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BEND, Ore. — Shannon Guerrero didn’t want to lead the Sunday dance class in Bend she’d hastily planned.

A young arctic fox found wandering Portland two years ago, alone and far from her natural territory, is capturing hearts in the Midwest.

Some 800 Portland city workers could strike as soon as next month — and that number could nearly double by December if another city union approves a strike next week.

What started as a dispute involving teen athletes in Southwest Washington has ballooned into a viral controversy.

Federal officials intercepted a “suspicious package” addressed to Oregon’s election office before it arrived in the state, Secretary of State Tobias Read said Friday.

Voters in Washington are starting to receive their ballots by mail, and state election officials want people to return them as soon as possible ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.

Oregon State Police shot and injured a man in Eugene after an hours-long standoff Sunday afternoon.

Voters in Multnomah County will see three familiar names on their ballots running for county chair.

One of the first major signs of this year’s “Super El Niño” has reached the U.S.

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says he has instructed prefects, the government’s regional representatives, to impose “very limited” and “localized” curfews to prevent more rioting and looting, following weekend violence that targeted city halls,…

EDMONTON, Alberta — For decades, Alberta separatism remained on the political margins.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late in his reelection campaign, a coveted boost because of Trump’s popularity but one that the American had withheld for months as the v…

President Trump has announced his plans to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links, a course in Washington D.C. that was already at the center of a testy legal battle.

Rookie Caiya Hanks scored with less than four minutes remaining in regulation to pull the Thorns into a draw with Bay FC.

As Oregon wheat farmers barely break even, a burgeoning Washington flour company could be a boon for farmers and bring premium Pacific Northwest grown wheat to the national spotlight.

The cowboy is one of the most potent symbols of American Western mythology.

Eileen Sather, a mom of two, headed to a park over the weekend with her kids in search of normalcy after a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School that left three students and a teacher dead.

Portland’s mission to incentivize new housing construction has done little to change the sluggish pace of development in the city.

Inside the fog-filled room, there were no phones out or flashing cameras.

Big changes are coming to the individual health insurance marketplace in Central Oregon.

Following the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., community members gathered for a service to pray and grieve at Victory Baptist Church.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. officials remain at odds over disruptions to a key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian military.

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Dylan Raiola came off the bench and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jamari Johnson with 28 seconds left to give Oregon a come-from-behind 17-14 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night.

Organizers say between 2,000-3,000 people turned out Saturday for the “No Kings” protest in Eugene’s City Hall plaza.

Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire, while reports said that large numbers of injured people were being transported to hospitals.

Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St.

More than 2 million invasive green crabs were captured in Washington state from July 2025 to June 2026, smashing previous records.

So far this year, UW researchers have documented 356 immigration-related detentions and arrests in Washington state where federal agencies have been provided records by state agencies. “ Those are just the ones where we were able to confirm it with ‘smoki…

BEND, Ore. — A special-needs teacher and student wounded in a deadly shooting at an Oregon elementary school remained hospitalized Saturday.

On Thursday, Oct. 15, a 16-year-old shooter entered Silver Star Elementary School in Bend, Ore., and killed three students and one teacher.

Protesters across Oregon rallied Saturday for the fourth iteration of the “No Kings” protest since President Donald Trump returned to office.

A towering white Mount Hood has long defined Portland’s eastern skyline.

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A new six-part investigative podcast series called “Not Just a Terrible Story” follows several cases of educator sexual misconduct that took place at Centennial High School in Gresham in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Since 1986, the Portland-based nonprofit Ukandu has offered a week-long, free camp for children with cancer, ages 8 to 18, and their siblings.

For more than 20 years, Oregon has been monitoring toxic algal blooms.

Fourteen neighborhood schools in Portland would close if the Portland Public Schools Board approves a district plan.

The Portland-based group Seffarine blends traditional music from Morocco and Southern Spain with jazz and other contemporary genres.

Metro has been acquiring land to create green spaces in the Portland metro area since the 1990s — and its collection of natural areas, trails and parks has now grown to over 20,000 acres.

“Think Out Loud” continues our monthly conversations with Meg Samples, general manager of member-supported KMHD Jazz Radio.

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At most sushi restaurants in the U.S., “wasabi” — that lump of pungent, nose-searing green paste — may pack a punch, but it’s also probably fake.

The Clark County Youth Commission allows young people to offer their input to the county council about the issues youth are facing and how to address them.

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As Senate Democrats begin to weigh who should lead their caucus heading into next year’s long legislative session, their current leader has taken his name out of the running.

A boy in a gray hoodie and sweatpants kept popping his head into the room where about 20 adults, including his mom, had gathered on a recent weekday in La Grande.