A 47‑year‑old Albany man was arrested after a Saturday night crash on Highway 164 that killed a 41‑year‑old motorcyclist and closed the road for hours.

A Corvallis man, Blaine Garrett Reposa, was sentenced to 19.5 years in federal prison after investigators found thousands of child sexual‑abuse images on devices seized from his home.

St. Helens City Administrator John Walsh is presumed dead after falling into the Columbia River. Officials have shifted the search to a recovery effort and plan a memorial.

A motorcyclist died Monday after colliding with an SUV south of Hillsboro. Deputies say the Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash near SW Scholls Ferry Road.

A two‑alarm commercial fire on SE McLoughlin Boulevard displaced PeopleReady and Recovery Works NW; investigators are on scene and no injuries were reported.

Two 26-year-olds were arrested after a shooting near Cathedral Park; a couple escaped unharmed and police say a firearm was seized.

An 18-year-old Newport swimmer died after jumping into the Siletz River Gorge near Logsden; rescuers recovered him and the sheriff’s office is investigating.

A fire on northbound I‑5 at MP 9.1 near NE 179th slowed traffic on June 13 and prompted WSDOT travel alerts. Motorists were urged to use caution.

A dangerous heat wave will push Portland into the 90s and near 100°F Sunday–Tuesday. Overnight lows will offer little relief.

City crews painted over the graffiti at the former Gordon’s Fireplace building as a local nonprofit moves to buy and convert it to supportive housing.

Nine years after his 2017 killing, Brian Spaulding’s family and Portland police say an approximately $20K reward remains as detectives renew a plea for tips.

Nearly half of young Chinook sampled in the upper Klamath River carried a salmon‑killing parasite this spring, and one in five infections were at lethal levels.

Invasive jumping worms are showing up across the Willamette Valley, altering topsoil and worrying gardeners.