- Oct 30
Two helicopters collide midair near McMinnville, Oregon, killing all three aboard
Two helicopters collided midair near McMinnville, Oregon, on 29 October, and all three people aboard died. The dead include a 22-year-old woman flight instructor from Texas and a British student pilot, who were in the Robinson R22.
- Oct 15
Gunman, 16, kills three children and a teacher at Bend, Oregon elementary school
A bystander shot the 16-year-old gunman dead as a teacher fought him for his weapon, police said, while a 7-year-old girl recovers from surgery in serious condition.
- Oct 13
Republican ad for Maine Senate race runs in Portland, Oregon by mistake
A Republican super PAC's attack ad on Maine Democrat Troy Jackson ran for four days in Portland, Oregon, after its ad buyer picked the wrong city with the same name.
- Oct 13
Expedition lands on Nikumaroro to test a possible Amelia Earhart plane wreck
A team of 17 researchers reached the uninhabited Pacific atoll of Nikumaroro on Monday, 12 October, to examine a submerged object that may be Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra. Other specialists consider a fallen tree in the lagoon the more likely explanation.