Oregon

Two people were shot and injured in Portland, Oregon, by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol on Jan. 8, 2026. Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Troy Brynelson joined host Phineas Pope to discuss the latest information.

U.S. Senate and House Democrats from Oregon and Washington moved swiftly to condemn President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States carried out a military strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

The Trump administration is making unprecedented demands of colleges in the Northwest and across the country.

Across the nation, cattle mutilation has been puzzling ranchers and law enforcement for decades.

Kirk, 31, died after being shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. The event was set to be the first stop on Kirk’s planned “American Comeback Tour.”

EcoFlight flies small groups in prop planes, advocating for the environment from the sky. The nonprofit, based in Aspen, Colorado, operates throughout the western United States.

Crews are preparing for a wind event with 35 mph gusts that could make firefighting efforts challenging.

A wildfire that started Friday on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, near White Salmon, has grown to more than 10,700 acres and destroyed 14 homes.

The federal government has ended one of its crisis hotline services.

For decades, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has been working with farmers and states to bring spring Chinook salmon back to the Walla Walla Basin. Their efforts are finally paying off.