Portland, OR

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. — The art of blending in is something Joanne Carter has perfected throughout her time on the streets. In full camouflage, she tries to keep her camp in Northeast Portland from standing out. "Because the second you get comfortable, it seems like, is the second that they...

Gov. Kotek commits more money to remove homeless camps from ODOT property

PORTLAND, Ore. — The City of Portland and community-based organizations are taking an aim to help end gun violence that is disproportionately impacting young Black men. This comes after two of the three victims in a deadly Saturday afternoon shooting were Portland high school students. So what's being done...

Community groups aim to help end gun violence disproportionately impacting Black men in Portland

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — March 29 marks the 50th anniversary of when the last U.S. troops were pulled from Vietnam. The war lasted almost twenty years. Clark College in Vancouver honored dozens of Vietnam War veterans during a ceremony Wednesday afternoon. During the event, keynote speakers educated the crowd about their individual stories of Vietnam and their struggles coming home.

Clark College honors Vietnam veterans 50 years after withdrawal of US troops

Troutdale, OR

TROUTDALE, Ore. — Thousand Acres Park just outside of Troutdale is a popular destination for dog walkers. Bordered by the Sandy and Columbia rivers, the park offers wide open spaces, forested paths and access to both rivers. But the riverbanks in the park have a somewhat grisly new inhabitant:...

What's that smelt? Why you may find dead fish along the banks of the Sandy River

VANCOUVER, Wash. — On Sunday, morning hundreds of people flooded Esther Short Park to remember 27-year-old Meshay Melendez and her young daughter Layla Stewart after their bodies were found in Washougal last Wednesday. As of Sunday afternoon, no arrests have been made in the murders. Police have identified Kirkland...

Community vigil honoring the lives of slain Vancouver mother and daughter

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Clackamas County project meant to turn a hotel into transitional housing for the homeless has been halted because County Chair Tootie Smith reversed her earlier vote in favor of the purchase. The plan is called "Project Turnkey" and county commissioners voted back in February to...

Project manager loses job after Clackamas County plan to house homeless in hotel falls through

Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — Oregon health officials have denied an application from Legacy Health to close the Family Birth Center at the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham — and opened an investigation into Legacy's decision to close the center without official permission. "Our goal is to ensure...

State denies request to close Legacy Mount Hood birth center

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been about a week since a wolverine was reportedly spotted along the Columbia River near Portland, and creature has apparently roamed quite a bit since then. Colton resident Nina Baurer captured footage of what appeared to be a wolverine on video over the weekend and...

Third Portland-area wolverine sighting reported over the weekend

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's often considered an eyesore for those passing by, but for homeless residents in the RVs and trailers that line a section of Northeast 33rd Drive, the area is a community. For many of them, it's the only stability they have. "Everybody on this street, they...

Homeless women in Portland face heightened risk of domestic violence

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dubbed "the bold, the blonde and the beautiful," Darcelle XV left life's stage this week at the age of 92 after a life well-lived in the city she loved. “Darcelle always loved Portland, a native Portlander who grew up in Linnton and he always wore that as a badge of pride wherever he traveled,” Kevin Cook told KGW on Friday.

Community remembers Portland's iconic drag queen of queens, Darcelle XV

PORTLAND, Ore. — There’s just something special about orangutans. The primates are a popular attraction at the Oregon Zoo. “They have relationships, they take care of their infants, they form bonds. They’re a lot like us and also, they’re really cool. Look at that red hair. You cannot beat it,” said Kate Gilmore, Oregon Zoo Primate Curator.

Oregon Zoo celebrates baby orangutan’s birthday in partnership with Wine by Joe to fund conservation efforts

PORTLAND, Ore. — Three red balloons covered in messages of grief swayed gently in the wind on Monday. They were part of a small memorial that marked the three lives lost in a Saturday afternoon shooting that shook the North Portsmouth neighborhood to its core. It was one of...

‘I couldn't believe it’: North Portland neighbors fear for their safety after 3 people shot and killed in broad daylight

PORTLAND, Ore. — Last summer, a man released from a Portland psychiatric hospital allegedly attacked a woman on the sidewalk outside the facility the same day. Now the woman who survived is suing Unity Center for Behavioral Health for $4 million in damages. On August 9, 2022, Sonya Gonzales...

Woman sues Portland psychiatric facility after alleged attack last summer

GRESHAM, Ore. — The Portland non-profit Latino Network is in its final stages of fundraising for a new multi-million dollar facility in the Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham. The planned La Plaza Esperanza facility will have a culturally specific preschool, a hub for social events and more resources for the Latino community.

