PORTLAND, OR — In an effort to address skyrocketing 911 response times, the Portland Police Bureau announced today that residents can now shave hours off their wait by committing crimes within walking distance of a precinct. “Look, we’re stretched thin,” said a...
SALEM, OR — Local sources confirmed Tuesday that a Salem man died peacefully in his seat at the Oregon DMV, his skeleton still patiently waiting for its number to be called. Witnesses said the man, who had been waiting for more than six hours, quietly expired sometime...
Bend, Ore. — The wait is over for burger fans in Central Oregon. According to a report from KTVZ, Killer Burger has officially opened its doors in Bend, marking the chain’s latest expansion across the state. The Portland-born burger chain, Killer Burger, has been...
In the early morning hours of August 2, 1873, fire bells rang out across Portland as volunteer firefighters scrambled to battle a blaze that, according to newspaper accounts, raged “among the cottages of the poor and the elegant mansions of the rich.” The fire would...
One of Oregon’s tallest and most storied trees, the Doerner Fir in Coos County, caught fire on Saturday, Aug. 16. Standing at 325 feet, the massive Douglas fir is among the tallest known in the world, and now firefighters are working around the clock to preserve it,...
