OREGON SHOOTING-THE LATEST The Latest: Man found dead was father of 2 children killed BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Police say a man found dead in an apartment near Portland, Oregon, was the 36-year-old father of two children who were also found fatally shot. Beaverton police spokesman Mike Rowe told The […]

SUSPICIOUS DEATH-ST HELENS Person of interest Portland woman’s death taken to Oregon ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a person of interest in the death of a Portland woman is in custody in Oregon after being apprehended in California. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release […]

EARTHQUAKE-WOODBURN Officials: 3.1-magnitude earthquake hits north of Salem WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a minor earthquake has hit about 16 miles northeast of Salem. The agency says a magnitude-3.1 temblor struck at about 9:29 p.m. Monday with an epicenter about three miles northwest of Woodburn. The […]

  COOLEST COOLER INVESTIGATION Portland cooler company says it’s done nothing wrong (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland company that raised $13 million online but then struggled to deliver its promised product to thousands of supporters says it’s done nothing wrong. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that […]

  TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM Warm Pacific Ocean ‘blob’ facilitated vast toxic algae bloom SEATTLE (AP) — A new study finds that unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures helped cause a massive toxic algae bloom last year that closed lucrative fisheries from California to British Columbia and disrupted marine life from seabirds […]