Firefighter adopts puppy rescued from house fire

A puppy that survived serious injuries in a house fire found a very special forever home. Now, he'll tour schools to teach the importance of fire safety.

Oregon dad accused of drugging daughter's friends at sleepover

An Oregon dad is facing multiple felony charges after reportedly lacing mango smoothies with drugs and insisting his daughter’s 12-year-old friends drink them.

Case of human plague confirmed in Oregon

Health officials have confirmed a case of human plague in an Oregon resident who was likely infected by their cat.

Oregon Democrats unveil bill to recriminalize drug possession

The lawmakers supporting the bill say it would allow police to confiscate drugs and reduce public drug use. It would also create new diversion opportunities with the aim of steering people toward treatment instead of jail.

Man finds iPhone 'perfectly intact' that likely fell 16,000 feet from Alaska Airlines flight

The man said the iPhone was found still in airplane mode and open to a baggage claim number for Alaska Airlines flight 1282, which suffered an inflight blowout and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Study suggests this ingredient leads to better coffee

The study touches on what many baristas already know, but no one had specifically studied the effect or explored how it could vary with different types of coffee – until now.

Rare Air Jordans, dropped in Oregon donation bin, sell for $50K at auction

The cash from the rare Nike Air Jordan 3s will benefit the Portland Rescue Mission, which has served people struggling with homelessness, hunger and addiction since 1949.

Watch: Wild dashcam video shows man plow through parade route

Video taken from the suspect's own dashboard camera shows people screaming and jumping out of the way as he speeds down a crowded parade route in Portland, Oregon.

Oregon church leader jailed for sex abuse of girls in his congregation, police say

Christopher Michael Pruitt, 39, remained in custody this week after being indicted on multiple sex abuse charges in Washington County, Oregon, police said.

Oregon father charged in decade-old cold case death of infant daughter 'Baby Precious'

After more than a decade of mystery, an Oregon father has been charged in the tragic death of his infant daughter, known as "Baby Precious." In May 2013, the lifeless body of a baby was discovered in a recycling center in Portland.

'Extremely dangerous' escapee captured after getting stuck in mud

At the time of his escape, Christopher Pray was wearing leg shackles, a belly chain, handcuffs, and a restraint connecting all three together,

Woman’s escape from cinder block cell likely spared others from similar nightmare, FBI says

A woman who escaped her kidnapper by punching her way out of a homemade cinder block cell at a home in southern Oregon likely saved other women from a similar fate, authorities said, by alerting them to a man they now suspect in sexual assaults in at least four more states. 

FBI: Man poses as police officer to kidnap woman in Seattle, kept her in a cinderblock cell in Oregon

Authorities say a man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon, and kept her in a makeshift cell from which she eventually escaped and found help.