Portland children jump from stolen car, escape kidnapping suspect with good Samaritan's help

Two children – ages 9 and 11 – escaped from a stolen car and flagged down a passerby who helped police capture the suspected car thief, police in Portland, Oregon, said.

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

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 SUV with a downed power line on it and a couple who had been putting their baby in the car.

3 killed, baby rescued after power line falls on car during ice storm

Three people were killed after a power line fell on a vehicle during a damaging ice storm in Portland, Oregon. Here's what officials say to do if it happens to you.

An ice storm bears down on the Pacific Northwest as East and South battle bitter cold

Residents of the Pacific Northwest suffered more misery as an ice storm bore down Wednesday, threatening to turn mountain highways treacherous and zap power in bitterly cold temperatures.

Red Cross blood supply critically low amid cold conditions canceling blood drives

The American Red Cross says its blood supply is at critically low levels, in part because of blood drive cancelations caused by dangerous winter conditions.

Physics teacher who found plane debris in backyard explains why he thinks iPhone survived

In the hours that followed the frightening blowout on the Alaska Airlines flight, people in one Portland-area neighborhood found themselves on a scavenger hunt for various debris that fell from the sky.

Alaska Airlines door plug blow out: What’s known about the Boeing emergency

Alaska Airlines’ emergency last week when a door plug blew off of its Boeing Max 9 aircraft mid-flight has put flyers, airlines and federal authorities on edge.

United Airlines found loose bolts, other issues on a key part of grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners

United Airlines said Monday it found loose bolts and other "installation issues" on a part of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that were inspected after a mid-flight blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines jet on Friday.

Man finds iPhone 'perfectly intact' that likely fell 16,000 feet from Alaska Airlines flight

The man said the iPhone was found still in airplane mode and open to a baggage claim number for Alaska Airlines flight 1282, which suffered an inflight blowout and was forced to make an emergency landing.

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

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 lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday.

FAA temporarily grounds Boeing 737-9 planes after panel blows out mid-flight

Passengers recalled the terrifying moments when an Alaska Airlines plane window and piece of fuselage blew out mid-flight, causing a child's shirt to be ripped off and forcing an emergency landing.

Plane window blows out mid-flight, makes emergency landing in Portland

An Alaska Airlines flight from Portland to Ontario, California had to make an emergency landing back in Portland after a window on the plane blew out mid-flight, according to KPTV FOX 12 in Oregon. 

VIDEO: Coast Guard rescues dog that fell off cliff on Oregon coast

Newly released footage shows the harrowing rescue of a dog by the U.S. Coast Guard, after that dog fell down a cliff on the Oregon Coast.

As tree species face decline, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in Pacific Northwest

As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate changes, the U.S. Forest Service, Portland and citizen groups around Puget Sound are turning to a deceptively simple climate adaptation strategy called “assisted migration.”

Study suggests this ingredient leads to better coffee

The study touches on what many baristas already know, but no one had specifically studied the effect or explored how it could vary with different types of coffee – until now.

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

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.