A judge sentenced Tyler Sage to 15 years for the 2021 Gresham shooting that killed 15‑year‑old Lowgunn Ivey; the case had previously featured a mistaken jail release and plea deals.

Puff Coffee will reopen the longtime Stumptown Belmont location this July, returning founder Duane Sorenson to Sunnyside.

State forestry officials say emerald ash borer adults are active weeks earlier after a mild winter, giving the invasive beetle more time to breed and threatening ash trees across Oregon.

Oregon’s health regulators are using new transaction rules to review — and potentially block — major hospital and clinic deals. The Samaritan‑MultiCare affiliation is the first big test.

A Marion County wrongful‑death suit says a 31‑year‑old with Prader‑Willi died after eating unrefrigerated food while in state care. The family is seeking $5 million.

A plaque honoring Darcelle XV Showplace was defaced with hate speech; the owner says the marker has been cleaned and the community is shaken.

Neighbors say a spinning device and a fake owl were mounted on a NE 122nd cell tower, blocking parent ospreys from reaching chicks and raising legal concerns.

Sunny and mild with a high near 72°F today. Small Craft Advisories affect parts of the coast this afternoon.

Plans would convert a 1905 Kerns triplex at 2953 NE Glisan into Massalia Books & Cafe; city permits, an appeal record and a county health‑plan review are in the files.

A guilty plea arrived Friday in the Hockinson killing of Lindy Rummell. Prosecutors say the slaying was allegedly arranged as a murder-for-hire.

A Portland man was arrested after police say he followed a coworker and fired into the driver’s-side door of their car; the bullet lodged in the door and no one was hurt.

A woman was found dead at a Stevenson apartment; her missing children were later found safe and a man was arrested as Skamania County deputies opened a homicide investigation.

A 75-year-old man died and another driver was injured after a three-vehicle collision on Highway 39 near milepost 4 in Klamath Falls. Authorities say the crash shut the road for hours.