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.
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.
Potential Christmas tree shortage could hit your wallet this holiday season
States across the U.S. are experiencing a lower supply of Christmas trees this year.
Oregon man reunited with missing cat found 1,200 miles away, 5 years after it vanished
The world may never know how a cat who went missing five years ago in Portland, Ore., turned up in, of all the unexpected places, Santa Fe, N.M.
Bus driver crashes into ditch with 10 children aboard, arrested for DUI, officials say
A 20-year-old school bus driver was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance after crashing a bus into a ditch with 10 children aboard in Oregon on Wednesday, authorities said.
Teen ‘Jeopardy!’ champion donates $10K to cancer research in Alex Trebek’s honor
To compete on "Jeopardy!" was a lifelong dream for the show’s most recent teen champion, Avi Gupta, who donated $10,000 of his champion winnings to the Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute in honor of Alex Trebek, Jeopardy!‘s longtime, beloved host.
American-made cheese named best in the world for the first time
An artisan cheese from Oregon was dubbed the world’s best at the 2019 World Cheese Awards, a first for an American-made cheese.
‘E.T.’ actor arrested on suspicion of DUI in Oregon
Actor Henry Thomas, who starred as the little boy Elliot in “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Oregon.