Oregon

Media 22 hours ago

Crisis in the Northwest: City's battle against homelessness could have dire effects for the nation

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in an Oregon case that West Coast cities argue has hamstrung their ability to address rampant homeless camps.

Media 22 hours ago

Oregon family fears they could be forced to sell home after glitch in system delays unemployment insurance

The Oregon Employment Department's new system for unemployment benefits is reportedly delaying some families' ability to get the money they need on time.

Entertainment 22 hours ago

Oregon hotel featured in Jack Nicholson's 'The Shining' catches fire

A fire engulfed part of the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon, which was featured in 1980's "The Shining," on Thursday night. Fire officials later shared that the scene was declared under control.

Travel 22 hours ago

Springtime travel: 5 flower gardens across 5 time zones showcasing American beauty

Here's a tour of five of the America's most spectacular springtime botanical gardens across five different time zones, from the Florida coast to the mountains of Hawaii.

Sports 22 hours ago

Oregon high school transgender track athlete competes against girls at event, sparking outrage on social media

An Oregon high school transgender track athlete put the state's policies under the microscope over the weekend after a second-place finish in one event.

Sports 22 hours ago

Ex-NBA player Ben McLemore accused of rape, sexual abuse in Oregon

Former NBA guard Ben McLemore was arrested on several charges, including rape and sexual abuse, on Wednesday. He was booked into an Oregon jail.

Lifestyle 22 hours ago

Woman in Oregon reels in record-breaking fish: 'Very strong'

Tillamook, Oregon, resident Rebecca Jones caught a record-breaking monkeyface prickleback last week. The fisherwoman only started fishing recently and is largely self-taught.

Media 22 hours ago

Portland café owner warns city isn't equipped to help addicts after Oregon nixes drug decriminalization law

Business owner Loretta Guzman joined "Fox & Friends First" to detail how Portland has suffered under Oregon's 2020 drug decriminalization.

Politics 22 hours ago

Oregon governor signs bill recriminalizing hard drugs, completing liberal experiment's U-turn

The Governor of Oregon has signed a bill that ends a short-lived liberal policy that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of certain drugs following a surge in overdose deaths.

Lifestyle 22 hours ago

Shocking footage shows Oregon man barely missing runaway saw blade that got loose from construction site

Video captures the moments when an Oregon man avoided a runaway saw blade that rolled through a parking lot and slammed into a store just seconds after he went inside.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Remains of 'Lost Alaskans' sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago are recovered, returned home

Between 1904 and the 1960s, about 5,500 Alaskans were sent away to a mental hospital in Portland, OR. Their fates are being uncovered by volunteers and made available to their families.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Federal judge rules in favor of Oregon church in key First Amendment lawsuit against city

A federal judge said a city ordinance restricting a church's homeless food service violated the institution's religious freedom rights.

Lifestyle 22 hours ago

Oregon toddler receives life-changing surgery to correct rare eye syndrome: ‘Sassier, more energetic’

An Oregon toddler underwent non-FDA approved eye surgery to help her see clearly. Her family fundraised money for months so that they could travel to Spain for the procedure.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Loggers cannot expand timber harvesting into Oregon national monument area, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court declined to take up challenges to the 2017 expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, an expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border.

Media 22 hours ago

Steel doors, new riot squad: Portland prepares for fiery election season

Portland is building a stainless-steel wall around a federal courthouse to protect against violent political protests ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential election.

Opinion 22 hours ago

Democrats in denial on crimes of illegal immigrants. Here's the reality the rest of America can't ignore

As the border crisis escalates, Democrats are working tirelessly to deflect attention from the reality that illegal immigrants are committing crimes in U.S. cities coast to coast.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Oregon man found guilty of murder after DNA links him to 1980 cold case

An Ore., judge has found man guilty of first-degree murder in a 1980s cold case involving a college student. The man was arrested in 2021 after DNA technology linked him to the crime.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Portland area residents commemorate victims of deadly 2021 heat wave by planting trees

Volunteers and family members of the people killed by a 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest gathered in Oregon to plant trees in their memory.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Boeing plane missing external panel lands in Oregon airport, United Airlines says

A United Airlines plane landed at an Oregon airport on Friday missing an external panel, the airline said.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Idaho couple identified as victims of fatal Oregon plane crash

A married couple from Idaho has been identified as the victims in Sunday's Oregon plane crash. The crash is currently under investigation which will be followed by a preliminary report in 30 days.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for halt to Portland interstate tolling plan

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has called for the halting of a plan to introduce tolls on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in the Portland area, citing uncertainties.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Small plane crashes in rural Oregon, killing everyone aboard

A small aircraft crashed outside Madras, Oregon, on Sunday evening, killing everyone on board, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

Media 22 hours ago

Female bartender convicted of hate crime for shoving trans woman in bathroom dispute

A jury convicted a female Portland bartender of second-degree bias crime and harassment charges for shoving a transgender customer who used the women's restroom.

Media 22 hours ago

Crisis in the Northwest: The homeschooling mom documenting Portland's 'destruction'

Tara Faul never paid much attention to politics. But after 2020, the homeschooling mom picked up a camera and started documenting Portland's decline.

Politics 22 hours ago

Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing illicit drugs, ending liberal experiment

Oregon's short-lived drug policy comes to an end as lawmakers vote to recriminalize certain drugs.

Media 22 hours ago

Portland considers banning gas-powered leaf blowers to assuage climate concerns

The Portland City Council cited climate concerns and the "disproportionate impact" gas blowers have "on minority and low-income communities."

Media 22 hours ago

Liberal bastions revolt against progressive crime policies, passing new laws to crack down on drugs

Lawmakers in San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Oregon are passing new laws to crack down on drugs and rising crime as blue bastions make a U-turn on crime policies.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Oregon dad accused of drugging girls' smoothies at daughter's sleepover got divorced weeks after incident

Oregon man Michael Meyden and his wife filed for divorce just weeks after Meyden allegedly drugged three girls' drinks at a sleepover he was hosting for his daughter.

Politics 22 hours ago

Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case that will have major implications for public policy with respect to the rising homelessness epidemic.

Politics 22 hours ago

Drug recriminalization could signal cultural shift in progressive state, Portland trial attorney says

Oregon lawmakers have recriminalized drug possession, a move moderates like attorney Kristin Olson see as a greater cultural shift in the deeply blue state.

U.S. 22 hours ago

Oregon dad allegedly drugged daughter's 12-year-old friends at sleepover with laced smoothies

An Oregon father is accused of drugging his daughter's 12-year-old friends with laced smoothies and watching as they fell asleep during a sleepover, according to police.