Claire Rush

Bull that jumped the fence at Oregon rodeo forced to retire from competition, owner says

June 12, 2024 at 11:30 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Party Bus, a 3-year-old bull bred for bucking, has performed in his first and last rodeo.Party Bus — named after his father, Short Bus — made national headlines last...

FILE - Grasses and yearling oysters, growing on the large "mother" shells planted throughout the bed, are barely covered by a thin layer of water at low tide on May 1, 2015, in Willapa Bay near Tokeland, Wash. The U.S. Food and Drug istration says consumers should avoid shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The warning says to avoid shellfish harvested from areas around Willapa Bay in southern Washington since May 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwest

June 10, 2024 at 9:29 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Food and Drug istration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning....

FILE - Chairs stand at the Gates Post office in the aftermath of a fire in Gates, Ore., Sept 9, 2020. The post office was destroyed along with several other buildings in the Santiam Canyon community as a result of the Santiam Fire. Pacific Power, owned by PacifiCorp, said Monday, June 3, 2024, that it has agreed to a nearly $180 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs who sued the utility after the deadly 2020 wildfires. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP, File)

PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes

June 4, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs in the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly...

FILE - A man holds a jug of water he used to douse hot spots at a home destroyed by the the Riverside Fire, Sept. 11, 2020, in Estacada, Ore. Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility's decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm contributed to blazes whose smoke and soot damaged their grapes and reduced their harvest and sales. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Oregon wineries and vineyards seek $100 million from PacifiCorp for wildfire smoke damage to grapes

May 28, 2024 at 9:54 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility's decision to not turn off power during...

Nathan Vasquez responds to Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt, not seen, during a candidate debate hosted by The Oregonian and KGW news at KGW's studio the evening of Thursday., May 2, 2024 in Portland, Ore. Schmidt is seeking a second term, while Vasquez currently works for Schmidt as a senior deputy district attorney. (Dave Killen /The Oregonian via AP)

Centrist challenger ousts progressive prosecutor in DA race in Portland, Oregon

May 23, 2024 at 12:06 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be...

A person drops off their vote-by-mail ballot at a dropbox in Pioneer Square during primary voting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Tough-on-crime challenger leading in race for district attorney in Portland, Oregon

May 22, 2024 at 10:46 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A centrist candidate who has vowed to be tough on crime was leading in the race for top prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, in a contest...

A sign is displayed at the Clackamas County Democratic party building, which is in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Oregon City, Ore. Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party's voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions. Candidates running in the state's 3rd and 5th Congressional Districts largely share similar policy platforms. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

In Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for US House seats

May 19, 2024 at 6:05 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party’s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in a critical presidential election...

A person wears a T-shirt with the names of Kristin Smith, Charity Lynn Perry, Joanna Speaks, Ashley Real, and Bridget Webster on it during a news conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A grand jury indicted Jesse Lee Calhoun, on second-degree murder charges in the deaths of Charity Lynn Perry, 24; Bridget Leanne Webster, 31; and Joanna Speaks, 32, the Multnomah County district attorney announced Friday. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A man investigated in the deaths of women in northwest Oregon has been indicted in 3 killings

May 18, 2024 at 1:40 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who has been under investigation in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found scattered across northwest Oregon last year has been indicted in two of...

Tree service crews climb atop an SUV to cut apart a tree that fell on it at an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Sherwood in the aftermath of a severe storm on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Houston. Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

What to do when facing extended summer power outages

May 17, 2024 at 11:48 p.m.

Texas officials say power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city and killed at least four people.The storm knocked out...

FILE - A bottle of Old Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, a 10-year-old, is shown behind glass doors at a whiskey bar, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

No criminal charges in rare liquor probe at Oregon alcohol agency, state report says

May 14, 2024 at 12:36 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Criminal charges are not warranted in the rare liquor probe that shook Oregon’s alcohol agency last year and forced its executive director to resign, state justice officials said Monday.In...

Monk Dauv Singx Si, left, walks towards an altar at the Iu Mien Buddha Light Temple on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in Gresham, Ore. There is a sizeable Iu Mien community in Portland and its suburbs, with a Buddhist temple and Baptist church, active social organization, and businesses and restaurants. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A massive Powerball win draws attention to a little-known immigrant culture in the US

May 1, 2024 at 10:36 p.m.

SALEM, Ore. — Cheng “Charlie” Saephan wore a broad smile and a bright blue sash emblazoned with the words “Iu-Mien USA” as he hoisted an oversized check for $1.3 billion above his...

Cheng "Charlie" Saephan holds a check above his head after speaking during a news conference where it was revealed that he was one of the winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at the Oregon Lottery headquarters on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer

April 30, 2024 at 1:06 a.m.

SALEM, Ore. — One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy...

Customers eat and watch college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches on big-screen TVs at The Sports Bra sports bar on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Oregon’s Sports Bra, a pub for women’s sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms

April 27, 2024 at 8:27 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — On a recent weeknight at this bar in northeast Portland, fans downed pints and burgers as college women's lacrosse and beach volleyball matches played on big-screen TVs. Memorabilia autographed...

Activists demonstrate at the Supreme Court as the justices consider a challenge to rulings that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors

April 22, 2024 at 8:16 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside when shelter space is...

