Bears are sparking surprise and action in headlines from coast to coast. This list of stories outlines harrowing close-calls ...

The west end entrance to Columbia Park Trail was closed for several hours on Sunday while police investigated.

A shooting left a 13-year-old boy dead and another injured, Oregon officials said. On April 27, Gresham officers got reports ...

A fisherman reeled in a strange-looking sea creature with hairy claws from an Oregon river, wildlife officials said. It ended ...

The nurse was conducting rounds when she was choked and slammed to the ground by the patient, authorities say.

“KFC sells hundreds of thousands of buckets of fried chicken each Mother’s Day, making it one of its most popular days of the ...

A rarely seen species of whale became stranded alive on a North Carolina island, only to perish before help could arrive, ...

A Powerball player just missed a massive jackpot prize — but still scored a big windfall in North Carolina. The player bought ...

A kayak found empty about 400 yards offshore in Hawaii has led to a search for the missing owner, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The yellow kayak was found off Keauhou, Hawaii, at 10:09 a.m. Sunday, ...

A lottery player matched five numbers in a drawing game to win a big jackpot, according to lottery officials. The lucky player won $100,443 in the April 27 Fantasy 5 drawing using the Quick Pick ...

A man killed his 75-year-old wife because he didn’t want her to die in a nursing home instead, Missouri authorities say. A ...

I look forward to carefully reviewing the budgets line by line over the next few weeks,” said Gov. Bob Ferguson.