The Oregonian/OregonLive to end most online comments
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregonian newspaper has announced it will end most online comments on its website in the new year. In a post on its…
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Active search suspended for missing woman near Portland
The active search operation was suspended Saturday evening for a 20-year-old woman missing since last Sunday, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office…
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Portland police save elderly woman from burning house
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Portland police officers are being credited with rescuing an elderly woman from a burning house Friday night. Police say…
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No evidence missing woman was hiking, deputies now say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities now say they have no evidence that Allyson Watterson and her boyfriend were hiking northwest of Portland, where…
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Beaverton schools pay $120K to settle food allergy suit
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — The Beaverton School District has agreed to pay $119,500 to settle a federal suit filed by parents who argued the district…
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Portland vandals cut down tree in world’s smallest park
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The world’s smallest park has, once again, lost its lone tree. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports a stump is all that…
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4 rescued from sinking fishing boat in Coos Bay
NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — A Coast Guard crew rescued four people from a commercial fishing vessel that sank in Coos Bay. The World reports the…
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Several new Oregon boating laws take effect in new year
The 2019 legislative session was a busy one, in which seven bills were introduced by the Oregon Marine Board. All of them passed, including the…
Continue Reading Search continues for missing Portland-area hiker
Authorities say scores of searchers continued scouring rugged, wooded areas northwest of Portland near North Plains on Thursday for a 20-year-old…
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Report: Oregon has highest rate of depression
An online lending and insurance company said Thursday it has compiled a ranking of states on rates of depression, and found Oregon tops the…
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Cyclist struck, killed on Hwy. 126W in Lane County
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a pickup truck early Wednesday morning on state Highway 126W in Lane County, Oregon State Police…
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Beaverton family of adopted kids adopts blind, abandoned kitten
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KGW) — The Lundin family is celebrating Christmas this year with a new furry family member. Ilene, a blind kitten who was rescued…
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West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation ‘home run’
A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the West…
Continue Reading Bus hits, kills pedestrian in Gresham
GRESHAM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Authorities say a TriMet bus hit and killed a pedestrian in southeast Gresham early Tuesday morning. KOIN reports the deadly…
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Child’s death reported as flu season ramps up
The Oregon Health Authority’s latest weekly flu season statistics indicate a child died from influenza-associated issues, the first seen this…
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Company set to buy NORPAC for $49 million
The Salem and Brooks vegetable processing plants owned by bankrupt NORPAC Foods could soon reopen after Lineage Logistics filed to purchase the…
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State prison officer accused of smuggling drugs to inmates
A 31-year-old corrections officer at the Coffee Creek women’s state prison in Wilsonville appeared in federal court Monday, accused of smuggling…
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Some homeless campers return to Salem’s Capitol Mall
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Some homeless campers have gone back to the Capitol Mall in Salem, in a protest action – a week after a new ordinance took…
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Oregon groups explore options for 2020 climate action
Oregon’s climate future could be decided in several ways in the New…
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Oregon’s Corporate Activity Tax begins Jan. 1
With the Jan. 1 start date for Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax a little more than a week away, the Department of Revenue on Monday reminded…
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