FILE - People gather in front of the Idaho Statehouse in opposition to anti-transgender legislation moving through an Idaho Republican congress, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday, April 15, 2024, allows the state to put in place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people under age 18. A federal judge in Idaho had previously blocked the law in its entirety. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

Idaho’s ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions

April 18, 2024 at 2:29 p.m.

Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras’ transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until three years ago, when she began to take medication to block the onset of...

A vehicle at left drives down Rogue River Highway as light shines on the area Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Grants , Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court

April 14, 2024 at 4:13 a.m.

GRANTS , Oregon — A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy weekend morning by the arrival of an ambulance. Paramedics rushed through the park toward a...

Plaid Pantry President and CEO Jonathan Polonsky leaves a Plaid Pantry convenience store after a news conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday's $1.3 billion jackpot was sold at the store. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Two days after $1.3 billion Powerball drawing, the winning Oregon ticket holder remains unknown

April 10, 2024 at 1:45 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The winner of the eighth-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history won't be announced for at least a couple more weeks until their ticket is verified and arrangements for the...

La tienda de conveniencia Plaid Pantry que vendió un boleto que ganó el premio mayor de 1.300 millones de dólares --el octavo premio de lotería más grande en la historia de Estados Unido-- puede apreciarse en esta fotografía del lunes 8 de abril de 2024, en Portland, Oregon. (AP Foto/Claire Rush)

Una persona se presenta a cobrar bote de 1.300 millones de dolares de la loteria Powerball en Oregon

April 9, 2024 at 4:37 a.m.

PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. — Una persona con un boleto que coincide con los seis números de la lotería Powerball en el premio mayor de 1.300 millones de dólares se presentó el lunes...

The Plaid Pantry convenience store that sold a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot, the eighth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history, is seen in Portland, Ore., on Monday, April 8, 2024. The odds of winning a Powerball drawing are 1 in 292 million. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)

Person comes forward to claim $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon

April 9, 2024 at 5:23 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday’s $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize, Oregon officials said.The lottery ticket was purchased...

Cheyenne Welbourne stands in his micro-apartment at The Starlight affordable housing building that is run by Central City Concern, a Portland-based homeless services nonprofit, on Friday, March 15, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Welbourne moved into one of the nonprofit's single room occupancy units in downtown Portland last March after years of living on the streets. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Micro-apartments are back after nearly a century, as need for affordable housing soars

March 21, 2024 at 5:21 p.m.

SEATTLE — Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family’s single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose. The 180-square-foot (17-square-meter) room is filled with an air mattress where...

A Medford Jet Center worker walks under a United Boeing 737-824 that landed at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport from San Francisco with a missing Friday, March 15, 2024, in Medford, Ore. (Andy Atkinson/Rogue Valley Times via AP)

Older Boeing plane found to have missing after flight from California to southern Oregon

March 16, 2024 at 11:38 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A post-flight inspection revealed a missing on an older Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco,...

FILE - of the Oregon legislature are seen on the Senate floor during the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon State Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore. Oregon lawmakers have ed a campaign finance reform bill that limits the amount of money people can donate to political candidates. Oregon is currently one of a dozen states that has no limits on campaign contributions. Under the bill, individuals and corporations could contribute just over $3,000 to a statewide candidate per election cycle. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Oregon es campaign finance reform that limits contributions to political candidates

March 8, 2024 at 12:55 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers gave final age Thursday to a campaign finance reform bill that limits the amount of money people and political parties can contribute to candidates, following recent elections...

FILE - Frank, a homeless man, sits in his tent with a river view, June 5, 2021, in Portland, Ore. Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments before the U.S. Supreme Court that could have major implications for cities as homelessness nationwide has reached record highs. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein, File)

Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court

March 5, 2024 at 11:41 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as homelessness...

FILE - Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek listens during a walking tour, Feb. 13, 2024, in Vancouver, Wash. The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Kotek. The bill has not yet reached Kotek’s desk, but she will review it when it does, her office said Monday, March 4. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Oregon lawmakers voted to recriminalize drugs. The bill’s future is now in the governor’s hands

March 5, 2024 at 1:06 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek.The bill — which...

Homes are seen on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in the southwest Portland, Ore., suburb of Beaverton. The so-called urban growth boundary, established by a 1973 law that placed boundaries around cities to prevent urban sprawl and preserve nature and farmland, is seen in the background along SW Tile Flat Road. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A housing shortage is testing Oregon’s pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it

February 25, 2024 at 5:01 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use...

In this undated image provided by Haylee Wendling, family of Colin Conner pose for a photo as they hold an image of Colin. Conner, who struggled with opioid addiction for years, lost his life to a fentanyl overdose in June 2023, just days after being released from a Salt Lake City jail. Conner's father said the jail had discontinued his methadone prescription, causing him to go through agonizing withdrawal and prompting cravings to return while he was behind bars. (Haylee Wendling via AP)

Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails

February 22, 2024 at 5:09 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Kendra Sawyer spoke with her dad from the Deschutes County jail and told him she loved him. Six hours later, in the throes of opioid withdrawal, the 22-year-old took...

FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour of the South Fork Wind farm organized by Orsted. The federal government has finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says the two areas cover nearly 200,000 acres. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Feds finalize areas for floating offshore wind farms along Oregon coast

February 14, 2024 at 2:13 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The federal government has finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast, authorities announced Tuesday, bringing the state closer to commercially developing and producing a...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects Portland, Ore., with southwest Washington state on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The bridge is set to be replaced as part of a multibillion-dollar project ed by federal funding. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Buttigieg visits interstate highway bridge in Pacific Northwest slated for seismic replacement

February 13, 2024 at 11:52 p.m.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday toured the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington state, a vital but earthquake-vulnerable structure that's set to...

FILE - This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the ed-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5, an attorney representing engers in a lawsuit against the companies said in new court documents filed Wednesday, Feb. 7. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)

‘Whistling sound’ heard on previous Boeing Max 9 flight before door plug blowout, lawsuit alleges

February 9, 2024 at 12:48 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight last month, an attorney...

Oregon Senate President Rob Wagner presides over the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

After GOP walkout, Oregon lawmakers reconvene to focus on housing and drugs

February 5, 2024 at 10:23 p.m.

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers began a new legislative session Monday, hoping to turn a fresh page after a record-long Republican walkout last year ground the Capitol to a halt for six...

ARCHIVO - Senadores estatales se reúnen en el Capitolio del estado de Oregon en Salem, el jueves 11 de mayo de 2023. (AP Foto/Amanda Loman, archivo)

Impiden que 10 senadores republicanos de Oregon busquen reeleccion

February 1, 2024 at 7:19 p.m.

SALEM, Oregon, EE.UU. — Diez senadores republicanos de Oregon que realizaron una huelga de extensión récord el año pasado para frenar proyectos de ley sobre el aborto, la atención médica para personas...

FILE - Democratic senators sit at their desks during a roll call at a Senate session at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The Senate failed to achieve a quorum because of the Republican-led walkout. The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, File)

Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

February 1, 2024 at 10:28 p.m.

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights...

FILE - The red office building of the Eugene Weekly sits in Eugene, Ore., on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. The Oregon weekly newspaper that had to lay off its entire staff after its funds were embezzled by a former employee will relaunch its print edition in February 2024, its editor said, a move made possible in large part by fundraising campaigns and community contributions. (Todd Cooper via AP, File)

Oregon weekly newspaper to relaunch print edition after theft forced it to lay off its entire staff

January 28, 2024 at 12:39 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon weekly newspaper that had to lay off its entire staff after its funds were embezzled by a former employee will relaunch its print edition next month, its...

FILE - A person holds drug paraphernalia near the Washington Center building on SW Washington Street, April 4, 2023, in downtown Portland, Ore. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, Democratic lawmakers in Oregon unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law. The bill would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as a low-level misdemeanor. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, File)

With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law

January 24, 2024 at 2:01 a.m.

SALEM, Ore. — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law, a recognition that public opinion...

Ramas caídas y árboles cubiertos de hielo debido a una ola de frío, el 16 de enero de 2024 en Creswell, Oregon. (Jamie Kenworthy vía AP)

Dos semanas de nieve y tormentas causan caos en ambas costas de EEUU

January 19, 2024 at 5:40 p.m.

PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. — Dos semanas de tormentas convirtieron las carreteras en trampas mortales heladas, congelaron a personas desde Oregón hasta Tennessee y provocaron cortes de energía que podrían tardar semanas en...

Liam McGreevy, left, Lucas Acerenza and Porter Jones play football in the snow at Baker Park Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 in Frederick, Md. The three Frederick High School students had the day off as Frederick County schools were closed. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP)

2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming

January 19, 2024 at 11:03 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to...

Majiah Washington listens to a question during a news conference at the Portland Fire & Rescue headquarters on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm. Washington, who saw the incident unfold through her window, rushed outside to grab the baby from one of the people lying in the street to save its life. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted

January 19, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Opening her blinds, she saw a red...

Patrick Sahr retira nieve de la entrada de su casa el miércoles 17 de enero de 2024, en Buffalo, Nueva York. (AP Foto/Carolyn Thompson)

Cable electrico cae sobre vehiculo en Oregon durante tormenta y deja tres muertos y un bebe herido

January 17, 2024 at 11:54 p.m.

PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. — Tres personas murieron y un bebé resultó herido el miércoles después de que un cable eléctrico cayó sobre un vehículo durante una tormenta de hielo en Portland, Oregon,...

In this image made from a video provided by KGW, authorities work the scene Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Portland, Ore, after a power line fell on a vehicle, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest. (KGW via AP)

Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a baby, authorities say

January 18, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and...

Justin Brooks works on clearing trees that fell around his home on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Lake Oswego, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

The Pacific Northwest braces for a new round of ice and freezing rain after deadly weekend storm

January 17, 2024 at 2:56 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Pacific Northwest was bracing for freezing rain and ice Tuesday even as tens of thousands of residents struggled with a dayslong power outage wrought by a weekend storm...

Graphic designer Emily Brewer shovels out her driveway in order to drive to work in Sioux City, Iowa, early on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Snow, ice, wind and bitter cold pummels the northern US in dangerous winter storm

January 13, 2024 at 2:05 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several...

