Nation Feb 17 Snowstorm brings ‘most dangerous conditions’ seen by Oregon utility Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power in and around Portland, Oregon, six days after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled.
Nation Jan 25 Portland, Oregon, mayor decries ongoing protest violence The mayor, who was reelected in November, has been targeted before by left-wing demonstrators, including some who smashed windows and set fires inside his condo building.
Economy Dec 17 States grapple with next steps on evictions as crisis grows If Oregon extends its eviction moratorium next week, it would go further than a one-month extension of a federal eviction measure expected in a coronavirus relief package nearing consensus in Congress.
Nation Sep 12 Better weather aids battle against deadly Western wildfires Diminishing winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battling deadly blazes in Oregon and California, but with dozens of people still missing, authorities in both states feared that the receding flames could reveal many more dead across the blackened landscape.
Nation Sep 11 Oregon orders 500,000 to evacuate ahead of historic wildfires The number of people ordered to evacuate statewide because of fires rose to an estimated 500,000 — more than 10 percent of the state's 4.2 million people, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management reported late Thursday.
Nation Sep 09 ‘Unprecedented’ Pacific Northwest fires burn hundreds of homes Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest are scrambling to keep up with multiple catastrophic fires in the region that have forced people to flee their homes and trapped firefighters and civilians.