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Man accused in Ore. mall shooting wanted to travel
To police and witnesses, Jacob Tyler Roberts was a gunman on a mission, shooting numerous rounds from a semiautomatic rifle as he stalked through a ...
Police: Ore. mall shooter used stolen rifle
Gunfire rang out in the mall food court, instantly transforming a casual afternoon of holiday shopping into a nightmare. The shooter, armed with a ...
Gunman opens fire in Portland mall; 3 dead
A masked gunman wearing camouflage opened fire Tuesday in a busy Portland mall, leaving the gunman and two others dead and forcing the mall's Santa ...
3 dead, including gunman, in Oregon mall shooting
A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another as people were doing their Christmas ...
Washington could become pot source for neighbors
Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go ...
'Three Cups of Tea' co-author Relin kills self
David Oliver Relin, co-author of the best-selling book "Three Cups of Tea," said in legal filings about a year before his recent suicide that his ...
Order lets Boy Scouts keep new abuse files private
The Boy Scouts of America will not immediately have to turn over 27 years of so-called "perversion files" the group keeps on sexual abuse complaints ...
Suspect in string of ecoterrorism fires surrenders
One of the three remaining fugitives in a string of high-profile fires across the West that focused national attention on a group of environmental ...
Morgan has hat trick, US beats Ireland 5-0
It was something of an understatement when Alex Morgan said she was feeling it against Ireland. Morgan scored three first-half goals and the Olympic ...
Solo puts focus on soccer, not personal life
Hope Solo diffused the drama surrounding her personal life as the gold medal-winning U.S. women's soccer team prepared for an exhibition match against ...
Lions' Suh gets traffic ticket in Detroit suburb
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was issued a traffic citation by a police officer who said Suh was driving fast and passing cars from the ...
Thanksgiving steals sales from Black Friday
Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell ...
Wind, rain pummel Pacific Northwest, cause 1 death
Residents in Washington and Oregon braced for more wet weather after a fierce storm swamped streets, toppled trees and large trucks, cut power to ...
Wind, rain pummel Pacific Northwest
Residents in Washington and Oregon braced for more wet weather after a fierce storm swamped streets, toppled trees and large trucks, cut power to ...
Iraq war contractor ordered to pay $85 million
A jury on Friday ordered an American military contractor to pay $85 million after finding it guilty of negligence for illnesses suffered by a dozen ...
Lakers drop 2nd straight, fall to Blazers 116-106
Dwight Howard's 33 points and 14 rebounds were not enough for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 116-106 loss to the inspired Portland Trail Blazers on ...
Release of abuse files: new challenge for Scouts
True to their motto, the Boys Scouts tried to be prepared. For months, they braced for the backlash sure to follow the court-ordered release of ...
Scout abuse files release sparks public interest
A website with files showing the Boy Scouts of America's cover-up of decades of sexual abuse is generating interest from people wanting to know who ...
"Perversion files" show locals helped cover up
Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly ...
Boy Scouts to report pedophiles missed previously
The Boy Scouts of America plan to begin doing what critics argue they should have done decades ago — bring suspected abusers named in the ...
Fight over canola pits biofuels vs. organics
Wet winters and cool, dry summers make Oregon's Willamette Valley one of the best places on the globe to produce seeds for organic broccoli, cabbage, ...
Is Portland really where young people retire?
Portland may not be "a city where young people go to retire," but it's the place they go to be underemployed, a new study found. A famous quip by Fred ...
Portland, Ore., approves adding fluoride to water
The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to add fluoride to Portland's water, meaning Oregon's biggest city is no longer the largest holdout in the ...
In Portland, fluoride debate is ideological clash
It's a dental story told so often it borders on cliche. When someone moves to Portland from another state — and that's most people you meet in this ...
Soup's On: Campbell Soup looks beyond iconic cans
If your lunch still consists of a bowl of Campbell's tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, chances are you grew up using a typewriter.