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TRAIN DERAILMENT

Oregon residents return home following oil train derailment

SEATTLE (AP) — Dozens of residents of an Oregon town have been given the all clear to return home, after crews made progress in repairing damage caused by the derailment of an oil train that sparked a fire.

About a hundred people — a quarter of Mosier’s population — were evacuated Friday after several cars carrying the volatile oil went off the tracks.

But officials said late Sunday night that the evacuation order had been lifted because of progress in cleaning up the derailment and restoring essential services, including a waste water treatment plant.

A statement by incident spokeswoman Judy Smith of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said 10,000 gallons of oil had been removed from the plant. Smith said water and sewer services were usable, but a boil water order was in effect.

LIVESTOCK TRADE SECRETS

Oregon livestock company wins trade secret injunction

(Information from: Capital Press, http://www.capitalpress.com/washington)

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon livestock company has won an injunction against a former employee accused of stealing trade secrets to start his own company in China.

The Capital Press reports Omnigen Research of Corvallis, Ore., has filed a lawsuit alleging that scientist Yongqiang Wang is trying to sell knock-offs of its feed additives in violation of confidentiality agreements

U.S. District Judge Michael McShane has ordered Wang and his wife, as well as the companies under their control, to stop using any of Omnigen’s copyrighted materials and trade secrets.

The preliminary injunction also instructs them to return all materials pertaining to Omnigen’s technology, and turn over their electronic media.

Roughly 20 percent of the U.S. dairy cow herd is treated with Omnigen products, which are also catching on in several foreign countries and have received regulatory approval to be sold in China, according to Phibro financial documents.

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PORTLAND HOME FIRE

Portland fire: Neighbor pulled child from burning home

(Information from: KOIN-TV, http://www.koin.com/)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland fire officials say a neighbor pulled a child from a burning home early Sunday.

A second child was found in a bedroom by firefighters and carried to safety. Three people were taken to the hospital after being treated for burns and smoke inhalation at the scene.

Further details about the medical condition of the people injured in the fire was not immediately known.

Fire officials say there were no functioning smoke detectors in the home.

KOIN-TV reports three adults and two children live at the home. Fire officials are still investigating the cause of the blaze.

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COAST GUARD RESCUE

Coast Guard rescues 4 people near Coos Bay on Saturday night

NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Coast Guard rescued four people in two incidents near Coos Bay, Oregon, on Saturday night.

A helicopter crew hoisted a man who was stranded on a rock at Shore Acres State Park around 9:20 p.m. And a boat crew rescued three people after they became stranded along the shoreline of Cape Arago at 11:15 p.m.

Coast Guard officials want to remind summer fun seekers that the tide can sneak up on people who are not aware of the forecast. Lt. Jesse Cremeans, who piloted the helicopter for one of the Saturday night rescues, asked shore visitors to be very careful about going out on rocks off shore or don’t go out at all.

No one was seriously injured during the two rescue missions.

PORTLAND RECORD TEMPERATURE

Portland reaches record 98 degrees on Saturday

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland reached a record 98 degrees on Saturday and another record could be broken on Sunday.

The National Weather Service says the record was reached just after 4 p.m. The previous record for the day was 91, set in 2003. The normal average for June 4 in Portland is 71 degrees.

Sunday’s forecast calls for another 98-degree day. The Portland temperature record for June 5 was 96 degrees, set in 2003.

DESIRING STREETCARS

Streetcars en vogue, but study urges use beyond tourists

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Transportation experts say cities with streetcars in the works need to build systems that don’t rely totally on tourists.

Oklahoma City will break ground on a system this fall, joining a number of communities returning to the rails after tearing up tracks at the dawn of the automobile age.

A study last year by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University found that tourist-based lines at Little Rock and Tampa, Florida, fared worse than general-purpose lines in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. The system at Memphis, Tennessee, was studied, too, but its line is being refurbished after fires in 2013 and 2014.

Promoters of Oklahoma City’s line like how its streetcar system will link its Bricktown entertainment area with the central business district — serving tourists and local residents.

 

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