Boaters and beachgoers alike flocked to the Willamette and Columbia rivers on Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July. Local fire departments across Oregon are encouraging the community to be careful ...

Eighteen months ago, at around 7 p.m. practically every night, Chloe Lawson would start a four-mile walk to Subway, where she’d work the overnight shift, earning a buck above the $7.25 federal minimum ...