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.

Transit officers executed a search warrant in Parkrose this week, arresting eight people and recovering drugs, cash and a stolen e‑bike valued above $5,000.

Trump has endorsed John Braun in the competitive WA‑3 race, escalating national GOP attention against Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. The endorsement pits national muscle against the incumbent’s fundraising edge.

A federal judge in Eugene temporarily exempted Oregon Right to Life from the state's reproductive coverage mandate; state officials say they will defend and likely appeal.

A head-on crash on Highway 30 near Rainier killed a Scappoose man and hospitalized two others Sunday night.