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Oregon Football Recruiting: 5-Star Athlete to Visit Eugene For Third Time
Five-star recruit Michael Terry III will make his third visit to the University of Oregon on July 27. The talented athlete from Texas is one of several highly-touted prospects the Ducks will host that weekend.
15 Ducks Headed to Paris Olympics
EUGENE, Ore. – A total of 15 current and past Oregon track and field standouts will compete at the 2024 Olympics beginning next week in Paris. The group is representing nine countries and includes the UO trio of Shana Grebo, Klaudia Kazimierska and Jaida Ross that competed for the Ducks this past season.
Oregon, Eugene area affected by tech outage
Eugene-area agencies and businesses felt the impact Friday of a global tech outage that impacted major companies worldwide. The outage, which began late Thursday night, affected airlines, banks, government offices and other operations, causing system outages that sometimes took hours to address. Reportedly, the outage was linked to Crowdstrike, a...
South Coast Special Olympics takes home the gold in Summer State Games
South Coast Special Olympics took home the gold at the return of the Oregon Special Olympics Summer State Games. The games made a comeback after a seven year hiatus due to a financial crisis setback in 2018 and the Coronavirus Pandemic. “The comradery that these athletes have is just unbelievable....
'Remember me': Dan Lanning revisits small-town roots as rising young star leads Oregon into Big Ten era
RICHMOND, Mo. -- We all do dumb stuff in high school. What Dan Lanning wrote in Ashley Simmons' high school yearbook 20 years ago wasn't dumb, but it did reek a bit of teen spirit. You know, that time in your life when anything is possible and you want the world to know it.
TEEN DIES IN SUV VERSUS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
A teen from Umpqua died in an SUV versus motorcycle accident Wednesday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 2:15 p.m. the SUV driver was headed west on Garden Valley Road when she made a left-hand turn into River Forks Market, near the intersection with Curry Road. The vehicle made the turn in front of the motorcyclist, who was driving east on a street bike at a high rate of speed.
Core of blistering heat in Northwest US to shift eastward next week
AccuWeather meteorologists say the pattern will flip from extreme heat to welcome relief for part of the region, while other areas keep baking in triple-digit temperatures. A weather pattern featuring extreme heat, wildfires and smoke will remain in place across the Northwest for much of the upcoming week, though relief is in store for some, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
Oregon’s Employment sees little change in June
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in June and 4.2% in May and has been in a tight range between 4.0% and 4.2% since October 2023. Gains and losses In June, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 600 jobs, following a gain of 4,000 jobs in May. June’s gains were largest in health care...
Buffett's PacifiCorp suspected of collusion by wildfire victims' law firms
(Reuters) -The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine whether the utility owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is colluding with three other law firms to reach lowball settlements with fire victims.
Oregon Department of Forestry hires two new specialists in battle with beetles
The battle against invasive beetles has gained two new champions. The Oregon Department of Forestry hired two support specialists to aid communities in responding to the infamous emerald ash borer, which are spreading across the state and pose a devastating threat to native ash trees. Meanwhile, the fight in Forest Grove — where beetles were first sighted in Oregon — continues. ...
Global IT outages causes airport problems
MEDFORD, Ore. – The global tech outage has been hitting airports all over the world. With flights being grounded, many passengers who were planning on traveling today woke up to bad news. “We got here probably 4:30 this morning,” said traveler Josiah Hearne, flying to London in order to...
Opponent Preview: The Oregon State Beavers
Purdue will head out west on September 21st for an 8:30 PM EST kick-off against the Oregon Beavers. Oregon State, one of the two remaining members of the Pac 12 has an entire season of non-conference opponents, The Beavers and Washington State are the only two left standing of the one-time premier West Coast conference.
Oregon Emerges As Clear Favorite To Win National Championship According To ‘College Football 25′
The Oregon Ducks could be poised to do something they’ve never done before and join elite company and win the College Football National Championship in 2025, that is if you’re willing to believe in the predictive power of computers. In the Oregon Ducks‘ 20 appearances in the AP Poll, they have finished ranked 2nd three […] The post Oregon Emerges As Clear Favorite To Win National Championship According To ‘College Football 25′ appeared first on BroBible.
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