Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Three people are dead following a shooting early Saturday afternoon near University Park in North Portland's Portsmouth neighborhood, according to Portland police. Police responded around 12:30 p.m. Saturday to a report of a shooting near the intersection of North Foss Avenue and North Foss Court. Three...

Three people killed in North Portland shooting

PORTLAND, Ore. — Construction is underway for the city’s latest Safe Rest Village, a temporary tiny pod village for homeless people. The new village will be in North Portland off the Peninsula Crossing Trail in the St. Johns Neighborhood. “We feel miserable, we had a completely different vision...

‘We feel miserable’: Safe Rest Village built ten feet away from North Portland man’s home

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. — Shortly after Portland's legendary drag queen Darcelle XV died, a fan installed a temporary street sign in his honor. The corner of Northwest 3rd Avenue and Northwest Davis Street was unofficially renamed Northwest Darcelle XV Street. The intersection sits just outside the iconic Darcelle XV drag cabaret in Old Town/China Town.

Darcelle XV, Portland's iconic drag queen, honored with temporary street sign

The village is located along Peninsula Crossing Trail near St. Johns. Nearby homeowners fear the impact it's having on the community.

North Portland's Safe Rest Village underway amid neighbors concerns, fears

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

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland nonprofit located in Old Town is in need of easier access to the medicine Narcan, which can reverse the effects of a fentanyl overdose. Blanchet House provides food, clothing and shelter for the houseless community. Just last week, staff members had to step in three times when people were seen overdosing. Director of Services and Volunteer Coordinator Ami Prevec was one of the staff members who administered the Narcan.

'It was pretty scary': Portland nonprofit pushing for easier access to opioid overdose-reversing drug after saving 3 lives in one week

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. — A 24-year-old man who was already in custody for a separate murder arrest was indicted this month for the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man in Northeast Portland in October 2019, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) reported. Jackson Panyanouvong was shot on Oct. 26, 2019 in...

Man arrested for 2019 murder in Northeast Portland was already in custody for 2020 murder

Gresham, OR

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

Vancouver, WA

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

Oregon State

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

Last week, bodies believed to be missing woman Meshay Melendez and her 7-year-old daughter were found near Washougal. Her ex-boyfriend is a person of interest.

Why a Vancouver woman’s alleged abuser was released on bail without monitoring

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

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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

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 buy the Quality Inn Hotel on Sunnyside Road for just over $15 million. Chris Ceciliani was suppose to be the property manager at the hotel, and now he's out of a job. He said he had an extensive job description and was ready to help.

'Open up your heart and listen to it': Clackamas County man out of a job after plan to house homeless in hotel falls through

A big shortage of professional auto mechanics is a reality nationwide, including Portland. That could mean career opportunities for those willing to learn the trade.

Shortage of auto mechanics nationwide including Portland, creates career opportunity

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mayor Ted Wheeler held a virtual community conversation on the removal of unsanctioned camps across Portland and the city's first proposed sanctioned camping site on Tuesday afternoon. Leadership from the California-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy, who will manage the first site, joined the conversation. Wheeler began the...

Mayor Wheeler holds virtual community conversation about first city-sanctioned camp site

PORTLAND, Ore. — The frontage roads along Southeast Powell Boulevard are often filled with tents, vehicles and RVs. On Tuesday morning there was a different structure: barriers blocking traffic along three of the inlets. It’s the City of Portland's latest attempt to deter traffic and homeless camping along high-crash...

'More needs to be done': City puts up barriers along sections of SE Powell to deter homeless camps, traffic

Salem, OR

SALEM, Ore. — Tenants from across Oregon gathered in Salem Monday to testify at the first committee hearing for Senate Bill 611, which would cap annual rent increases at either 3% plus inflation or a flat 8% — whichever is lower. Oregon passed a previous rent control rule...

Oregon Senate holds first committee hearing for rent control bill

Beaverton, OR

BEAVERTON, Ore. — It was a crash that normally wouldn't make the news, because thankfully nobody was injured. A few pictures were posted by people on social media, one of a car overturned on the roadway. But the story that later emerged involved the aftermath of the crash, in...

Teenagers stop to help crash victims, rescue baby from vehicle

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County on Wednesday announced a step forward in the ongoing response to chronic homelessness, adding 24-hour temporary housing to the Behavioral Health Resource Center in downtown Portland. The center at 333 Southwest Park Avenue opened late last year, and has thus far offered day services...

Multnomah County finds partner to run shelter at downtown Behavioral Health Resource Center

Arkansas State

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The family of a missing Vancouver mother and daughter who disappeared more than a week ago is clinging to hope that they'll be found soon and unharmed. Meshay Melendez, 27, and her 7-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart, were last seen in the area of Northeast Vancouver Mall Drive and 77th Avenue in Vancouver in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 12.

'Trying to stay strong': Family of missing Vancouver mother and child speak out as search continues

PORTLAND, Ore. — Walter W. Cole, Sr., renowned throughout Portland and beyond under the stage name "Darcelle XV," has died at the age of 92. Darcelle's drag cabaret, the Darcelle XV Showplace, broke the news Thursday evening. “The family of Darcelle XV along with her cast and crew are...

Darcelle XV, Portland's drag queen superstar, dead at 92

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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Portland does about-face on 'ShotSpotter' gunshot detection pilot, will allow competitors to bid

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city leaders are backtracking on a planned ShotSpotter pilot program, instead opening the process to alternative gunshot detection proposals and community feedback....

Portland does about-face on 'ShotSpotter' gunshot detection pilot, will allow competitors to bid

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