Soccer players kneel before game to show support for Black Lives Matter
Portland Thorns and North Carolina Courage players knelt during the national anthem Saturday to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The National Women's Soccer League had said before the game it would support whatever players chose to do.
Oregon county to revise mask exemption for people of color due to ‘horrifically racist’ backlash
One Oregon county’s new face covering policy that was meant to protect minorities has backfired and was met with “horrifically racist commentary,” according to a county statement.
Two-faced kitten named Biscuits and Gravy passes away after nearly 4 days
A two-faced kitten named Biscuits and Gravy passed away after living for nearly four days.
Some parents giving up on distance learning
Some frustrated parents are giving up on distance learning.
High school student makes clear face masks to help deaf and hard of hearing communicate
Eric Kim, a student at Sunset High School in Portland, Ore., said he thought the masks “would be a great way to help the local community.”
95-year-old WWII veteran beats the odds, survives coronavirus: 'Have a positive attitude'
A 95-year-old World War II veteran who beat the odds and survived the novel coronavirus said on “Fox and Friends First” on Friday that listening to his doctor’s orders to stay positive helped him recover.
Oregon veteran survives coronavirus, celebrates 104th birthday
World War II veteran William Lapschies, 104, celebrated with family members after surviving a recent bout with the coronavirus
Veteran, 95, recovers from coronavirus, family says: 'Pretty hardcore'
A 95-year-old veteran who lived through the Great Depression and World War II just beat the coronavirus.
What's 'essential'? In U.S., it's golf, guns and weed
In the United States, golf courses, gun shops and marijuana dispensaries have all been put on lists of "essential" businesses that should not be closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
'Do not call 911 just because you ran out of toilet paper', Oregon police say
One police department in Oregon posted a reminder on their Facebook page, asking the public to not call 9-1-1 if they run out of toilet paper.
Hatchet-wielding doughnut thief nabbed by police a block away eating stolen sweets: cops
A hatchet-wielding man allegedly robbed a Portland doughnut shop early Saturday morning – only to be nabbed by police a block away eating the same doughnuts he stole before fleeing on foot.
Mom who died days after giving birth to 4th child becomes 'less than 1 in a million' organ donor
Kathleen Thorson suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and died just days after giving birth to her fourth child.
Marijuana sales along Oregon/Idaho state line are 420% higher than Oregon average
Oregon sells marijuana legally. Idaho does not. And that is apparently why sales at shops in Oregon along the Idaho border are booming.
Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ champion raises over $200,000 for cancer research in Alex Trebek’s name
“Jeopardy!” teen champion Avi Gupta used social media to help raise over $200,000 for cancer research in Alex Trebek's honor.
U.S. Bank employee reportedly fired for helping stranded customer on Christmas Eve
U.S. bank reportedly fired an employee who gave a stranded customer $20 of her own money for gas on Christmas Eve.
Woman allegedly punched boyfriend in the face two times for leaving her dog out in the rain
Melissa Morris was arrested on New Year’s Eve after she told deputies she punched her boyfriend in the face for leaving her dog outside in the rain.
Woman accused of harassing Muslim by grabbing hijab, stripping naked, rubbing scarf over her own body
An Oregon woman is accused of harassing a Muslim student by choking her with her own headscarf, then stripping down naked and rubbing that hijab over
'Grandfather Express': Man surprises grandchildren with bus to take them to school each morning
An Oregon grandfather of 10 came up with a brilliant way to spend more time with his grandchildren — he surprised them with a school bus that he had decorated and named the “Grandfather Express,” which he will use to drive them to school each day.
American Airlines becomes second carrier to offer non-binary gender option
American Airlines became the second carrier to offer customers a non-binary gender option when booking flights, joining United Airlines which began doing the same in March.
‘Community over competition’: Local coffee shop lends helping hand to competitor battling cancer
A local coffee shop owner in Oregon helped keep a competitor’s store open while one of its owners battles terminal cancer from a hospice.