Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency
The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such rep...
Feds reject removal of 4 US Northwest dams in key report
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on ...
Shifting demographics drive GOP nosedive on US West Coast
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican. A lumber mill oper...
GOP lawmakers walk out after Oregon climate bill advances
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican senators slipped out of the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, preventing the state Senate fr...
Arizona State beats No. 14 Oregon for 6th straight win
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Alonzo Verge Jr. scored 26 points, Rob Edwards added 24 and Arizona State beat No. 14 Oregon 77-72 o...
Immigration agency subpoenas Oregon county over 2 inmates
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subpoenaed a sheriff’s office in the suburbs of Portland,...
New Philadelphia police chief starts amid surge in homicides
PHILADELPHIA — The new commissioner of the nation's fourth-largest city police force will start work Monday amid a surge in homicides and calls for ac...
Ionescu’s gets 24th triple-double, No. 3 Oregon tops Arizona
EUGENE, Ore. — The opponent was Arizona, so of course Sabrina Ionescu was up to the challenge and earned her NCAA record 24th triple-double.
Oregon candidate, once a Trump critic, now embraces him
BEND, Ore. — In 2018, the Republican party's candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President Donald Trump's envir...
Rescues by chopper, front loader as flood hits northwest US
PORTLAND, Ore. — Residents in the foothills of the towering Blue Mountains in rural northeast Oregon were plucked from their flooded homes by helicopt...
Oregon moves up to No. 3 in AP women’s basketball poll
NEW YORK — Oregon moved up one spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll to No. 3 after beating rival Oregon State twice in a 48-hour span.
Duarte leads No. 12 Oregon past USC 79-70 in double OT
EUGENE, Ore. — Paying close attention paid off for Oregon's Chris Duarte.
South Carolina, Baylor lead women’s Top 25; Northwestern in
NEW YORK — South Carolina still sits atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll, with Baylor in second place.
Ionescu has 37 and No. 6 Oregon downs No. 3 Stanford 87-55
EUGENE, Ore. — Sabrina Ionescu didn't notice the Oregon crowd's roar when she finally went to the bench with a career-high 37 points against Stanford....
Elleby scores 25, Washington State surprises No. 8 Oregon
PULLMAN, Wash. — After scoring a season-low in points in his last game, CJ Elleby was the go-to guy for Washington State against No. 8 Oregon.
Crab fishermen survive harrowing capsize off Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three men were in good condition early Wednesday after being cut from inside the hull of a capsized crab boat off the Oregon coast. T...
Witness recalls panic after children swept to sea in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — Joanne Cornelius had just finished taking photos of the breathtaking waves and extreme high tide outside her home on the Oregon coast...
Arizona State storms back for 72-66 win over No. 2 Oregon
TEMPE, Ariz. — Robbi Ryan scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half, Jamie Ruden hit two big baskets late and Arizona State stormed back to upset ...
Richardson helps No. 9 Oregon outlast No. 24 Arizona in OT
EUGENE, Ore. — Will Richardson decided it was his time to take over, and it couldn’t have worked out better for Oregon.
Facebook cable plan hits resistance in Oregon coastal town
TIERRA DEL MAR, Ore. — A battle playing out in Oregon is pitting residents of a tiny coastal town with no stoplights or cellphone service against one ...
UConn women still No. 1; S Dakota, Michigan, Princeton in
NEW YORK — UConn cruised to two more conference wins and remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll to start off 2020.
Parity party has college basketball’s best on constant edge
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The season was barely a week old when Michigan State lost to Kentucky in the Champions Classic, a defeat of the nation's No. 1 team t...
Gonzaga stays No. 1 in men’s AP Top 25; Oregon into top 5
A light holiday schedule led to a rare quiet week atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation ‘home run’
WARRENTON, Ore. — A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the U.S. West Coast.
UConn moves to No. 1 in AP Women’s basketball poll
NEW YORK — UConn is back in a familiar spot — No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll.
Buzzkill: Oregon bans cannabis-infused alcoholic beverages
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is renowned for its craft beer and increasingly for its high-grade marijuana, but the state is keeping the two apart — for now.
1 dead, 3 hurt in stabbings at Oregon shopping center, town
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A 20-year-old attacker carried out a series of stabbings and carjackings at a suburban Portland shopping center and in a nearby town...
Louisville up to No. 6 in women’s Top 25; South Dakota in
NEW YORK — Louisville climbed a spot to No. 6 in the The Associated Press women's Top 25 rankings, which remained mostly unchanged Monday with most te...
No. 10 Oregon outlasts No. 5 Michigan 71-70 in OT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In a stellar matchup of senior point guards, Payton Pritchard prevailed in the end.
Shook leads No. 8 Louisville women past top-ranked Oregon
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — No. 8 Louisville handed top-ranked Oregon its first loss of the season, getting 18 points and 15 rebounds from Kylee...