En esta imagen publicada por la Junta Nacional de Seguridad en el Transporte de Estados Unidos, el investigador jefe de la agencia, John Lovell, examina la zona donde se desprendió un en el vuelo 1282 de Alaska Airlines el domingo 7 de enero de 2024 en Portland, Oregon. (Junta Nacional de Seguridad en el Transporte de Estados Unidos via AP)

Aerolineas dicen haber encontrado piezas sueltas al revisar los Boeing Max 9

January 9, 2024 at 7:21 a.m.

PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. — Investigadores federales dijeron que el de un puerta se deslizó hacia arriba antes de salir volando de un avión de Alaska Airlines la semana pasada, y estudiaban...

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Airlines say they found loose parts in door s during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets

January 9, 2024 at 10:49 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal investigators say a door slid up before flying off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week, and they are looking at whether four bolts that were supposed to...

This image provided by Kelly Bartlett shows engers near a hole in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, Flight 1282, which was forced to return to Portland International Airport on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (Kelly Bartlett via AP)

Twisted metal, rushing wind: A narrowly avoided disaster as jet’s wall rips away at 3 miles high

January 9, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The loud “boom” was startling enough, and the roaring wind that immediately filled the airline cabin left Kelly Bartlett unnerved. Still, it wasn’t until a shaken teenager, shirtless and...

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Friday night shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Alaska Airlines’ decision not to ground Boeing jet despite warning signs comes under scrutiny

January 8, 2024 at 3:29 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system — yet keep flying...

El vuelo 794 de Alaska Airlines, un avión Boeing 737-800, despega del aeropuerto internacional de Portland en Portland, Oregon, el sábado 6 de enero de 2024. (AP Foto/Craig Mitchelldyer)

El avion de Boeing que sufrio una emergencia en vuelo estaba bajo limitaciones por una luz de aviso

January 8, 2024 at 6:32 a.m.

PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. — El avión de Boeing que sufrió una emergencia cuando sobrevolaba Oregon no se estaba utilizando para vuelos a Hawai después de que una luz de aviso que podría...

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

January 8, 2024 at 12:11 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem...

This image from video provided by Elizabeth Le shows engers near the damage on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, Flight 1282, which was forced to return to Portland International Airport on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (Elizabeth Le via AP)

Federal officials order grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after plane suffers a blowout

January 6, 2024 at 5:15 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left...

Oregon police confirm investigation into medication theft amid report hospital patients died

January 4, 2024 at 2:32 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities are investigating the theft of medication prescribed to patients at a southern Oregon hospital, police and state medical officials confirmed Wednesday, following a local news report that two...

A red Eugene Weekly newspaper distributor box stands outside its office in Eugene, Ore. on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. The weekly newspaper had to lay off its entire staff three days before Christmas and halt print because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said. The Eugene police are investigating and the paper's owners have hired forensic ants to piece together what happened. (Todd Cooper via AP)

Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print

December 31, 2023 at 8:01 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor...

Sunlight breaks through trees as heavy equipment works to demolish the final pieces of the foundation of the house where four University of Idaho students were killed in 2022 on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were fatally stabbed there in November 2022. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

House where 4 University of Idaho students were killed is demolished

December 28, 2023 at 11:27 p.m.

MOSCOW, Idaho — The house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year was demolished Thursday, marking an emotional step for the victims' families and a close-knit community that was...

A protester holds a sign during a rally after the verdict was read during the trial of three Tacoma Police officers in the death of Manny Ellis, at Pierce County Superior Court, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, in Tacoma, Wash. A jury cleared the three police officers of all criminal charges. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy)

Acquittals in Manuel Ellis’ death put Washington state’s police ability law in the spotlight

December 23, 2023 at 6:55 a.m.

A Washington state law aimed at improving police ability is in the spotlight after three Tacoma officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who...

Aaron Posey, a Bloodworks Northwest executive, donates blood at the blood center's Seattle headquarters on Dec. 14, 2023. New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay men in monogamous relationships can give blood are opening a new pool of potential donors. Posey, whose own life was saved by a transfusion when he fell down a set of stairs and broken glass sliced an artery, welcomed the new guidance, saying hospitals and patients need access to a new pool of donors. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)

For years, he couldn’t donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can

December 22, 2023 at 4:15 p.m.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Over the last six years, blood center employee Dylan Smith was often asked how frequently he gave blood himself. His answer was always the same: As a gay man,...

FILE - Tents line the sidewalk on SW Clay St in Portland, Ore., Dec. 9, 2020. According to an annual report released by regional officials Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds

December 21, 2023 at 9:38 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual report released by regional officials Wednesday.At...

In this photo provided by Nikki Chung, Mohammad Hussain Musawi, center, stands with his flight instructor, left, and Darin Chung, co-founder of the Afghan American Development Group, a nonprofit that helps former Afghan military aviation personnel with refugee resettlement assistance in the U.S., at a flight hangar in Independence, Ore. on April 7, 2023. Musawi and two other Afghan Air Force pilots lost their lives when a small plane that he was piloting crashed near Independence on Dec. 16, 2023. (Nikki Chung via AP)

Men who died in Oregon small plane crash were Afghan Air Force pilots who resettled as refugees

December 20, 2023 at 5:48 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon were Afghan Air Force pilots who fought with the American military and came to the U.S. as refugees...

