Driver tells troopers: ‘I just killed someone’
Gregory Siegberg, a resident of Milwaukie, is being held at the Clark County Jail for DUII and a felony homicide warrant from Clackamas Coun…
Salem dumps raw sewage into Willamette River during storm
The city of Salem says it dumped nearly 20 million gallons of raw sewage into the Willamette River last week after heavy rains overwhelmed i…
The Latest: Rep. Schiff says OSU attack has terror hallmarks
A spokesman for Ohio State University says injuries in the attack on campus included stab wounds and being struck by a vehicle. Ben Johnson …
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Keeping your packages safe during the holidays
It was a record breaking weekend for holiday deals, and with Cyber Monday shopping, packages will be rolling in by the millions.
Media requests jurors’ identities in Malheur case
Three media organizations, including The Associated Press, have filed a motion asking a federal judge to unseal the identities of the jurors…
Family of slain stabbing suspect files lawsuit
Juventino Bermudez-Arenas stabbed student-athlete Parker Moore in 2014 at a convenience store and was himself killed by officers’ gunfire af…
‘Jury duty’ phone scam hits Washington County
It happens frequently and seems to happen more often these days: the phone rings and an official-sounding voice claims to be a sheriff’s dep…
Delta bans ‘rude’ pro-Trump passenger for life
Delta Air Lines is banning for life a passenger who rudely professed his support for Republican President-elect Donald Trump and insulted th…
Jazz club Jimmy Mak’s to close on New Year’s Eve
Jimmy Mak’s is a world-renowned jazz club in downtown Portland, but its fans are singing the blues.
Venezuelan legally in Portland faces deportation
An immigration lawyer and a rights group say a Venezuelan man who is HIV positive and is in the U.S. legally was arrested in Portland in a p…
Trump gets Michigan as recount moves ahead
The two-tenths of a percentage point margin out of nearly 4.8 million votes is the closest presidential race in Michigan in more than 75 yea…
Lane Co. man accused of hitting, strangling teens
A Junction City man has been accused of pointing a gun at a group of teens and hitting and choking some of them.
PDX leaf pickup crews have parking violators towed
The Portland Bureau of Transportation issued a warning to people parking in some areas of the Rose City where leaves are scheduled to be pic…
2 earthquakes recorded off Oregon coast
The first was 4.9 magnitude about 145 miles west of Coos Bay. The second was 4.8.
Snowy forecasts in the Oregon Cascades delight businesses
The forecast calls for a snowy December in the Oregon Cascades — and businesses that rely on winter weather couldn’t be happier.
Passing Measure 100 is a big win for animal rights
Measure 100 prohibits the sale of products and parts of 12 specials of endangered wildlife: elephants, rhinos, cheetah, tigers, sea turtles,…
‘Big Tree’ in Gifford Pinchot Forest dies
The 213-foot-tall ponderosa near Trout Lake in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington died last year but its demise was…
5,000 fish in ice at Japan skating rink sparks uproar
TOKYO (AP) — An amusement park in western Japan sparked an uproar after it displayed about 5,000 dead fish in the ice at a skating rink, for…
Weed is winning, but the train could still go off the tracks
DENVER (AP) — Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the fede…
Pedestrian critically injured by car in Gresham
The person was struck around 3 a.m. Monday on E Powell Boulevard and Kelly Avenue.
Morocco TV show apologizes for advising makeup to hide abuse
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — After a wave of criticism, a Moroccan TV show devoted to women’s issues apologized on Monday for airing a makeup tutor…
Trump drama rolls on: Disputes, falsehoods hit transition
NEW YORK (AP) — The drama, disputes and falsehoods that permeated Donald Trump’s presidential campaign are now roiling his transition to the…
Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘xenophobia’
NEW YORK (AP) — You might have thought about it, heard it. A lot. You might have even felt it: Dictionary.com’s word of the year is “xenopho…
Woman killed in Hwy 99W T-bone crash
A 24-year-old woman was killed in a 2-car crash on Hwy 99W Saturday evening, according to Oregon State Police. The crash reportedly happened…
Fewer suppliers means Christmas trees may cost more
Christmas trees in Oregon may cost a bit more this year as the supply of holiday firs in the state has dropped.
