November 17, 2021 Oregon middle school closes over safety concerns, student 'socialization' issues from year of virtual learning A middle school outside of Portland, Oregon is abruptly transitioning back to virtual learning for the next three weeks to implement new "safety protocols" as many children are lacking "socialization skills" necessary in a classroom setting after the coronavirus pandemic kept instruction at-home for a year.
November 14, 2021 Portland police searching for two suspects who fired multiple rounds at officers, striking cruiser A manhunt is underway in Portland, Oregon, for two suspects who allegedly fired multiple rounds at officers on Saturday night during a traffic stop.
November 11, 2021 Portland driver threatened with sword calmly walks to trunk and gets rifle A Portland road rage incident escalated sharply when one driver realized he had brought a sword to a gunfight.Â
November 9, 2021 Oregon: Mom, child survive more than 100-foot fall while hiking A mother and her 2-year-old daughter survived a 100-foot fall while hiking on a trail outside Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, according to reports.
November 9, 2021 Falling tree branches in Portland area kill 2 people, including high school freshman, authorities say At least two people, including a 14-year-old high school student, were killed Saturday after they were struck by falling tree branches in the area of Portland, Oregon, authorities said.
November 8, 2021 Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden's millionaire son blasts dad and 'cronies' for hating the 'American dream' Adam Wyden, Oregon Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden's son and a multimillionaire hedge fund manager, put his dad on blast in a Sunday night tweet.
November 7, 2021 Louisiana woman learns WWII vet husband’s cadaver dissected at pay-per-view event: 'It's horrible' The family of a deceased Louisiana man found out that his body ended up in a ticketed live human dissection as part of a traveling expo.Â
November 4, 2021 Chilly weather settles across East as heavy rain forecast for West A fall chill settled across large portions of the eastern U.S. on Thursday, as nearly 20 million people woke up to freeze warnings and frost advisories.Â
October 28, 2021 Dem Rep. DeFazio caught on hot mic swearing amid GOP speech: 'Fu----- a-----' Oregon Democrat Rep. Peter DeFazio, who is chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, uttered profanities during a heated debate Wednesday on airline-enforced vaccine mandates.
October 27, 2021 Ex-New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof announces he's running for Oregon governor Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof officially announced he's running for Oregon governor.