This photo provided by the Portland Rescue Mission shows James Free posing for a photo with a pair of of gold Nike Air Jordan 3 sneakers at the Portland Rescue Mission on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Portland, Ore. A pair of rare Nike sneakers donated to a homeless shelter in Portland, Oregon, are up for auction and are expected to raise as much as $20,000. Why? They were custom-made for filmmaker Spike Lee. (Aaron Ankrom/Portland Rescue Mission via AP)

Air Jordans made for Spike Lee and donated to Oregon shelter auctioned for nearly $51,000

December 18, 2023 at 11:09 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Watching a countdown of the auction's final minutes on Monday, Erin Holcomb couldn't believe it: the sale price kept jumping for the rare, gold Nike Air Jordan 3s that...

FILE--This June 29, 2012, file photo shows the Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington states, near Vancouver, Wash. The program tasked with replacing the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington and serves as a vital transportation and commerce link is set to receive $600 million in federal funds, Washington congress said Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)

$600M in federal funding to go toward replacing I-5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington

December 16, 2023 at 1:58 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The program tasked with replacing the century-old Interstate 5 bridge that connects Portland, Oregon, with southwest Washington, and serves as a vital transportation and commerce link, is set to...

FILE - Oregon state Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, poses in his office in the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Feb. 8, 2019. A federal judge on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, rejected a request from Oregon Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature to be allowed on the ballot after their end. State Sens. Dennis Linthicum, Brian Boquist and Cedric Hayden filed the federal lawsuit to challenge their disqualification from running for reelection under Measure 113. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

Federal judge rejects request from Oregon senators who boycotted Legislature seeking to run in 2024

December 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge has rejected a request from Oregon Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature to be allowed on the ballot after their end. U.S. District Court...

Oregon Supreme Court justices listen to the oral arguments made by attorneys representing Republican Oregon senators and the Department of Justice on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 in Salem, Ore. Republicans are challenging the implementation of Measure 113, an effort to put a stop to legislative walkouts. (Abigail Dollins/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool)

Oregon’s top court hears arguments in suit filed by GOP senators seeking reelection after boycott

December 15, 2023 at 1:04 a.m.

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature for a record six weeks earlier this year and...

FILE - Officer Donny Mathew of the Portland Police Bureau's bike squad, stands next to a person who appears to be ed out on Thursday, May 18, 2023, in downtown Portland, Ore. The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue in legislative sessions amid a sharp increase in overdose deaths. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP, File)

As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it

December 13, 2023 at 11:02 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it...

Vista del monumento al acorazado USS Arizona durante una ceremonia en el 82do aniversario del ataque japonés a la base naval estadounidense de Pearl Harbor, Hawai,jueves 7 de diciembre de 2023. (AP Foto/Mengshin Lin)

Sobrevivientes de ataque a Pearl Harbor regresan al cumplirse el 82 aniversario

December 7, 2023 at 7:24 p.m.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawai, EE.UU. — Ira “Ike” Schab regresó a Pearl Harbor el jueves, en el 82do aniversario del ataque japonés, para recordar a los más de 2.300 marinos muertos.Fue uno de...

Joseph David Emerson, left, appears in Multnomah County Circuit Court for an indictment hearing in Portland, Ore., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. An Oregon judge says the ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a enger flight can be released from jail pending trial. Emerson pleaded not guilty to reduced charges of reckless endangerment at his arraignment Thursday. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool)

Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines is released from jail; must avoid aircraft

December 8, 2023 at 1:20 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a enger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit was released from...

An attendee asks Pearl Harbor survivor Ira "Ike" Schab, 103, to sign an U.S. flag during the 82nd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago

December 8, 2023 at 1:56 a.m.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor's uniform and closed his locker aboard the USS Dobbin when he heard a call for a fire...

In this still from a video provided by Nicole Langer, a woman is rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard officer from a flooded truck in Grays River, Washington, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2023. According to Langer, the woman tried to drive on flooded roads. The Coast Guard aircrew also rescued four other people nearby trapped on top of their house. An atmospheric river brought heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest. (Nicole Langer via AP)

2 bodies found in creeks as atmospheric river drops record-breaking rain in Pacific Northwest

December 7, 2023 at 1:11 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities rescued people from raging rivers and roads submerged by high waters in the Pacific Northwest and continued to investigate the deaths of two people whose bodies were found...

A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Cities across the U.S. are struggling with and cracking down on tent encampments as the number of homeless people grows, largely due to a lack of affordable housing. Homeless people and their advocates say sweeps are cruel and costly, and there aren't enough homes or beds for everyone. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer

November 28, 2023 at 9:46 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their...

In this KGW-TV image from video, striking teachers march across the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. KGW reported that the Portland Association of Teachers union and their ers stopped in the middle of the bridge for about 15 minutes. Portland teachers have been on strike since Nov. 1, with class sizes and teacher salaries are among the key issues the union and the school district have been negotiating. (KGW-TV via AP)

Teachers in Portland, Oregon, march and temporarily block bridge in third week of strike

November 21, 2023 at 9:54 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, temporarily shut down a major bridge Tuesday morning as they marched in a strike started roughly three weeks ago. of the Portland Association of Teachers...

