September 1, 2022 Rum Creek Fire in Oregon spreads to nearly 14,000 acres, expected to grow amid hot and dry conditions Firefighters in Josephine County, Oregon, are continuing to battle the growing Rum Creek Fire as the fire's activity is expected to increase due to hotter, drier weather.
September 1, 2022 Illegal marijuana grows seized in Portland, Oregon Two large, illegal marijuana manufacturing operations were discovered in Portland, Oregon. Authorities seized almost 100 greenhouses with over 20,000 plants.
August 31, 2022 Oregon State Hospital restricts treatment time on alleged criminals The Oregon State Hospital is limiting treatment time on alleged criminals who need mental health care. The restrictions were put in place to ease the hospital’s overcrowding.
August 31, 2022 Rum Creek Fire in Oregon is just 1% contained, threatening thousands of homes The Rum Creek Fire in southwest Oregon is reportedly threatening thousands of homes after fire officials said the blaze has spread to nearly 12,000 acres on Tuesday.
August 31, 2022 Oregon police officer’s ‘brave actions’ save man trapped inside burning car, authorities say A police officer in Beaverton, Oregon, disregarded his own safety and saved a driver trapped inside a burning vehicle after a rollover crash early Tuesday, authorities said.
August 30, 2022 Bend shooting: Safeway employee 'attacked the suspect with a produce knife he kept on his hip,' police say The Bend Police Department said Tuesday that Donald Ray Surrett, Jr., a 66-year-old Safeway employee, attacked a gunman with a produce knife inside the store.
August 30, 2022 Oregon’s Rum Creek Fire grows to nearly 11,000 acres, strike teams from California join to battle blaze The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon grew to nearly 11,000 acres as firefighters worked to protect homes and other buildings from the flames, officials said Monday.
August 30, 2022 Lewis and Clark College student killed, 2 injured after column with hammocks attached collapses A student at Lewis and Clark College in Portland was killed when a brick column with three hammocks tied to it collapsed on campus Monday, injuring two other students.
August 29, 2022 Bend, Oregon, shooting: 66-year-old Safeway employee tried to disarm shooter, may have saved lives, police say Bend, Oregon, police identified two people who were shot and killed in a shooting at a Safeway on Sunday as Donald Ray Surrett, Jr, 66, and Glenn Edward Bennett, 84.
August 29, 2022 2 adults, 2 young girls wounded in a Denver shooting Four people were injured from a shooting at a house party in Denver. The victims include an adult woman, an adult man and two juvenile girls.