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A public health advisory was issued after unsafe levels of fecal bacteria were found in water at Oceanside Beach in Tillamook County.

Christ's Church had considered hosting 20 microshelters for transitional housing for people are homeless, but backed off of the plan.

The change came as a result of a lawsuit that claimed the residency requirement violates the constitution.

Abigail Landwehr will help cover the state's wild places and environment, including public lands, wildfires and outdoor recreation.

The U.S. Forest Service will reduce the size and scope of the Cedar Creek Fire closure on Sunday.

Police said the crash happened near the intersection of Kuebler Boulevard and 27th Avenue SE.

The Florida firefighter who adopted the child he found in a Safe Haven Baby Box said he knew immediately he wanted to raise her as his own.

AccuWeather storm chaser Tony Laubach captured the tornados, calling it "one of the most incredible" sights, "especially in the state of Colorado."

A commercial fisherman in Illinois caught a 109-pound bighead carp last week while fishing in the Illinois River's backwaters.

With missing sidewalks, narrow roads and pothole-ridden shoulders, the stretch of Center Street east of Lancaster Drive has long been a problem area.