ALTURAS, Calif. — A fast-growing wildfire along the Oregon-California border spurred evacuation notices even as California’s governor declared a state of emergency to help fight blazes raging in the state. Gov. Jerry Brown’s order Saturday night came as fires in other West Coast states burned through parched forests, brush and terrain, destroying some homes, threatening […]
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Gunman kills student at Oregon high school
TROUTDALE, Ore. — A gunman shot and killed a student Tuesday at a high school in a quiet Columbia River town in Oregon shortly after classes started and was found dead himself as police arrived, authorities said. The attack panicked students at Reynolds High School in Troutdale after a lockdown was ordered and they were […]
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‘He’s charging us’ — Oregon family calls 911 after housecat traps them in bedroom
Two days after police arrived to subdue the 4-year-old part-Himalayan cat, owner Lee Palmer of Portland said he’s taking the feline to a veterinarian. A pet psychologist also is due at the house to see the cat, named Lux. “We’re not getting rid of him right now,” Palmer said. “He’s been part of our family […]
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Police: 4 dead, 2 injured in N. Calif. shooting
ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — Four people were shot to death and two others wounded in a shooting and knife attack Thursday at an American Indian tribal headquarters in California, authorities said. Alturas Police Chief Ken Barnes said 44-year-old Sherie Lash was taken into custody after allegedly opening fire at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and […]
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‘Oh God, this is it. I’m going to get eaten right here’
Two Maine surfers were catching waves off the coast of Oregon when they came face to face with death, in the form of many people’s worst nightmare: a shark. “We were chillin’ in the moment, taking it all in,” 25-year-old Andrew Gardiner of Eliot said. “And I just felt this hard knock to my board. […]