Latest Oregon News
A search and rescue team has confirmed that a tanker plane crash killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon
Oregon authorities say a single-pilot aircraft fighting the Falls Fire is missing, search operations are ongoing
Portland General Electric: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland General Electric Co. (POR) on Friday reported net income of $72 million in its second quarter. The Portland, Oregon-based company said it had profit of 69 cents per share. The electric utility posted revenue of...
![](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ec9b729692ed49b5bed2ffda1c8a2758/preview/preview.jpg?s=640x&wm=false)
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced the arrest of a suspect. Meanwhile other blazes scorched the Pacific Northwest. Flames from the fire the man is accused of starting exploded into what is...
![](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a4d6eb91203e4fbeb31b59b4a77713ee/preview/preview.jpg?s=640x&wm=false)
Gov. Newsom passed a new executive order on homeless encampments. Here's what it means
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order directing state agencies “to move urgently to address dangerous” homeless encampments and clear them from state land while giving city and local leaders a push to do the same. The order comes a month after a Supreme...
Columbia Sportswear: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Columbia Sportswear Co. (COLM) on Thursday reported a loss of $11.7 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Portland, Oregon-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents. The results topped Wall Street...
![](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/20cb92bdc2ce4cb9acb77e447eb06322/preview/preview.jpg?s=640x&wm=false)
Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday afternoon, cutting power and stoking fires, including one in Oregon that is already the largest active blaze in the nation. The Durkee Fire, burning...
![](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/761c295edb424b839006e3cb5b57d67a/preview/preview.jpg?s=640x&wm=false)
Church sues Colorado town to be able to shelter homeless in trailers, work 'mandated by God'
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Behind a church surrounded by rolling prairie on the outskirts of this Colorado town sits a donated RV that Joe Ridenour called home for a year after he lost his job during the pandemic. Being able to live in the RV, he said, allowed him to avoid returning...
![](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2ebfe337ccbf49f1ac59768f99a37ef8/preview/preview.jpg?s=640x&wm=false)
Kirk Ferentz still committed to Iowa after watching friends Bill Belichick, Nick Saban move on
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz watched two of his best coaching friends, Bill Belichick and Nick Saban, leave football after last season. So, naturally, college football’s longest-tenured coach smiles and nods as he reflects on his own potential exit. ...
Great Ajax: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — Great Ajax Corp. (AJX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $12.7 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tigard, Oregon-based company said it had a loss of 32 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 24 cents...
![](https://hosted.ap.org/profiles/verticals/themes/ap_hosted/images/loader.gif)