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(October 2, 2014, 2:00 pm) PORTLAND, Ore. A recent Wells Fargo survey showed that 27 percent of Americans are more worried about their financial health than their physical health.
In an effort to help customers succeed financially, Wells Fargo is offering its customers in Oregon and S.W. Washington their free consumer credit score, and complimentary credit report now through Nov. 15.
(October 2, 2014, 12:30 pm) PORTLAND, Ore. The starting line for the Portland Marathon and Portland Marathon Half is at SW 4th and Taylor in downtown Portland. The events start together at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday.
On Sunday, the Portland Marathon will require the following restrictions and closures in the Portland area.
(October 2, 2014, 7:10 am) DAYTON, Ore. The owners of the renowned Joel Palmer House fine dining restaurant in Dayton decided to make another investment in town by renovating a building to house the new Barlow Room right in the heart of downtown.
Dayton's downtown revitalization efforts were a clear stand-out at the 2014 Excellence in Downtown Revitalization Awards given by Oregon Main Street on Oct. 1 during the Oregon Main Street Annual Conference in McMinnville.
(October 2, 2014, 4:05 am) SALEM, Ore. Oregon's theme mirrors the national theme - Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives! Test Yours Every Month!
In support of the theme of National Fire Prevention Week, and at the request of the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal to expand Fire Prevention Week into Fire Prevention Month, Governor John Kitzhaber has proclaimed October as Oregon Fire Prevention Month.
(October 2, 2014, 4:00 am) PENDLETON, Ore. Open fires are prohibited, including campfires, charcoal fires, cooking fires and warming fires, except at designated locations.
As of 12:01 a.m., October 2, the Oregon Department of Forestry has modified the fire prevention related Regulated Use Closure which is in place on private forestlands protected by the Northeast Oregon District.
(October 1, 2014, 5:00 pm) PORTLAND, Ore. To help public health officials monitor for illness and keep it contained, they encourage people to talk to their doctors if they have recently travelled to West Africa.
Oregon public health officials say they are ready to respond in the unlikely event a person ill with Ebola infection arrives in the state, but they emphasize that risk of exposure remains low.
(October 1, 2014, 4:30 pm) CLACKAMAS, Ore. The suspect allegedly exposed himself in a sexual manner to two small children, ages 6 and 10.
On Tuesday, detectives with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Child Abuse Team made an arrest in the Sept. 20 indecent-exposure incident at the Old Navy in Clackamas Promenade.
(October 1, 2014, 11:30 am) JEWELL, Ore. A reward of up to $1000 is offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case.
Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division asks for the public's help for information to identify the person responsible for the mid-September unlawful killing of a large bull elk on the Jewell Meadows Elk Refuge in Clatsop County.
(October 1, 2014, 9:18 am) ASTORIA, Ore. From July 15 to Sept. 30 ODFW staff collected information about the distribution, abundance, and sizes of razor clams.
The Clatsop beaches will re-open to razor clamming Oct. 1 following the annual conservation closure.
(October 1, 2014, 9:15 am) PRINEVILLE, Ore. Road closure information as well as map sales, and coffee will also be available at most locations.
Hunter information booths will be open across central Oregon in early October to provide the public with current fire restriction information on open fires, driving off road, chainsaw use, smoking in the forest, and more.