Weird Oregon

Matthew Fox Charged With Drunk Driving

Newser | Posted 05.07.2012

First it was a stripper, then a bar brawl, and now it's a DUI for Matthew Fox. The Lost star was busted early Friday in Oregon, where he lives. ...

David Lohr

Lion Tries To Eat Zebra-Striped Toddler At Oregon Zoo (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 05.04.2012

A lioness at the Oregon Zoo thought she found herself the perfect meal when a Bend family recently brought a baby zebra to her enclosure. There was...

Boring, Oregon, Becomes A Sister City To Dull Scotland

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Boring: Meet Dull. That's what happened when two small towns, one in the U.S. state of Oregon and the other in Scotland, decided to...

Mom Allegedly Watched Her Underage Daughter Strip

Posted 03.18.2012

In December, Christina Lopez complained to police that her 17-year-old daughter was stripping. Now, the 42-year-old Oregon woman faces charges beca...

Cops: Man Attacked Shoppers With Light Saber

Posted 12.15.2011

That's not how you use the force! An Oregon man went Darth Vader on customers at Toys 'R' Us this week when he allegedly assaulted at least three p...

Marijuana Flung From Car Pelts Oregon Trooper

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

EUGENE Ore. -- An Oregon state trooper says he was giving chase at more than 100 mph when suspects in the car ahead ripped open half-pound bags of mar...

Suspect Falls Through Ceiling Into Police Custody

Posted 01.01.2012

In the Pacific Northwest, when it rains, it pours -- including criminals. Police say that a man hiding from them in an attic fell through the ceil...

Portland's Alleged 'Moss Man' Fails To Show Up For Trial

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

HILLSBORO, Ore. (Associated Press) -- Authorities say an Oregon burglary suspect dubbed "Moss Man" failed to show up at his trial, and a warrant has b...

Fossil Fool: Dig Up A Skull, Get Banned From National Parks

AP | Posted 12.03.2011

PORTLAND, Ore. (Associated Press / The Huffington Post) -- A Longview, Wash., man accused of digging up the skull of a hog-like animal that predated h...

Vegan Strip Club Is No Meat Market

Posted 11.29.2011

Casa Diablo gentleman's club is not the place to go if you want to see a piece of meat. The world's first vegan strip club made history by eliminat...

Oregon Man Looking For Neb. Casino Gets Detox Stay (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 11.19.2011

LINCOLN, Neb. -- An Oregon man pressed his luck one too many times and spent the night in a Nebraska detox cell after twice mistaking a police station...

Hawaii Girl Finds Message In A Bottle From Oregon

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- A 10-year-old Oregon boy scribbled a note on binder paper, stuck it into a bottle and tossed it into the ocean. A year later an...

Bald Eagle Saved By Oregon Vet's Mouth-to-beak CPR

AP | Posted 09.16.2011

BEND, Ore. -- A Bend, Ore., veterinarian has performed life-saving CPR on an injured bald eagle that was under anesthesia during physical therapy. KT...

Bicyclists Report Getting Smacked By Angry Bird

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

PENDLETON, Ore. -- Bicyclists in eastern Oregon say they're getting whacked on the head by an angry bird. Riders in Pendleton, Ore., told the East Or...

Portland Man Urinates In Reservoir, Costs City $33K To Drain

Posted 11.15.2011

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Bears Busted As Students Look On

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Did Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo get separated? While the children in one town were watching the capture of a black bear outside their...