Portland, OR

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

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

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

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

Oregon State

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. — At the corner of Southwest 5th and Yamhill, passersby will now find something that they have not seen in a while — the floor-to-ceiling windows of downtown Portland's Apple Store. "It makes me feel like I'm not in a police state anymore and they expect...

Apple store removing security walls surrounding downtown Portland location

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

Friends say that Walter Cole, Darcelle XV, told them 'the show must go on' before he died this week at 92. They honored those wishes Friday night at his club.

Portland drag queens put on a show in honor of club's namesake, Darcelle XV

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 bit the earlobe off Nordstrom security guard who tried to stop her

PORTLAND, Ore. — Today, 35-year-old Nicole Friedman looks happy and healthy, but it's been only a year since she was battling colon cancer. Friedman said her symptoms began with exhaustion and stomach pain. She had just given birth to her son, so she thought it could have been lingering complications from the pregnancy.

Colon cancer rates on the rise among young people

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

Seattle, WA

SEATTLE — Kirkland Warren was out on bail pending a long-delayed murder trial in Arkansas. But when he was arrested in southwestern Washington state early this month on charges that he assaulted his ex-girlfriend and fired a gunshot into her apartment, he quickly posted bond and was released again.

Why murder defendant was free before killings in Vancouver, Washington

PORTLAND, Ore. — Reigning National Women’s Soccer League MVP Sophia Smith scored in the 22nd minute and the defending champion Portland Thorns opened the season with a 4-0 victory at home over the Orlando Pride on Sunday. It was the 100th victory for the Thorns, the first NWSL...

Portland Thorns begin title defense with dominant win

After Joanne Duffin’s diagnosis, she thought her musical dreams were over. But with a little help from a fellow musician, her songs will live on.

Musician with perfect pitch helps Wilsonville songwriter with Parkinson’s save her music

Ex-boyfriend Kirkland Warren has been named a person of interest in the disappearance of Vancouver woman Meshay Melendez and her daughter. He's been arrested before.

Portland region begins homeless point-in-time count

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