An avalanche warning was issued on Thursday night for areas near Mt. Hood, the National Weather Service in Portland announced ...

Portland city leaders have for months relied on a code name to discretely refer to the towering public finance deal they’ve ...

Mt. Hood Meadows will end the season early after a roughly 10-year low snow pattern on Mount Hood; here’s what it means for next year.

Two large avalanches occurred on Mt. Hood just days apart as snowpack instability remains over the Cascades. Low snowpack, ...

Here's where and how to go snowshoeing on Mt. Hood, Oregon, a full review of the Waterfall Shuttle Snowshoe Tour ...

GRESHAM, Ore. — Over 400 registered nurses at Legacy Mount Hood will vote on a tentative agreement after authorizing a strike last week. According to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), the tentative ...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland is still the site of protests, and now the City of Portland is closer to deciding how it will charge detention centers a fee. A ...

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The first full week of April is off to a great start, especially for those who love recreating outdoors.

A winter storm warning for the Cascades through Sunday has meteorologists warning Oregonians to skip backcountry recreation and use extra caution when driving through the mountains, which could see up ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A climber has died after falling nearly 300 feet on Mt. Hood Sunday morning, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Just before 10 a.m., a CCSO Search & Rescue ...