'Biblical' swarms of giant insects swarm Oregon farmland already impacted by warming temperatures
Farmers in Oregon already battling extreme drought and low water supplies are fighting against future grasshopper and Mormon cricket infestations.
Elk, deer poachers nabbed after ‘suspicious’ photo appears online
Wildlife authorities said they were tipped off by a person who saw a picture on social media.
‘Action hero’ breaks windshield, saves children from car teetering on embankment
A state worker is being praised as an “action hero” for his daring rescue of a family from a vehicle that was about to roll off an embankment.
'How to Murder Your Husband' author gets life for murdering husband
Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, was convicted of second-degree murder on May 25 following a seven-week trial.
Deaf man receives $225K after being denied job due to disability, EEOC says
Viewpoint, Inc. and CampusPoint Corporation will pay out the sum as part of a settlement.
Body found inside homemade casket, dumped at cemetery
Investigators said they found a deceased man inside a makeshift casket and they want to know how he ended up at a rural cemetery.
California 'Happy Face Killer' victim identified nearly 30 years later as 45-year-old mother from Oregon
Investigators from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office used genetic genealogy to identify Patricia "Patsy" Skiple as the victim
'Toy Story': Stuffed animals mysteriously found scattered on Oregon highway
Hundreds of stuffed animals were found on an Oregon Highway, and transportation officials would like to find the owner.
Lawsuit: Man finds semen in Red Robin salad after alleging racism
A Black man claimed a Red Robin restaurant employee put semen in his salad in retaliation for alleging racism at the restaurant.
Oregon man cashes in forgotten lottery ticket, wins $8.9M
Wilbur Brown of Oregon purchased his winning multi-drawing lottery ticket on Christmas Eve in 2021 and forgot about it until February 2022. That’s when he found out he won the $8.9 million jackpot.
Ex-prison nurse charged with sexually assaulting female inmates
Tony Daniel Klein, 37, is charged with several counts involving sexual assault at Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon’s only women’s prison.
Oregon St. implodes part of football stadium
Oregon State brought down part of its football stadium Friday, making room for its stadium renovation project.
Medford plane crash kills pilot and passenger, cause remains unknown
Medford police in Oregon said the plane went down Sunday around 4:52 p.m. local time near the parking lot of the Airport Chevrolet car dealership near Rogue Valley International Medford Airport.
Oregon woman wielding machete and ax attempted to kidnap boy, police say
The family was waiting outside a pizzeria in broad daylight when police say the woman approached them.
Oregon school custodian accused of planning 'mass casualty event,' police say
Kristopher Clay, a former custodian at an Oregon high school, is accused of making “significant steps to carry out a mass casualty event,” police said.
Bipedal robot becomes 1st ever to run 5K, university says
A robot named Cassie became the first machine of its kind to run a 5K footrace — and she did it in one charge.
Bootleg fire: Dangerous 'fire clouds' form over Oregon
Smoke and heat from the massive wildfire in southeastern Oregon are creating so-called fire clouds over the blaze.
Northwest heat wave impossible without climate change, study says
The deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest was “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change, a new scientific analysis found.
Pacific Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds, officials say
Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities.
Mass shootings on the rise again as progress is made on ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
After a year of pandemic lockdowns, public mass shootings are back. For many, the fear of contracting an invisible virus is suddenly compounded by the forgotten yet more familiar fear of getting caught in a random act of violence.