a tree on icy roads in Redland Tuesday night, police said.
Bend, OR
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Thu, 01/30/2014Oregon State Police on Saturday released the names of the two drivers killed in a crash on U.S. 20 outside of Sisters on Friday afternoon.
Portland, OR
Tractor-trailer driven by Monte Harlbut avoids collision but crashes down embankment spilling cargo.
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Wed, 01/29/2014A tractor-trailer driven by a Vancouver man spilled 34,000 pounds of hazardous material Thursday morning near The Dalles, Ore.
Eugene, OR
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Tue, 01/28/2014Police in Springfield say one driver fatally shot another Wednesday night during an argument over a car crash.
The drivers reportedly had been involved in a relatively minor accident on the Bob Straub Parkway.
Police say the gunman is in custody.
Portland, OR
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Mon, 01/27/2014A driver, whose vehicle veered off the road and plunged through brambles into a creek front first, had to be extricated in a tricky emergency operation.
Portland, OR
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Sat, 01/25/2014A pickup truck pinned a man against the chain-link fence in front of his home after three vehicles wrecked in Southeast Portland Sunday afternoon.
Just after 3 p.m., a car slammed into the pickup, sending it rolling onto the sidewalk near Southeast Flavel and Southeast 80th Avenue.
Portland, OR
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Wed, 01/22/2014Oregon State Police says the driver of an SUV crossed the center line and was killed in a collision with a loaded logging truck Thursday afternoon on Highway 223 south of Dallas.
He's identified as 64-year-old Stanley Paul Dankenbring of Dallas.
Portland, OR
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Thu, 01/16/2014Federal prosecutors in Portland say it looked at first like an unremarkable rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer rig on U.S. Highway 97 in north-central Oregon.
Portland, OR
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Wed, 01/15/2014A fiery two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Polk County seriously injured one driver, wounded another and destroyed a truck, Oregon State Police said.