May 22, 2024 Top House Democrat's sister loses crowded deep blue primary despite endorsements from 'Squad' Maxine Dexter has won Oregon's Democratic primary in the 3rd Congressional District and is widely expected to cruise to victory in November's general election.
May 21, 2024 Ultra-rare fish, almost never seen by humans, washes up on Oregon coast for first time A dead Pacific footballfish washed up on the coast of Oregon for the first time in recorded history, Seaside Aquarium says. It is the 32nd of its species to ever be recorded.
May 21, 2024 Suspected Portland serial killer indicted in murders of 3 women Multnomah County district attorney announces indictment of suspected serial killer Jesse Lee Calhoun.
May 21, 2024 Oregon hiker, 22, dies at Columbia River Gorge after falling off a cliff A 22-year-old hiker from Hillsboro, Oregon, has died near Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge after falling from a cliff, officials say.
May 21, 2024 Embattled Trump prosecutor fights to keep job as Georgia among five states holding elections Tuesday Four states-Georgia, Kentucky, Idaho, and Oregon-hold primary contests on Tuesday, including several congressional showdowns that could shape key contests in the autumn battle for control of the House
May 20, 2024 Progressive and establishment Democrats compete for US House seats in Oregon primaries Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon's 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts could reveal whether the party’s voters favor progressive or establishment factions.
May 19, 2024 Transgender high school runner in Oregon hears boos from crowd after winning girls' 200-meter state title Transgender runner Aayden Gallagher, a sophomore at McDaniel High School, won the Oregon Girls' 6A 200-meter state championship on Saturday and was booed.
May 17, 2024 Blue city's exodus continues for third straight year, but slower: 'People just feel trapped' Many major cities that suffered pandemic-era population dips rebounded in 2023, census estimates show. But not Portland, which saw a third year of declining population.
May 16, 2024 Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing 2 children he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison Oregon man Albert Wayne Johnson has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, after meeting two 15-year-old girls online and sexually abusing them while driving them through 3 states.
May 14, 2024 Woke cities and states reverse course and crack down on illegal drugs. Here's why Leaders in many woke cities and states have finally realized what most Americans knew all along. It was a bad idea to decriminalize hard drugs.