Apple sells 9 million new iPhones
BBC: Apple has sold nine million of its new iPhone models in three days.
Year: 2013
House passes GOP plan to cut food stamps
USA Today: The House approved a GOP plan to cut food stamps by $39 billion over the next decade.
5.3 earthquake hits Fukushima
AP: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture.
Senate approves timber payments
The Senate approved a proposal to extend federal timber payments to Oregon counties.
Health insurance causing rate shock
As the first wave of notices about health reform changes go out, some Oregonians are experiencing rate shock.
Google could get new tax breaks in The Dalles
In exchange for investing $200 million in a new data center in The Dalles, Google will get a new package of tax breaks worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
PDX bans clearcutting ads
The Portland International Airport banned ads by Oregon Wild as part of a campaign to defeat a Congressional bill to increase logging on federal forests.
Ashland tightens tourist rental rules
The Ashland City Council approved new laws requiring property owners to have land-use approval, a business license and to pay a hotel tax if they want to rent to tourists for short stays.
Stayton building material plant plans halted
Plans to open a GreenFLEX building material plant in Stayton have fallen through.
Clark County food bank shipments from Oregon end
A monthly distribution of produce to the Clark County Food Bank is ending.