PORTLAND, Ore., June 24 (UPI) -- A researcher in Portland, Ore., says his study found that slightly overweight people live longer than their normal weight counterparts.

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Emergency crews were alerted for a Northwest Airlines jetliner landing in Oregon Saturday after the crew noted a low hydraulic pressure reading, officials said.

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The openly gay mayor of Portland, Ore., Monday acknowledged he lied about a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old in 2005 but said he would not resign.

SALEM, Ore., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The father of a man accused in a deadly bank bomb explosion in Oregon was arrested Tuesday, police said.

PORTLAND, Ore., July 9 (UPI) -- An Oregon trucker who allegedly targeted bereaved families for extortion was charged with kidnapping a deceased man's daughter-in-law, authorities said.

PACIFIC CITY, Ore., July 9 (UPI) -- Doctors say they won't know for several weeks if an Oregon surfer will regain use of the arm they reattached after he was run over by a boat.

PORTLAND, Ore., July 7 (UPI) -- Rescuers said a South Carolina man is recovering after falling about 100 feet down the side of Mount Hood in Oregon.

BEAVERTON, Ore., July 2 (UPI) -- A ex-high school teacher is seeking damages from an Oregon school district, saying he was forced to quit because he tried to stage a controversial play.

PORTLAND, Ore., June 26 (UPI) -- As many as 37 freight train cars believed loaded with lumber derailed in Portland, Ore., Thursday near the Interstate 84 and the I-205 interchange.