Troutdale, Ore. (KGW/NBC News) – Firefighters battling Oregon’s massive Eagle Creek fire are keeping a close eye on changing weather conditions. The nearly 33,000-acre wildfire has forced hundreds of evacuations and closed several miles of Interstate 84. The fire was ...
Troutdale, Ore. – Police have identified a juvenile suspect who they believe had a hand in starting the Eagle Creek Fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge. Oregon State Police said the 15-year-old Vancouver boy may have been lighting fireworks ...
Troutdale, Ore. – A fire burning east of Portland has sparked other fires across the Columbia River in Washington State and caused hundreds to evacuate. The U.S. Forest Service said the Eagle Creek Fire started 1 mile south of Cascade ...
Skamokawa, Wash. – A tanker carrying millions of gallons of industrial chemicals and oil ran aground off the in Washington State Thursday morning. The U.S. Coast Guard said the Argent Cosmos lost the use of a fuel pump and became ...
Update (05/04/17 4:30 p.m.) – 31-year-old Samuel Cha died at the hospital after falling on the Angel’s Rest trail in Bridal Veil. —————————————– Multnomah County, Ore. (KOIN/CNN) – A beautiful day turned to horror for one family that simply wanted ...
COWLITZ COUNTY, Wash. – Rescue divers helped save two dogs that were trapped in a collapsed boat house along the Columbia River. According to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and rescue divers responded to the boat house on Willow ...
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. – The body of a missing Gresham woman was found in the Columbia River Gorge recreation area Thursday, according to the Oregonian. 30-year-old Susan Behrens went missing on April 4. According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, ...
Portland, Ore. – Video captured on the Columbia River west of Astoria shows what appears to be a shark attacking an injured seal. Portland NBC affiliate KGW reports Josh Robb was crabbing with his father-in-law when they spotted the seal ...
Multnomah County, Ore. – Portland police said the search of the Columbia River Gorge for 21-year-old Anna Schmidt has been suspended. Over 150 miles of trail systems have been searched in the gorge using air, ground, and K9 resources. No ...
Salem, Ore. — Federal investigators say Union Pacific Railroad is to blame for an oil train derailment earlier this month in the Columbia River Gorge The oil train derailed back on June 3rd, spilling 42,000 gallons of crude oil and ...