DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip to find Christmas greenery, authorities said Thursday. The state medical examiner’s office has identified parents Kenneth and Barbara Martin and their daughter Barbie from remains located … Read more
MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Oregon — An Oregon Army National Guard helicopter safely hoisted an injured logger from a remote national forest after steep, rugged terrain prevented other means of rescue, fire department officials said. A falling tree struck and pinned the logger Thursday in Mount Hood National Forest, about 60 miles southeast of Portland. … Read more
The state of Oregon may soon have some new public property: A spectacular waterfall, beloved by generations, that was recently put up for sale on Redfin. Abiqua Falls — known for its 92-foot (28-meter) vertical drop over a columnar basalt cliff — has been privately owned for over a century but open to the public. … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge in Oregon on Monday restricted federal officers from using tear gas at protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, in response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Oregon on behalf of protesters and freelance journalists. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon issued the preliminary … Read more
An Oregon company is recalling nearly 56,000 pounds of frozen blueberries due to possible Listeria contamination, which federal regulators this week classified as the most serious type of recall. In an online notice, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Oregon Potato Company distributed the product in Michigan, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Canada. The agency said … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oregon Senate Democrats unanimously voted to kill an effort to require that federal authorities be notified when an illegal immigrant convicted of a violent felony is about to be released from prison, leading the chamber’s top Republican to say the majority is choosing ideology over common sense. … Read more