Oregon State

Multnomah County, OR

Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Editor's note: The video above originally aired on March 17. 2023. The lights will stay on in Portland parks. The city of Portland has received funding to replace hundreds of light poles that are being removed from parks due to safety concerns. Last month, Portland Parks...

City of Portland secures funding to replace park lamp posts removed due to safety issues

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. — 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

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 10 feet away from North Portland man’s home

John Day, OR

Sandie Gilson has lived in the John Day area for years. She’s a board member for the group looking to have Idaho annex the eastern half of Oregon.

Why a fifth generation Oregonian is pushing for a ‘Greater Idaho’ takeover

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2023 James Beard Awards in various categories on Wednesday. With many finalists brewing all across the country, several Oregon restaurants and chefs made the list. The foundation will be announcing the winners at the Lyric Opera of...

Here are the Oregon finalists for the 2023 James Beard Awards

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

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Fire crews are responding to a home on fire in the Northwest Heights neighborhood in Northwest Portland. Portland Fire & Rescue tweeted at about 10:20 a.m. that crews were headed to two houses on Burkhardt Court, which branches off from Northwest Mill Pond Road a short distance north of Mill Pond Park.

Firefighters battle large house fire in Northwest Portland

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. — 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

Seattle, WA

SEATTLE — The average hourly salary in Seattle is $24, but it costs nearly double that to afford two-bedroom housing throughout the metro area. The National Low Income Housing Coalition broke down what people need to earn hourly at their jobs in order to live in parts of Western Washington.

Here's what you need to make an hour to afford living in parts of western Washington

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two of the three victims in a deadly Saturday afternoon shooting were Portland high school students, according to statements from Portland Public Schools. Eskender Tamra, a 17-year-old junior at Franklin High School, and Isaac Daudi, a 19-year-old senior at Roosevelt High school, were the two victims identified by school officials.

Portland high school students identified as victims in weekend shooting

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. — 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

Idaho State

Meridian, ID

BOISE, Idaho — As lawmakers work to wind down the legislative session, two bills on the topic of content in libraries sit waiting. Legislation aims to prevent minors from accessing harmful materials in school and community libraries. The topic is top of the marquee in Meridian, Idaho. For months...

As Idaho lawmakers examine library bills, library leaders explain depth of the consequences

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland pizzeria chain HotLips is closing three of its five restaurants, dropping to just two remaining locations. In a Facebook post on Monday, the company cited "pandemic, labor and economic stresses" as reasons for the closure. The closing stores are the Northeast Killingsworth location, the Hollywood...

Three of five HotLips Pizza locations in Portland are shutting down

Seaside, OR

59 years ago today, a large earthquake struck along the southern coast of Alaska. The resulting tsunami hit the Oregon city of Seaside especially hard.

The Seaside tsunami of 1964 | KGW Vault

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Changes to 'Point in Time' count aims for accurate snapshot of the homeless population across Portland metro area

PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday morning volunteers and outreach workers began the Portland metro area \"Point in Time\" count of the homeless population. So far 50...

PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday morning volunteers and outreach workers began the Portland metro area "Point in Time" count of the homeless population. So far 50...

Changes to 'Point in Time' count aims for accurate snapshot of the homeless population across Portland metro area

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