A person holds drug paraphernalia near the Washington Center building on SW Washington St. in downtown Portland, Ore. on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Three years ago, nearly two-thirds of Oregon voters approved a ballot measure decriminalizing illicit drugs, backing the idea that addiction treatment is more effective than jail. But now, public drug use in cities such as Portland and a surge in fentanyl overdose deaths have created a backlash against the first-in-the-nation law. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis

November 19, 2023 at 5:07 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds...

FILE - U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer speaks during an event at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Blumenauer, a quirky but deeply respected figure in Oregon politics for decades, has decided not to seek reelection after 27 years in Congress, citing turmoil on Capitol Hill and a desire to be more involved in addressing the challenges facing his hometown of Portland. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Oregon Democratic US Rep. Earl Blumenauer reflects on 27 years in Congress and what comes next

November 4, 2023 at 4:08 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a quirky but deeply respected figure in Oregon politics for decades, has decided not to seek reelection after 27 years in Congress, citing turmoil on...

Teachers and their ers hold signs, chant and rally the crowd with bullhorns on the first day of a teacher's strike in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. The Portland Association of Teachers said its first-ever strike in the district stemmed from concerns over large class sizes, salaries that haven't kept up with inflation and a lack of resources. (AP Photo/Claire Rush)

Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Oregon, over class sizes, pay and resources

November 2, 2023 at 12:13 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, walked off the job on Wednesday for the first day of a strike that shuttered schools for some 45,000 students in Oregon's largest city.Concerns over...

FILE - Joseph David Emerson, left, 44, was arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Oct. 24, 2023, in Portland, Ore. The former Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines while riding in the cockpit jump seat during a Horizon Air flight made his first appearance in federal court in Portland on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool, File)

Wife of ex-Alaska Airlines pilot says she’s in shock after averted Horizon Air disaster

October 26, 2023 at 10:47 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said...

File - Pilots conduct a pre-flight check in the cockpit of a jet before taking off from Dallas Fort Worth airport in Grapevine, Texas, on Dec. 2, 2020. Aviation experts say the incident on Sunday in which an off-duty pilot, riding in a jump seat in a cockpit, tried to disable a jetliner in midflight renews questions about the threat posed by airline workers who have special access to places where engers can't go. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Averted disaster on Horizon Air flight renews scrutiny on mental health of those in the cockpit

October 27, 2023 at 12:06 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot's attempt to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air flight with more than 80 people on board has renewed attention on...

FILE - A worker cleans a jet bridge at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., before engers board an Alaska Airlines flight on March 4, 2019. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines owns Horizon Air. An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air enger jet on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, tried to shut down the engines in mid-flight and had to be subdued by the crew, according to a pilot flying the plane. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Off-duty pilot said ‘I’m not OK’ before trying to cut engines midflight, charging documents say

October 25, 2023 at 10:06 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines midflight and later...

Emergencia aerea: Un piloto en cabina intento apagar motores de un avion

October 23, 2023 at 6:59 p.m.

Un piloto fuera de servicio que viajaba en el asiento adicional dentro de la cabina de un avión de pasajeros de Horizon Air intentó apagar los motores en pleno vuelo...

An off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a Horizon Air jet in midflight

October 24, 2023 at 7:53 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An off-duty pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air enger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be...

ARCHIVO - La instalación del gasoducto de TC Energy en Hardisty, Alberta, el 6 de noviembre de 2015. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, Archivo)

EEUU aprueba proyecto para expansion de un gasoducto en el noroeste del pais

October 19, 2023 at 8:01 p.m.

PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. — Reguladores federales han aprobado la expansión de un gasoducto en el noroeste de Estados Unidos pese a las protestas de grupos ambientalistas y funcionarios de alto rango de...

FILE - TC Energy's Keystone pipeline facility is seen in Hardisty, Alberta, on Nov. 6, 2015. Federal regulators on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline owned by TC Energy in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top West Coast officials. The pipeline project, known as GTN Xpress, belongs to TC Energy of Calgary, Canada — the same company behind the now-abandoned Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest over environmentalist protests

October 19, 2023 at 11:22 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal regulators on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states,...

La Luna se coloca frente al Sol durante el eclipse anular solar, el sábado 14 de octubre de 2023, desde San Antonio. (AP Foto/Eric Gay)

Eclipse anular solar recorre continente americano, provocando vitores y alegria

October 14, 2023 at 11:17 p.m.

PORTLAND, Oregón, EE.UU. — ALBUQUERQUE, Nuevo México, EE.UU. (AP) — Primero fue el oscurecimiento del cielo, luego las sombras en forma de media luna en el suelo y, por último, una explosión...

FILE - A man walks through wildfire wreckage in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 11, 2023. Federal authorities have started removing hazardous materials from the Maui wildfires and laying the groundwork to dispose of burnt cars, buildings and other debris. The hazardous materials, including oil, solvent and batteries, are being shipped to the West Coast while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works with local officials to develop a plan to dispose of an estimated 400,000 to 700,000 tons of debris on the island. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents’ 911 calls during deadly wildfire

October 13, 2023 at 7:28 a.m.

Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a...

