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A dog who fled into the wilderness during a camping trip in Alaska was found nine days later by a pilot who decided to go ...

This week includes a basketful of key events including Portland’s Pride Festival, Cathedral Park Jazz Fest, and the kickoff of the Washington County Fair - by far the biggest county fair in the metro ...

A father was taken into custody by ICE Tuesday morning in a Beaverton preschool parking after dropping his child off.

Portland Fire & Rescue’s Fire Investigation Unit is still looking into the devastating 4-alarm fire at an apartment complex on East Burnside, one day after the suspect charged with starting it made ...

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Portland-area tweens and bargain hunters, your time is near. A big name in discount toys, tech and trinkets is making its long-awaited Pacific Northwest debut, replacing a vacant party supply ...

Police in Oregon said an escaped sheep was safely reunited with its owner after "living its best life" on the loose in ...

Kesey explores familial dynamics in this 1964 novel set in a fictional town on the Oregon Coast during a logging strike. His epic novel centers on two brothers, Hank and Lee Stamper, and their ...

Cities and small towns are returning to an earlier era, when craftspeople such as food makers, woodworkers and apparel ...

These 10 U.S. states have relatively weak economies and would not be in the best position to weather a recession.

Robert Atrops was accused of killing his wife in 1988, but the case went cold — until new DNA evidence revived it years later ...