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.
4 people being monitored in Oregon for Ebola after returning to US from West Africa
Four people are being monitored by Oregon public health officials after potentially being exposed to Ebola while on a recent visit to Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to an Oregon Health Authority news release.
‘Today is day 353’: Woman takes 189 pills a week nearly 1 year after COVID-19 diagnosis to combat symptoms
March 15 will mark one year since Amy Watson, a preschool teacher from Oregon, first began suffering with COVID-19 symptoms, and she still has a fever. “Today is day 353,” said Watson on March 3.
Rescue cat saves family by sniffing out gas leak in their home
Lilly, a rescue cat in Lake Oswego, Oregon, saved her owners when she sniffed out a dangerous gas leak at their home on Friday, according to local reports.
Oregon health workers vaccinate drivers while stranded by snow
Oregon health workers who got stuck in a snowstorm on their way back from a COVID-19 vaccination event went car to car injecting stranded drivers before several of the doses expired.
Oregon mink farm confirms presence of coronavirus
In the United States, Utah, Michigan and Wisconsin have already reported cases of SARS-CoV-2 in mink.
Oregon nurse placed on leave for bragging on TikTok about not wearing a mask
An oncology nurse in Oregon has been placed on administrative leave after she bragged on social media that she does not wear a mask in public and flouts other COVID-19 restrictions.
Oregon man allegedly shot himself in groin while showing off gun in supermarket: report
The 29-year-old man accidentally pulled the trigger of the Glock 9mm while putting the gun back into his pants, the report said. The bullet entered through his groin and just missed hitting his femoral artery.
Oregon drivers stopped at gunpoint by groups protecting wildfire ravaged properties from looters
Oregon drivers have been illegally stopped at gunpoint by armed groups patrolling evacuation zones over the past week as massive wildfires sweep through the West, destroying more than 1 million acres in the state and displacing hundreds of thousands.
12-year-old found dead along with his dog, grandmother in Oregon wildfires
The young boy, Wyatt Tofte, and his dog, perished in the family car while trying to escape the flames, Fox News reported.
Last remaining Blockbuster store in the world can be rented for sleepover on Airbnb for just $4
Lucky movie lovers in Bend, Oregon will get the chance to sleep over at the last standing Blockbuster location in the world.
Navy vet beaten by federal agents: ‘They came out to fight’
Christopher David is uncomfortable with his newfound fame as the subject of an online video and news coverage. David, whose bones were broken, says the focus should be on Black Lives Matter.
Oregon man driving stolen vehicle crashes into woman driving stolen car: police
A car crash Sunday resulted in both drivers being arrested after police in Oregon discovered they were both driving stolen vehicles.
95-year-old WWII veteran beats the odds, survives coronavirus: 'Have a positive attitude'
A 95-year-old World War II veteran who beat the odds and survived the novel coronavirus said on “Fox and Friends First” on Friday that listening to his doctor’s orders to stay positive helped him recover.
Veteran, 95, recovers from coronavirus, family says: 'Pretty hardcore'
A 95-year-old veteran who lived through the Great Depression and World War II just beat the coronavirus.
Hatchet-wielding doughnut thief nabbed by police a block away eating stolen sweets: cops
A hatchet-wielding man allegedly robbed a Portland doughnut shop early Saturday morning – only to be nabbed by police a block away eating the same doughnuts he stole before fleeing on foot.
Mom who died days after giving birth to 4th child becomes 'less than 1 in a million' organ donor
Kathleen Thorson suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and died just days after giving birth to her fourth child.
Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ champion raises over $200,000 for cancer research in Alex Trebek’s name
“Jeopardy!” teen champion Avi Gupta used social media to help raise over $200,000 for cancer research in Alex Trebek's honor.
Woman allegedly punched boyfriend in the face two times for leaving her dog out in the rain
Melissa Morris was arrested on New Year’s Eve after she told deputies she punched her boyfriend in the face for leaving her dog outside in the rain.
Woman accused of harassing Muslim by grabbing hijab, stripping naked, rubbing scarf over her own body
An Oregon woman is accused of harassing a Muslim student by choking her with her own headscarf, then stripping down naked and rubbing that hijab over