2018 in Oregon

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The year 2018 in Oregon involved several major events.

Politics and government

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing

January

February

  • February 8 – Senator Jeff Kruse resigns, effective March 15, in reaction to investigative findings that he had displayed "a pattern of unwanted touching and harassment at the Capitol."
  • February 15 – A 15-year-old pleads guilty to setting the Eagle Creek Fire, which burned almost 49,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge in 2017.
  • February 15–25 – Portland Jazz Festival
  • February 16 – An ethics panel finds that former Governor John Kitzhaber violated ten state laws during his time in office.

March

April

  • April 15 – A magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes about three and a half miles from Silverton.

June

  • June 2 – Daniel Brophy, Portland chef and instructor at the Oregon Culinary Institute, is found dead.
  • June 6 – Secretary of State Dennis Richardson announces his recent brain cancer diagnosis.
  • June 11 – Portland restaurant OK Omens opens.
  • June 17 – Occupy ICE protests begin, with people camping outside the Portland ICE facility.
  • June 20
    • Indie game developer Chloe Sagal sets herself on fire as a political protest in downtown Portland. She dies from her injuries later that day.
    • The Portland ICE facility is closed temporarily due to Occupy ICE protests outside the building.
  • June 29 – Jason Erik Washington is shot and killed by a Portland State University (PSU) officer while breaking up a fight. The two officers involved are immediately put on leave. This is PSU's first-ever lethal shooting by campus police.

July

August

  • August 10 – 2018 Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 incident: Two aircraft from the Oregon National Guard are called to attempt to intercept a stolen plane.
  • August 21 – Several cities on the Oregon Coast reach record high daily temperatures.
  • August 22 – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of Oregon.

September

  • September 10 – The body of hiker Diana Bober is found near the Hunchback Trail in the Mount Hood wilderness area. Bober is the first person known to have been killed by a cougar in the history of the state.
  • September 17 – The Salem Reporter begins publishing its first news stories.

October

  • October 1 – Boyd's Coffee shutters operations in Portland, where it was originally founded, and relocates to Texas.
  • October 28 – The Miles Fire is 100% contained after 124 days.
  • October 29 – Two EF 0 tornadoes touch down in Jefferson and Forest Grove.

November

  • November 6 – General elections are held.
  • November 28 – The Klondike Fire is 100% contained.
  • November 29 – Lily, an elephant at the Oregon Zoo, dies unexpectedly from a viral infection.

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ "Former Governors – Oregon". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oregon Secretary Of State Richardson Dies Following Struggle With Cancer". opb. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Oregon becomes fifth state to increase tobacco age to 21". oregonlive. August 10, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Enforcement begins Jan. 1 after Oregon raises tobacco, vape purchasing age to 21". KATU. January 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ McDonald, Rachael (January 21, 2018). "Thousands Fill Eugene Streets For 2nd Annual Women's March". KLCC. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Women's March 2018: thousands protest across Southern Oregon". KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. January 21, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Hernandez, Lauren. "Roughly 1,000 march through Salem for Womxn's March". Statesman Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ Dake, Lauren (February 8, 2018). "Oregon Sen. Jeff Kruse Resigns After Investigation Into Harassment Complaints". OPB. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  9. ↑ Cruz Guevarra, Ericka (February 15, 2018). "Juvenile Pleads Guilty To Starting Eagle Creek Fire". opb. Archived from the original on January 17, 2026. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  10. ↑ "PDX Jazz Festival reviews: music and more". ArtsWatch Archive. February 28, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  11. ↑ Selsky, Andrew (February 16, 2018). "Ethics panel finds former Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber guilty of 10 violations". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  12. ↑ Kornhaber, Spencer (March 16, 2018). "Colin Meloy on The Decemberists' Shiny, Happy Protest Album". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  13. ↑ ""Enough Is Enough": Thousands of Teenagers March Through Downtown Portland, Demanding Gun Control and an End To School Shootings". Willamette Week. March 24, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  14. ↑ Green, Aimee (April 15, 2018). "Magnitude 3.1 earthquake strikes near Silverton". oregonlive. Archived from the original on December 6, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  15. 1 2 Vorhees, Corlyn (June 4, 2018). "Former students, friends mourn loss of Oregon Culinary Institute chef killed in shooting". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  16. ↑ Jaquiss, Nigel (June 6, 2018). "Secretary of State Dennis Richardson Announces He Has Been Diagnosed with Brain Cancer". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on August 24, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  17. ↑ Seibold, Hannah (September 29, 2026). "Monique Siu to retire after 35 years, close Portland's OK Omens restaurant". Your Oregon News. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  18. 1 2 "ICE Temporarily Shutters Portland Facility Due To 'Occupy' Protest". opb. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  19. ↑ Fogel, Stefanie (June 26, 2018). "Video Game Developer Dies After Setting Herself on Fire". Variety. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Woman who set self on fire in Portland park remembered as 'brilliant and tortured' artist". oregonlive. June 23, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2026. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Person dies after setting self on fire in downtown Portland park in apparent protest". oregonlive. June 21, 2018. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Man Killed By Armed PSU Officers Had Valid Concealed Carry Permit". opb. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  23. ↑ "2 PSU Officers Placed On Paid Leave Following Fatal Shooting". opb. Archived from the original on March 11, 2026. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  24. ↑ "No Signs Of Protesters Leaving As Portland ICE Building Reopens". opb. Archived from the original on August 24, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  25. ↑ "George Thorogood, The Mavericks headline 2018 Waterfront Blues Festival". KGW. July 4, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  26. ↑ "2018 Waterfront Blues Festival: Day 4 Wrap". www.oregonmusicnews.com. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  27. ↑ Chappell, Bill (July 10, 2018). "Trump Pardons Ranchers Dwight And Steven Hammond Over 2012 Arson Conviction". NPR. Archived from the original on July 22, 2026. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Oregon Country Fair this Friday, Saturday and Sunday". KVAL. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  29. 1 2 Northwest Annual Fire Report – 2018 (PDF) (Report). Portland, Oregon: Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. April 2, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  30. ↑ Rogoway, Tyler (August 11, 2018). "Oregon F-15s Scramble To Seattle To Intercept Possibly Stolen Q400 Airliner (Updated)". TWZ. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  31. ↑ "124-year-old weather record toppled Tuesday by hot Oregon summer". KMTR. August 22, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast, reportedly felt in Portland". oregonlive. August 22, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Cougar attack suspected in death of missing Oregon hiker found near Mount Hood". oregonlive. September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 11, 2026. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  34. ↑ Shepherd, Katie (September 11, 2018). "Oregon's First-Ever Fatal Cougar Attack In the Wild Kills Woman Hiking In Mt. Hood National Forest". Willamette Week. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  35. ↑ Waldroupe, Amanda (December 20, 2018). "Oregon's honorable titan". Oregon Business. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  36. ↑ "Portland Coffee Company Founded In 1900 Leaving Oregon For Texas". opb. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
  37. ↑ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "October 29, 2018 Forest Grove and Jefferson Oregon Tornado Event Summaries". www.weather.gov. NOAA's National Weather Service. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Oregon Election Results: Brown vs. Buehler, Measure 105 sanctuary law, Measure 106 abortion funds". Statesman Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Klondike Fire declared 100% contained". KTVL. November 30, 2018. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  40. ↑ "6-year-old Asian elephant dies from virus at Oregon Zoo". The Astorian. December 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
  41. ↑ "Fellow writers remember Ursula K. Le Guin, 1929–2018". Library of America. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Federal Judge Owen M. Panner dies at age 94". oregonlive. December 21, 2018. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2026.