January 21, 2020 Oregon man accused of fatally stabbing 2 on train after yelling racial slurs at women goes to trial Trial is set to begin next week for Jeremy Christian, who is accused of killing two men who tried to intervene as he started screaming racial slurs aboard a Portland, Ore., train three years ago — an incident that spotlighted emboldened white nationalism in the liberal city.
January 18, 2020 Oregon woman fired from bank job after giving struggling man $20 to get home for Christmas: report An Oregon woman claims she was fired from her bank job after helping a struggling customer get home to his family on Christmas Eve by giving him $20 of her own money.
January 14, 2020 Winter storm in Pacific Northwest leads to 30-car chain-reaction crashes on Seattle-area bridge A fierce weather pattern in the Pacific Northwest led to slippery conditions Monday, causing a series of crashes involving dozens of cars on a Seattle-area bridge during rush hour.
January 13, 2020 Winter weather hits Seattle as Northwest storm brings 'treacherous' travel impacts, power outages Thousands of residents across the Pacific Northwest were without power on Monday after a storm system brought heavy snow to the region, part of an active stretch of weather over the next couple of days.
January 13, 2020 'Sneaker wave' danger in Pacific Northwest highlighted in recent West Coast tragedies The remote and rugged coastline of the Pacific Northwest has a hidden danger that may sweep you into the ocean.
January 12, 2020 Oregon girl dead, brother missing after being swept out to sea with father An Oregon man was holding his two young children—a 4-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl--Saturday when a ferocious wave crashed into them and swept them out to sea, police said.
January 11, 2020 Oregon pot smugglers recorded themselves rehearsing kidnapping, then carrying it out Two pot smugglers recorded themselves kidnapping the manager of an Oregon storage facility at gunpoint—after recording themselves the day before rehearsing the crime in a hotel room, according to reports.
January 7, 2020 Oregon man charged with attempted murder, hate crimes in attack on 70-year-old immigrant A man was charged with attempted murder and hate crimes after breaking into a motel office and attacking a 70-year-old immigrant from India who owns the business with her husband, also an immigrant, prosecutors said Tuesday.
January 1, 2020 Marriott slapped with $300G discrimination lawsuit filed by black woman over 'no party policy' California woman's lawsuit seeks damages embarrassment, frustration, humiliation and “feelings of racial stigmatization.”
December 31, 2019 Mount Hood climbing fall: Teen plunges 500 feet – and survives A 16-year-old climber has survived with only a leg injury after falling more than 500 feet on Oregon’s Mount Hood.