August 29, 2022 Rum Creek Fire in Oregon nearly doubles in size, Gov. Kate Brown declares state of emergency The Rum Creek Fire scorching a remote part of southwest Oregon has burned over 8,000 acres as of Sunday and prompted Gov. Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency.
August 29, 2022 NY man cycling across America falls in love with these Pacific Northwest cities Bob Barnes, 52, of Syracuse, New York, has cycled to all 50 states in the span of one year. In July, he visited his 47th and 48th capitals: Salem, Oregon, and Olympia, Washington, respectively.
August 29, 2022 Oregon Safeway shooting: Multiple people dead after gunman opens fire at grocery store Multiple people were killed at a Safeway grocery store in Bend, Oregon, after a gunman walked into the store and began firing a gun. The shooter is among the deceased.
August 26, 2022 Oregon sees surge in out-of-state visitors seeking abortions Planned Parenthood says Oregon is seeing a surge in abortion patients from states with a near-total ban. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Oregon pledged to be an abortion safe haven.
August 25, 2022 Two Oregon hikers die within a week of each other, just miles apart Search and rescue teams recovered a hiker's body from the bottom of a cliff on Thursday near Portland, Oregon, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.
August 25, 2022 Oregon to rename its Swastika Mountain Oregon’s Swastika Mountain refers to the symbol of the German Nazi Party. On Wednesday, the Oregon Geographic Names Board confirmed that it will be renamed before 2023.
August 23, 2022 Girlfriend of late Oregon football star Spencer Webb announces she’s pregnant: ‘We created an angel’ Kelly Kay announced Monday she was pregnant with her late boyfriend and Oregon tight end Spencer Webb's baby. Webb died in July in a diving accident.
August 22, 2022 Oregon woman charged with murder after running over, killing father of her children at park: police Branda Myshelle Myers ran over her former domestic partner Vincent Fouts, killing him during a custody argument at Woodmansee Park in Salem, Oregon, authorities said.
August 21, 2022 Oregon hiker dies after falling 100 feet near waterfall A hiker died in Multnomah County, Oregon, on Friday after falling aproximately 100 feet near Wiesendanger Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, authorities said.
August 18, 2022 Analysts' ratings shift in favor of Democrats in Pennsylvania Senate race, GOP in Oregon gubernatorial race Political analysts have shifted ratings in favor of Democrats in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race and in favor of Republicans in the Oregon gubernatorial race.