Portland Fire & Rescue says crews extinguished a seventh-floor blaze in a 22-story building Wednesday; investigators are on scene.

In‑N‑Out opens its Mill Plain location on April 23, hiring 100+ staff with $19.25 starting pay and late‑night hours.

Clackamas County deputies say a death investigation is underway after a man was recovered near Bagby Hot Springs in the Mt. Hood National Forest.

State troopers and Cannon Beach leaders are asking for tips after a cow elk was found dead near South Spruce and East Adams. Officials want any footage preserved.

A two-vehicle head-on crash on Highway 20 east of Newport killed a 77-year-old Waldport woman and injured two others. State police closed the road for hours during the investigation.

Plant Based Innovations bought Alpenrose's Clackamas plant, preserving about 35 jobs and keeping butter and sour cream production local. The buyer plans to invest in the site.

A suspicious package outside Salem Evangelical Church triggered a three-hour bomb-squad response; technicians later said the item posed no explosive threat. Police continue to investigate.

A rare Baird’s beaked whale washed ashore on Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula; NOAA and stranding teams are documenting the carcass and collecting samples.

New landslide rules could force a redesign or variance for a mixed‑use project that would bring Chick‑fil‑A, 210 apartments and retail to Molalla Avenue in Oregon City.

Washington County prosecutors say 79 people have been identified in a Hillsboro 'foot-fetish' investigation. Cedric Valdez faces 41 criminal counts and remains jailed ahead of an Aug. 3 trial.

State examiners and a forensic genetics lab say DNA and anthropological analysis identified three Martin family members after remains were recovered in the Columbia River.

A man was slashed near Gateway Transit Center Wednesday night; police say his injuries were not life-threatening and are searching for a suspect.

New data show Portland's 2025 reported crimes fell while conviction rates climbed — a shift tied to policy and prosecutorial changes that complicates the city's tough‑on‑crime image.