Latino Network is nearing final stages of fundraising for its new Rockwood community facility

PORTLAND, Ore. — A shoplifter who bit the earlobe off a Nordstrom security guard during a scuffle was sentenced to 70 months in prison. Ashlie Ruth Clark, 31, pleaded guilty to assault and attempted robbery in Washington County Circuit Court on Friday. On July 22, Clark stole nearly $800...

Shoplifter sentenced to prison after biting off store security guard's earlobe

Saturday’s deadly shooting marked the city’s 15th, 16th and 17th homicides this year. It happened in a neighborhood next to a community center and a park.

Four separate shootings in Portland over the weekend, killing three

PORTLAND, Ore. — A shooting in Northeast Portland left several home windows shattered along Northeast Hassalo Street and 87th Avenue early Sunday morning. Shell casings were also seen on the ground and windows shot out on cars. Andrea Hulin said she was was laying on the couch in her...

Northeast Portland shooting leads to several homes getting hit with stray bullets

GRESHAM, Ore. — One person was killed and another injured in a house fire near Pat Pfeifer Park in Gresham early Friday morning. Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded to the scene. The call came in just before 3:15 a.m. for a fire at a house near the intersection...

1 dead, 1 hospitalized after Gresham house fire

PORTLAND, Ore. — In this week's Let's Get Out There, we're sharing the first of many updates of hikers attempting to cover the entire Pacific Crest Trail in 2023. According to an old Chinese proverb, “a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.”. “The negative...

Thru Their Eyes | A unique look at trail life on the Pacific Crest Trail

PORTLAND, Ore. — One man was killed and another hurt in a shooting outside a bar in Southeast Portland late Thursday night, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) reported. The shooting happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. outside Red's Bar & Grill, located in the area of Southeast Foster Road between 70th Avenue and 71st Avenue. Responding officers found one shooting victim in the parking lot and provided medical care until paramedics arrived. The man was taken to the hospital where he later died, police said.

Shooting outside bar in Southeast Portland leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Multnomah County, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The mother of a missing Portland boy met with the new Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell on Friday afternoon. Desiree Young called for the meeting in hopes the new sheriff will allocate time and resources to help find her son. Kyron Horman disappeared on...

Kyron Horman’s mom meets with new Multnomah County Sheriff

PORTLAND, Ore. — Spring may have officially arrived earlier this week — even accompanied by several days of sunshine and temperatures in the 60s — but it turns out Portland isn't quite done with winter weather. A cold front is forecasted to arrive Thursday and drop temperatures...

Portland could see light snow Friday and Saturday mornings

Wilsonville, OR

WILSONVILLE, Ore. — Ever since she was a child singing with her three sisters, people told Wilsonville's Joanne Duffin she had the voice of an angel. She dreamed of one day sharing her music with the world. When she was 19, Joanne landed the lead in the musical "The...

Collaboration keeps Wilsonville songwriter's music alive after Parkinson's diagnosis

PORTLAND, Ore. — It comes with the territory as a driver: you need to get your vehicle in for routine maintenance and sometimes to get problems fixed. That's harder to do in 2023, thanks to a big shortage of mechanics, or automotive technicians, nationwide, including in the Pacific Northwest.

Shortage of auto mechanics creates career opportunity

PORTLAND, Ore. — “Being a pathologist, but also a Black pathologist…it’s momentous to see this actually happening and at such a large scale,” Dr. La’Tonzia Adams said. Adams is talking about the end of a long-running practice of using race-based testing for chronic kidney...

‘It’s momentous’: Portland pathologist shares personal impact of race-based testing for kidney disease

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Camas, WA

CAMAS, Wash. — Fisher Investment is relocating its headquarters from Camas to Texas after the Washington State Supreme Court ruled Friday that a capital gains tax is constitutional. In a one-sentence news release on Friday after the ruling, Fisher said, "In honor of the Washington State Supreme Court's wisdom...

Fisher Investments moving Camas headquarters to Texas after tax ruling

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Hundreds of Portlanders get a hot Thanksgiving meal thanks to the Salvation Army

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Thanksgiving holiday came early for friends and families in North Portland this year. On Sunday afternoon, the Moore Street Corps Community Center...

Hundreds of Portlanders get a hot Thanksgiving meal thanks to the Salvation Army

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