Fake orca nearly drowns before it can scare sea lions

Officials in Oregon had hoped fake, life-sized orca would scare off hundreds of sea lions crowding docks

• Jun 5, 2015

Mount Hood climber dies after 400-foot fall

The 66-year-old man was with his 17-year-old grandson and two others when the fall on the Oregon mountain took place

• Jun 4, 2015

Brothers arrested for murder in Oregon disappearance

Jason Muschaweck disappeared on his 24th birthday in May 2014

• Jun 4, 2015

New push to find missing Oregon boy Kyron Horman

Boy, 7, was last seen at his Portland school science fair on June 4, 2010; $50,000 reward

• May 29, 2015

Fossils of ancient beaver species found in Oregon

Previously unknown prehistoric beaver bears an uncanny likeness to the modern state symbol

• May 29, 2015

Oregon to test drive pay-per-mile idea, irking electric car owners

Volunteers will pay 1.5 cents for each mile traveled on public roads, instead of the tax now added when filling up at the pump

• May 20, 2015

Kidnapping suspect: "I'm the guy you're looking for"

Police say Russell Wayne Deviney, accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a California teen before leaving her at an Oregon McDonald's, is in custody

• May 15, 2015

Summer swimming hazard: Norovirus lurked in lake

Health officials traced outbreak to a popular summer destination, and offer some tips to stay safe in the water

• May 15, 2015

Suspect on the run after missing Calif. girl found

Police say Russell Deviney met the 15-year-old girl online, and told her he was 19

• May 13, 2015

Obama pushes controversial trade pact in Oregon

White House says Trans Pacific Partnership will help U.S. workers, but the president has been forced to sell the deal with help from some unusual allies

• May 8, 2015

Oregon's mysterious "disappearing lake" explained

When summer starts, Lost Lake goes down the tubes -- literally -- and becomes an 85-acre meadow; in fall, it fills back up

• May 7, 2015

Why Obama picked Nike to pitch trade deal

The president will have an unconventional background when he advocates for a controversial trade agreement on Friday

• May 7, 2015

Wastewater "sewage to suds" beer brewing challenge

Can home brewers make great-tasting beer using water with an unappetizing history?

• Apr 29, 2015

Officials push removing gray wolf from Oregon protected list

Fish and wildlife officials have introduced a plan that would delist the animals from the state's endangered species list

• Apr 25, 2015

Woman dubbed "Military Mistress" wanted for fraud

Oregon woman has married more than a dozen U.S. servicemen, allegedly to access their bank accounts

• Apr 9, 2015

Wash. fugitive murder suspect captured in Calif.

Song Wang, 30, had been on the run after allegedly stabbing a woman to death and setting her suburban Seattle apartment on fire

• Apr 7, 2015

Report: Fugitive murder suspect spotted in Oregon

Man is wanted for allegedly killing a woman at her apartment near Seattle and setting it on fire

• Apr 6, 2015

"Abandoned" S. Korean adoptee faces judge as deportation looms

Abused by adoptive family as a child, Adam Crapser says he doesn't want to be torn from his wife and children

• Apr 3, 2015

Oregon adopts nation's first automatic voter registration law

State senator denies the move is a "secret plot" to enroll more Democrats

• Mar 17, 2015