WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: * * * Clean Water Advocates Warn Pacific Seafood of Legal Action Over Warrenton Pollution * PORTLAND -- Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC) intend to sue a Pacific Bio Products facility over more than three years of ongoing pollution of the Columbia River at its Warrenton, Oregon facility. Pacific Bio Products - Warrenton is owned by seafoo  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 16 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * CVS Pharmacy completes acquisition of Rite Aid assets nationwide CVS Pharmacy today announced the completion of its acquisition of select Rite Aid assets nationwide. In total, the company acquired and is now operating 63 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. CVS Pharmacy also acquired the prescription files of 626 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs pharm  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 15 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Eastern Oregon Stays Perfect; Mobile (Ala.) is Back & Northwest (Wash.) Rockets Up * KANSAS CITY, Mo. \- With about three weeks left in the regular season, teams are vying for top billing in their respective conference tournaments. Northwest (Wash.) made the biggest jump in the poll this week, moving up five spots to No. 18 from 23, while North  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Hillsboro Resident Charged with Assaulting Federal Law Enforcement Officer Near Local ICE Office A Hillsboro resident made her first appearance in federal court today after assaulting a federal officer near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Samuel A. Westcott, 19, has been charged by criminal complaint with   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Lane Transit District (LTD), Eugene, Oregon, has submitted a public letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation nominating Sarah Koski for the Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking. LTD's CEO highlighted Koski's extensive work within the community, emphasizing her qualifications to address issues related to human trafficking through her role as the organization's Homeless and Community Resources Liaison. Koski, who has held her position since 2023, is recognized for  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Legal Efforts Resume to Recover Imperiled Columbia Basin Salmon * SEATTLE -- Alongside the state of Oregon and conservation, renewable energy and fishing groups, the National Wildlife Federation is returning to court to ensure that endangered Columbia Basin wild salmon and steelhead have the water and other resources they need to survive and eventually recover. T  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Call Out Noem's Blatant Violation of Federal Law with Partisan Airport Video * At a time when federal employees, including TSA agents, are being asked to work without pay, this outwardly political act was not just a violation of law but an insult to the thousands of TSA employees serving in your department." Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyde  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Oct. 15 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Nike Renaming Campus After Philip Knight * BEAVERTON, OREGON (October 15, 2025) - Nike is honoring founder Philip Knight by renaming its World Headquarters as the Philip H. Knight (PHK) Campus. Nike has been located in the Beaverton, Oregon campus, which is roughly 400 acres, for more than 35 years. A news release from Nike said: "The Philip H. Knight Campus   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Portland Woman Charged with Assaulting Federal Law Enforcement Officer Near Local ICE Office A Portland woman made her first appearance in federal court today after assaulting a federal officer near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Oriana Korol, 38, has been charged by criminal complaint with the felony off  more