A person climbed a support pole on Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge Monday, prompting police to close the crossing to vehicles while pedestrians and cyclists still crossed.

A unit of IBEW Local 125 served Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative a 30‑day strike notice after members rejected the co‑op’s offer, intensifying talks over wages and on‑call rules.

A Jordan Valley confrontation at Sunny Ridge RV Park left a woman fearing for her children; a Malheur County man was arraigned on a felony bias‑crime charge. Court documents say racial slurs and threats prompted deputies to respond.

A Highway 20 shop was destroyed and a nearby brush fire was contained Monday as crews battled flames during an early heat wave in Bend.

Portland updated its curbside recycling list to accept empty pizza boxes, screw‑on caps and fully empty aerosol cans, while removing shredded paper from curbside pickup.

A head-on crash on State Route 4 near Cathlamet killed one person and sent three others to hospitals; troopers say one vehicle crossed the center line.

A high-speed early-morning crash sent a BMW through a fence into a parked TriMet bus off I-205; the driver was cited for DUII and two people were hospitalized and stabilized.

A semi‑truck crash in downtown Beaverton toppled seven power poles Friday, snarling traffic and knocking out power while crews worked to make the scene safe.

A fatal crash closed I-5 northbound near Lombard in North Portland on Friday, June 19, 2026, snarling traffic while state troopers investigated.

IMET detectives say they found a massive black‑market grow hidden in a Central Point pear orchard, seizing thousands of plants and arresting a man. Authorities have referred the case to the county DA.

Global logistics firm DSV is planning a 750,000-square-foot Hillsboro hub aimed at semiconductor logistics, adding one of the region’s largest new industrial projects.

The Oregon Emergency Board approved 16 new antitrust roles for the state DOJ, expanding capacity to probe mergers from groceries to local TV ownership.

A 55-year-old Albany man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after authorities say investigators found child sexual abuse material and other evidence during a search of his home. The judge ordered a lengthy supervised-release term to follow the prison sentence.