A small plane that crashed into a row of townhomes, killing three people just east of Portland had reported “controllability” issues before going down, federal authorities said Tuesda ...

A man suspected of killing four people aboard a Chicago-area transit train shot them at close range while they were asleep, officials said Tuesday.

The Vancouver Education Association ratified a contract with Vancouver Public Schools over the weekend, officially marking an end to monthslong negotiations that narrowly avoided a teacher strike.

Temperatures in Clark County will likely reach 100 degrees this week, according to the National Weather Service. The agency’s Portland office has issued an excessive heat warning for the region starti ...

KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards ...

A mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy at a popular Southern California park over the holiday weekend and state rangers ...

CAIRO (AP) — A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast Tuesday, leaving one person dead and 22 missing, Libyan authorities said, the latest sea tragedy involving migrants seeking a better ...

Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, is leading in the Washington lands commissioner primary race. Sue Kuehl Pederson, center, and Dave Upthegrove, right, are in a close battle for the second spot. The top ...