March 21, 2023 Residents flood Oregon public hearing to debate over abortion, gender-affirming bill An Oregon public hearing was packed with residents wanting to debate over the access to gender-affirming and reproductive health care. Dozens of people testified at the hearing.
March 20, 2023 Oregon lawmakers 'loving homeless to death' by throwing millions in funding at crisis, local official says Oregon lawmakers could approve an additional $200 million to address the state's homeless crisis. But critics say more money for housing won't fix the problem.
March 20, 2023 US lawmakers pushing harsher fentanyl penalties as deadliest overdose crisis in country's history continues The United States is facing the deadliest overdose crisis in the history of the country. Lawmakers are pushing for harsher penalties for fentanyl possession to combat the crisis.
March 19, 2023 Portland firefighters rescue 14-year-old dog that fell 23 feet down open manhole Tess, 14-year-old Labrador retriever, was safely rescued in Portland, Oregon, on Friday after fire officials said she fell about 23 feet down an open manhole.
March 18, 2023 Oregon snowboarder dead after falling off cliff in avalanche An Oregon snowboarder died in a fall after he was swept over a cliff by an avalanche on Wednesday in the Deschutes National Forest.
March 17, 2023 'Extremely unacceptable': Probe finds Oregon police leaders used racial slurs, sexual harassment An Oregon police chief and captain resigned after a preliminary investigation indicated “extremely unacceptable behavior” involving racial and homophobic slurs and sexual harassment.
March 16, 2023 What happened to the woman who called being homeless in Portland a ‘piece of cake’? Wendy's tongue-in-cheek description of homelessness in Portland as a "piece of cake" went viral. Then her siblings saw the video and went looking for their sister.
March 16, 2023 Portland resident warns criminals will turn to home break-ins as businesses flee city Portland, Oregon, residents Angela Todd and Damian Bunting sound the alarm on the crime crisis and impact of district attorney shortages in their state.
March 15, 2023 Parents outraged after Oregon teacher asks students to write ‘sexual fantasy’ short story Churchill High School in Oregon pulled an assignment asking students to write a short story detailing a sexual fantasy following outrage from parents.
March 15, 2023 2-year-old girl overdoses on suspected fentanyl in Oregon A 2-year-old girl believed to have overdosed on fentanyl had no pulse when police rushed to her aid, administering two doses of the overdose-reversing Narcan.