In this photo provided by James V. McCarthy, Oregon’s Winchester Dam, about five miles north of Roseburg, Ore., undergoes repairs Aug. 20, 2023. Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over the dam repairs that they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife filed the claim in Douglas County Circuit Court on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (James V. McCarthy via AP)

Oregon seeks $27M for dam repair it says resulted in mass death of Pacific lamprey fish

October 7, 2023 at 1:31 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what they've described as...

In this undated photo provided by Madeline Hartman, Carol Logan, left, Wilbur Slockish, center, and Johnny Jackson stand on Mount Hood, Ore. Slockish, Logan and Jackson were plaintiffs in a 2008 lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Transportation over damage to a site sacred to local tribes along U.S. Highway 26 on Mount Hood. The U.S. government has agreed to help restore the sacred Native American site on the slopes of Oregon's Mount Hood that was destroyed by highway construction, court documents show, capping more than 15 years of legal battles that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Madeline Hartman via AP)

US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project

October 6, 2023 at 1:17 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. government has agreed to help restore a sacred Native American site on the slopes of Oregon's Mount Hood that was destroyed by highway construction, court documents show,...

Oregon officials identify victims of plane crash that killed two after spiraling out of the sky

October 4, 2023 at 10:56 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon officials have identified the victims who lost their lives after a small plane precipitously dropped out of the sky and crashed through the roof of a home on...

Demandan a Chipotle por acoso religioso de gerente a empleada en Kansas

October 1, 2023 at 7:35 p.m.

Una agencia federal presentó una demanda contra la cadena de restaurantes Chipotle por presunto acoso religioso y represalias luego que un gerente de un establecimiento en Kansas quitó por la...

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Portland Field Office shows a makeshift cinderblock cell in Klamath Falls, Ore., allegedly used by Negasi Zuberi. Zuberi, the man arrested in July 2023 for allegedly kidnapping a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Klamath Falls and locking her in the makeshift cinder block cell, is facing fresh charges in a new, separate state case against him, court documents show. A grand jury in southern Oregon’s Klamath County indicted Zuberi on 11 counts, including first-degree rape, sexual abuse and kidnapping, on Sept. 11, 2023. (FBI via AP, File)

Man accused of locking a woman in a cell in Oregon faces rape, kidnapping charges in separate case

October 1, 2023 at 1:03 a.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locking her in a makeshift cinder block cell is...

Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee’s hijab

September 30, 2023 at 8:54 p.m.

A federal agency has sued the restaurant chain Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Kansas location forcibly removed an employee's hijab, a headscarf...

FILE - Firearms are displayed at a gun shop in Salem, Ore., Feb. 19, 2021. An Oregon judge will decide during a trial starting Monday, Sept. 18, 2023 whether a gun control law approved by voters last year is lawful under the state constitution. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional

September 18, 2023 at 9:30 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon judge is set to decide whether a gun control law approved by voters in November violates the state’s constitution in a trial that started Monday.The law, one...

Alisha Alderson who is due to give birth in September, sits in the living room of her house in Baker City, Ore., on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Because of the closing of Baker City's only obstetrical unit, the Anderson family is traveling to the Boise, Idaho area, a little over 100 miles away, to give birth. Alisha will be spending time with family in Kuna, Idaho for 3 weeks until she gives birth or is induced the third week of September. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home

September 17, 2023 at 2:08 p.m.

Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave the comfort...

Guadalupe Gonzalez, residente de Lahaina, Hawai, que sobrevivió a un incendio letal, se ve junto a carteles de personas desaparecidas mientras espera a que abra una oficina postal en Lahaina, Hawai, el lunes 21 de agosto de 2023. Gonzalez dijo que su familia y ella tuvieron que atravesar el fuego dos veces en su auto cuando huían de la localidad. (AP Foto/Jae C. Hong)

Maui aborda el desafio de encontrar a los desaparecidos tras un incendio letal

August 22, 2023 at 7:01 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai — Dos semanas después de que el incendio más mortal en Estados Unidos en más de un siglo arrasara la localidad de Lahaina, en Maui, las autoridades indicaron que más...

Anne Landon walks along a beach, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in Kihei, Hawaii. The evacuation center at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium is now Landon’s safe space. She has a cot and access to food, water, showers, books and even puzzles that bring people together to the evening hours. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters

August 17, 2023 at 10:13 a.m.

KIHEI, Hawaii — The evacuation center at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium is now Anne Landon’s safe space. She has a cot and access to food, water, showers, books and even...

Vehículos calcinados se ven junto a una casa destruida por los incendios el lunes 14 de agosto de 2023, en Kula, Hawai. El mismo día que un incendio devastó la localidad de Lahaina, otro golpeó la población de Kula. (AP Foto/Rick Bowmer)

Gobernador: Asciende a 101 el numero de muertos por incendio en Maui

August 15, 2023 at 10:23 p.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai, EE.UU. — Una unidad móvil de la morgue llegó el martes para ayudar a las autoridades de Hawai que llevan a cabo la meticulosa tarea de identificar los restos de...

JP Mayoga, right, a chef at the Westin Maui, Kaanapali, and his wife, Makalea Ahhee, hug on their balcony at the hotel and resort, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, near Lahaina, Hawaii. About 200 employees are living there with their families. Officials urge tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepare to house evacuees and first responders on the island where a wildfire demolished a historic town and killed dozens of people. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Death toll from devastating Maui fire reaches 101, Hawaii governor says

August 16, 2023 at 2:26 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above...

