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An elevated threat of sneaker waves continued Saturday on the Oregon coast.

The National Weather Service said residential and commercial areas might see major flooding.

| Having dodged a potentially damaging windstorm on Christmas Eve, the Portland area settled into a Christmas Day forecast that's far less frightful, though perhaps not overly delightful.

Legacy Health workers on Wednesday said they reached a tentative agreement to end a strike now in its fourth week.

Legacy Health’s Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland. Advanced practice providers stationed at Legacy hospitals and clinics in Oregon and Southwest Washington went on strike Dec. 2. (Sean Meagher / oregonlive.com / TNS)

Scammers have taken over a phone number that used to host a Washington state vaccine hotline, and state officials say they're using it to coax banking information from unsuspecting callers.

Scammers have taken over a phone number that used to host a Washington state vaccine hotline, and state officials say they’re using it to coax banking information from unsuspecting callers.

The closure began just before 4 p.m.

Police arrested a man after a standoff in NE Portland where a woman was held hostage but escaped unharmed.

Nineteen students will participate in the weeklong training program, producing and publishing news with guidance from professional Oregon journalists.