Eugene (Oregon)
Conan O'Brien is in talks with Fox for a talk show
Mar 19, 2010 08:04 EDT
With NBC part of his past, Conan O'Brien is in talks with Fox for a new late-night show. The next few months could keep Conan O'Brien very busy.
Ernie Kent is out as Oregon basketball coach
Mar 17, 2010 01:18 EDT
Oregon terminates the contract of men's basketball coach Ernie Kent. Ernie Kent, the winningest coach in Oregon history, was dismissed Tuesday after 13 seasons with his alma mater.
Ark-Pine Bluff finally reaches its destination
Mar 15, 2010 20:40 EDT
Arkansas-Pine Bluff went everywhere, finally reached destination _ NCAA tournament vs Winthrop. Boulder. Denver. El Paso. Akron. Tempe. Ann Arbor. Atlanta. Stillwater. Columbia. Eugene.
O'Brien shakes off "Tonight Show," hits the road
Mar 11, 2010 13:25 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien on Thursday unveiled plans to poke fun at being barred from television in a live comedy show that will tour U.S. and Canadian theaters starting next month.
Conan O'Brien will take his show to theaters
Mar 11, 2010 13:12 EST
Without a TV show, Conan O'Brien taking his show on 30-city tour beginning next month. Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road.
Conan O'Brien will take his show to theaters
Mar 11, 2010 12:03 EST
Without a TV show, Conan O'Brien taking his show on 30-city tour beginning next month. Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O'Brien is taking his act on the road.
Canada-U.S. hockey game created a buzz near arena
Feb 21, 2010 20:28 EST
US goaltender's relative chooses cousin over country in matchup with his fellow Canadians. Cousin over country.
Wall street, trust, and penny stocks
Feb 18, 2010 18:00 EST
Buy and hold strategy is not dead . I was reading an article recently that was asking if investors will ever trust Wall Street again. The author noted that the market's turbulence hasn't just destroyed wealth; it's also shattered our faith in the financial system itself.
Tension fills Oregon campus over extremists
Feb 11, 2010 04:24 EST
Tension fills liberal Oregon campus as extremist group intensifies its anti-Jewish message. The students stomped their feet, heckled and then stood and turned their backs as the speaker at the University of Oregon defended red-baiting Sen. Joseph McCarthy and called Martin Luther King Jr. a communist dupe.
Oregon tax measure campaigns top $8M, 2 weeks left
Jan 14, 2010 11:19 EST
Total for Oregon tax measure campaigns top $8M with 2 weeks before Jan. 26 special election. With less than two weeks to go before a special election, more than $8 million has already gone into the political battle over a pair of tax measures that would boost rates for corporations and wealthy Oregonians.
Feds reopen probe in Alaska whistleblower case
Jan 09, 2010 00:15 EST
Feds reopen case of Alaska whistleblower who died days after Forest Service job was eliminated. Federal prosecutors who look into the treatment of whistleblowers are reopening the case of an Alaska wildlife biologist who successfully sued the U.S. Forest Service and died of a heart attack days after his job was eliminated.
Oregon cell phone ban has loophole
Dec 31, 2009 11:00 EST
Oregon's cell phone ban has loophole, police expect challenges from some drivers. Beginning New Year's Day, Oregon police officers may hear some arguing when they start pulling motorists over for violating a new law banning them from talking on hand-held cell phones while driving.
Whole Foods Recalls Hazelnuts Due to Possible Salmonella
Dec 19, 2009 19:00 EST
Several batches of "filberts" pulled . Whole Foods Market is recalling several batches of organic raw hazelnuts, also known as "filberts," that were sold in bulk to stores in several states, including California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The popular upscale supermarket chain, in a recorded announcement, said the hazelnuts were recalled due to possible contamination with Salmonella.
Bolt and Gay to meet in three 100 races
Nov 25, 2009 15:31 EST
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay, the world's two fastest men ever over 100 meters, will race in New York, London and Brussels next year, athletics sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Bolt, Gay set for 3 showdowns in Diamond League
Nov 21, 2009 15:32 EST
Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay set for 3 sprint showdowns in 2010 at elite Diamond League meets. Sprint stars Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Tyson Gay of the United States will race each other at least three times at elite Diamond League meets next year.
13 charged in $19M Central Oregon bank fraud
Nov 20, 2009 20:59 EST
13 charged in $19M Central Oregon bank fraud. The collapse of a Bend real estate development company has resulted in charges against 13 people in what prosecutors say is the largest Oregon fraud case to emerge from the national real estate boom and bust.
13 charged with mortgage and loan fraud in Oregon
Nov 20, 2009 14:26 EST
13 charged with mortgage and loan fraud arising from collapse of Oregon development company. A federal grand jury in Eugene has indicted 13 people on mortgage and loan fraud charges arising from the collapse of a central Oregon development company.
USC tumbles, Stanford soars in AP poll
Nov 15, 2009 14:45 EST
USC takes tumble to No. 22 in AP rankings, Stanford soars after crushing Trojans 55-21. After another humiliating loss, Southern California tumbled to its worst ranking since Pete Carroll's Trojans began their run as one of college football's best programs in 2002.
Ore. police dog bites wrong man, intruder flees
Nov 09, 2009 15:30 EST
Oregon police dog mistakenly bites wrong man while intruder flees. A Eugene man fighting a home intruder to defend his mother and young children was bitten by a police dog after officers mistook him for the prowler they had been chasing through the neighborhood. Tim Crossan told The Register-Guard he broke his hand on the intruder's face during the fight, just before police burst in and sent the dog after him.
FBI: gunshots hit US Rep. DeFazio's office windows
Oct 30, 2009 03:42 EDT
FBI: 4 shots fired overnight at Eugene, Ore., federal courthouse; 3 hit congressman's windows. Three shots fired at a federal courthouse in Oregon late Wednesday or early Thursday hit windows in U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio's office, while a fourth shot hit a wall above the office, the FBI said.