People watch as smoke and flames fill the air from raging wildfires on Front Street in downtown Lahaina, Maui on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Maui officials say wildfire in the historic town has burned parts of one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii. County of Maui spokesperson Mahina Martin said in a phone interview early Wednesday says fire was widespread in Lahaina, including Front Street, an area of the town popular with tourists. (Alan Dickar via AP

They were alone in a fight to survive. Maui residents had moments to make life-or-death choices

August 15, 2023 at 3:39 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The smoke was starting to blot out the sun. Winds were howling, and heat bore down as flames licked the trees on the horizon. The power had been out...

Propiedades destruidas el domingo 13 de agosto de 2023 en Lahaina, Hawai, tras un incendio letal que provocó graves daños unos días antes. (AP Foto/Rick Bowmer)

Advierten sobre fuerte aumento en cifra de muertos por incendios en Hawai

August 14, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai — Las probabilidades de que decenas de personas sean encontradas sin vida luego de los incendios que azotaron Maui aumentan conforme las cuadrillas de búsqueda recorren calle por calle los...

Charred vehicles sit near a wildfire-destroyed home Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Kula, Hawaii. The same day a wildfire ripped through Lahaina, one tore through Kula, as well. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Number of dead from Maui wildfires reaches 99, as governor warns there could be scores more

August 15, 2023 at 5:07 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The number of deaths caused by the Maui wildfires stood at 99 Monday, a figure that is likely to increase as search crews comb neighborhoods where flames moved as...

Destroyed homes and cars are shown, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii officials urge tourists to avoid traveling to Maui as many hotels prepare to house evacuees and first responders on the island where a wildfire demolished a historic town and killed dozens. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Maui officials and scientists warn that after the flames flicker out, toxic particles will remain

August 14, 2023 at 5:05 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — When flames swept through western Maui, engulfing the town of Lahaina, residents saw toxic fumes spewing into the air as burning homes, pipes and cars combusted, transforming rubber, metal...

Une mujer camina entre los restos de vehículos consumidos por el fuego, el viernes 11 de agosto de 2023, en Lahaina, Hawai. (AP Foto/Rick Bowmer)

Temen que reconstruccion de Lahaina tras incendio caiga en manos de forasteros adinerados

August 13, 2023 at 2:39 p.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai, EE.UU. — Richy Palalay se identifica tanto con su ciudad natal de Maui que a los 16 años se tatuó la frase “Lahaina Grown” en sus antebrazos.Pero una escasez crónica...

Personal de la Guardia Nacional dirige al tránsito para alejarlo de las áreas afectadas por los incendios forestales, el domingo 13 de agosto de 2023, en Lahaina, Hawai. (AP Foto/Rick Bowmer)

Hawai pide a turistas evitar viajar a Maui; los hoteles hospedaran a evacuados y socorristas

August 13, 2023 at 11:53 p.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai — Autoridades de Hawai pidieron a los turistas que eviten viajar a Maui en un momento en que varios hoteles se preparan para alojar a evacuados y rescatistas de la...

Richy Palalay, who was born and raise in the Hawaii town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, shows his "Lahaina Grown" tattoo at an evacuation shelter in Wailuku, Hawaii on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. There's concern that any homes rebuilt after a wildfire that tore through Lahaina will be targeted not at homegrown residents who give the town its spirit and identity but instead affluent outsiders seeking a tropical haven. That would turbo-charge what is already one of Hawaii's gravest and biggest challenges: the exodus and of Native Hawaiian and local-born residents who can no longer afford to live in their homeland. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Lahaina residents worry a rebuilt Maui town could slip into the hands of affluent outsiders

August 13, 2023 at 9:15 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Richy Palalay so closely identifies with his Maui hometown that he had a tattoo artist permanently ink “Lahaina Grown” on his forearms when he was 16.But a chronic housing...

Parishioners attend Mass at Sacred Hearts Mission Church in Kapalua, Hawaii, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. Sacred Hearts Mission Church hosted congregants from Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in Lahaina, including several people who lost family in fires that burned most of the Maui town days earlier. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Hawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires

August 14, 2023 at 8:26 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Parishioners mourned the dead and prayed for the missing Sunday in Hawaii churches as communities began looking ahead to a long recovery from last week's wildfire that demolished a...

A man walks through wildfire wreckage Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years

August 13, 2023 at 4:13 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawaii — A raging wildfire that swept through a picturesque town on the Hawaiian island of Maui this week has killed at least 89 people, authorities said Saturday, making it the...

Un inmueble quedó reducido a ruinas tras el voraz incendio forestal en Lahaina, Hawai, de acuerdo con esta imagen tomada el sábado 12 de agosto de 2023. (AP Foto/Rick Bowmer)

Asciende a 89 numero de muertos por incendio en Hawai; el mas letal en EEUU en mas de 100 anos

August 12, 2023 at 6:48 a.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai, EE.UU. — Un voraz incendio que arrasó esta semana con una pintoresca localidad en la isla hawaiana de Maui ha cobrado al menos 89 vidas, informaron las autoridades el sábado,...

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