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Police in Oregon have arrested a Canadian man who allegedly stole a yacht and had to be rescued by a Coast Guard swimmer

The US Coast Guard triangulated where the distress call was coming from and launched nearby vessels and a chopper to the scene, where Petty Officer Michael Clark dived into the ocean to rescue a yacht captain as his vessel sank at the mouth of the Columbia River between Oregon and…

A newly minted Coast Guard rescue swimmer saved a man's life at the mouth of the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington state just after a giant wave rolled the yacht he was piloting and threw him into the surf

Jo Ann Ussery's remarkable project went on to inspire others with one man now even holding festivals where the artists perform on the wings of his home in Hillsboro, Oregon, US

Police in Oregon say gunshots broke out as officers responded to a call at a home in the scenic vacation town of Hood River, Oregon

Police converged in force on the tiny, unincorporated community of Wolf Creek in southwest Oregon the night of Jan. 26 as they hunted for a suspect who was wanted for kidnapping and torturing a woman nearly to death

Police in Oregon say the suspect in a violent kidnapping killed two men before being cornered by officers and fatally shooting himself

Benjamin Foster, 36, died in hospital after the standoff in Grants Pass, Oregon

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Legislature may soon ask its neighbors to the west to join a conversation about absorbing some of its counties.

Suspect Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday night just hours after being taken into custody in Grants Pass, Oregon, US

A suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday night after being taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement, a police spokesman said.