OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — While police cruisers often can see adolescents in their back seats, officers in Oregon City picked up some strange kids. KPTV-TV reports (http://is.gd/teiodA) that... READ MORE »

BAKERTON, W.Va. (AP) — A dog trapped in a water-filled West Virginia cave for nearly two weeks was thin and dehydrated but energetic when rescuers found her. Baker, a 1-year-old pit-bull... READ MORE »

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Jackson County jury has found a father guilty of asking someone to beat up his baby sitter after she made comments that caused him to temporarily lose custody of his... READ MORE »

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — So much of rodeo comes down to time. Time to practice, time to drive, time to wait, time to ride. During an event, every second counts; before a rodeo, cowboys and... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — What grows quickly, is packed with protein, has twice the nutritional value of kale and... tastes like bacon? The answer, according to scientists at Oregon State... READ MORE »

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland residents looking skyward might spot a surprising replacement for the sneakers sometimes seen hanging from power lines: suspended sex toys. The Oregonian... READ MORE »

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old girl has died after she became entangled in clothing at her western Michigan home and was accidentally strangled. The Ottawa... READ MORE »

HARRISBURG (AP) — The former mayor of Pennsylvania's capital city was arrested Tuesday on corruption charges, including allegations he unlawfully used public money from various agencies to... READ MORE »

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been accused of starting a fire at his ex-girlfriend's Memphis home by dousing a teddy bear with lighter fluid and threatening the woman's family... READ MORE »

NEW YORK (AP) — "Tonight" show host Jimmy Fallon spent 10 days in a hospital intensive care unit after tripping in his kitchen and injuring a finger so badly it required six hours of... READ MORE »