Pacific Northwest News
Bagby Hot Springs, campground will reopen Saturday after wildfire closure
The Mt. Hood National Forest springs were shut down Aug. 7 due to Sandstone Fire.
Seattle airport refuses to pay 100-bitcoin ransom after cyberattack
How much information was accessed, and what kind, is still unclear.
What’s a road onion? And where to find one in eastern Oregon
As summer fades, the brown flakes of onion skins blow across Ontario’s rural roads like tumbleweeds.
Readers respond: Portland should try approval voting
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
Tillamook supervisor guilty of contraband scheme at inmate forest camp
Phillip L. Soots pleaded no contest to one count of official misconduct for selling the contraband.
Alaska Airlines finalizes purchase of Hawaiian Air, which will keep its brand
The airlines agreed to maintain current levels of service on key routes within Hawaii and between the island state and the U.S. mainland.
Readers respond: Oppose book bans and censorship
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
Readers respond: An interfaith statement of unity
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
Humpback whale spits out bewildered seal, naturalist’s photo shows
The humpback named Big Mama had just lunged at a school of fish presumably also being pursued by the seal.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival announces new executive director
Garbriella Calicchio, who joins the Ashland theater company in November, anticipates improvements in funding and audience size.
Oregon wildfires are shattering records this year
Wildfires have burned a record-breaking 1.9 million acres this year — the most acres ever damaged in state history.
Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger approved by Biden administration, with some restrictions
The decision clears the way for Alaska Airlines complete its $1 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines.