Portland Area Local News

Police said a driver appears to have pushed another car into oncoming traffic, causing a head-on crash that left two people with life-threatening injuries.         

The Gardens of Enchantment in Sandy aims to awaken all five senses, not just sight.         

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The shooting happened at a convenience store Tuesday at around 9:52 p.m. No officers were hurt.         

The statues of Washington, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt are currently in storage to be assessed for damage. A review will help decide if they'll be put back.         

The girl was floating on the river when her floatie overturned. Her dad went in to save her. Others at the scene told police neither resurfaced.         

As COVID-19 cases begin to rise again and the threat of the delta variant looms, many are asking if mask wearing will become mandatory again.         

Two former graduates of Oregon universities are with the Milwaukee Bucks organization; another was front and center on national TV.         

Hikers found Lt. Brian Yang, 25, deceased after he apparently fell roughly 200 feet down a steep embankment.         

There has been a total of 213,730 known COVID-19 cases in the state since the start of the pandemic.         

As of Wednesday afternoon, it had burned 394,407 acres, putting it in fourth place for the largest wildfires to ever burn in Oregon.         

Bark beetles have killed millions of trees, making it easier for wildfires to burn through dead wood.         

The school's Japanese dual language immersion program started back in 1989.         

On July 19, police arrested Ramirez Monge in Tonopah, Nevada, with help from several law enforcement agencies.         

The campfire ban goes into effect Thursday, July 22, and will continue indefinitely.         

The fire has become the largest in the U.S. this year, burning an area larger than the city of Los Angeles.         

In a second-quarter office market report on the Portland metro area, the real estate firm Colliers noted that Apple had leased 50,000 square feet at 3555 S.W. 153rd.         

Crouser is the defending gold medalist and world record holder in the shot put.         

Up-to-date information on the fires burning in Oregon and Southern Washington.