Avalanche kills backcountry skiing couple in Bend, Oregon

An avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains has killed two backcountry skiers, authorities said Tuesday.

Conservative portion of Oregon looking to break off and join Idaho

The Greater Idaho movement aims to separate Oregon's conservative east from its progressive west, exposing ideological divides.

Whiteout conditions cause massive pileup on I-84 in Oregon

I-84 closed near Multnomah Falls, Oregon, after whiteout winter weather conditions led to a massive pileup on Thursday.

Crews battle massive 3-alarm fire at abandoned OR paper mill

Firefighters battled a massive three-alarm fire that broke out at an abandoned paper mill near Portland, Oregon Thursday morning. 

Lay's chips recalled in WA, OR for high risk levels: FDA
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The FDA upgraded the recall on Lay's chips to a Class 1 recall because of the public health risk. The bags were sold in Washington and Oregon and can be deadly for people with milk allergies.

Newly proposed high-speed rail to connect Seattle to Portland

Feel like zipping over to Powell's Books or the original Fred Meyer? A proposal for a new high-speed rail could get you from Seattle to Portland in less than an hour.

Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger, files lawsuit against grocery chain

This comes a day after the proposed merger between the supermarket giants floundered after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal.

Proposed merger of Kroger, Albertsons is halted by federal, WA judges

The proposed $24.6 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the merger.

Tsunami alert was issued for CA and OR. Here's what that means

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern California prompted a tsunami warning for the California and Oregon coast late Thursday morning.

7.0 earthquake strikes off Northern California coast, tsunami alerts canceled

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, and some residents along its coast were urged to evacuate inland due to the threat of a possible tsunami.

Bomb cyclone causes record rain, heavy snow in CA as outages linger in WA

Up to 16 inches of rain is forecast in Northern California and southwestern Oregon. The storm system unleashed winds earlier this week that left two people dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Washington.

Arctic fox rescued in Portland, OR finds new forever home in Wisconsin

The Arctic fox that made headlines after being rescued in Oregon has found a new forever home at Ochsner Park Zoo in Wisconsin. 

Family of security guard shot, killed at OR hospital sues facility for $35M

The family of a security guard who was shot and killed at a hospital in Portland, Oregon, sued the facility for $35 million on Tuesday, accusing it of negligence.