Portland, OR

Estacada, 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

The shooting happened at about 12:30 p.m. near University Park. Police said the three victims were in a car and died at the scene.

3 dead 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

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

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

California State

PORTLAND, Ore. — If you live near a downhill section of freeway, you've no doubt heard that staccato-like rumbling of big semis trying to slow down. It reverberates through nearby neighborhoods like thunder. What’s happening? Engine braking. "The engine brake was primarily designed for saving your brakes when...

Loud braking of semis is a nuisance to some, but an important safety feature for truckers

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

Oregon State

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

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

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. — 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

GRESHAM, Ore. — An assistant principal at Centennial High School in Gresham was arrested this week, the Centennial School District confirmed Saturday, and was apparently one of eight men arrested as part of a sex trafficking police sting operation. The district said in a statement that it learned of...

Centennial High School assistant principal arrested, district confirms

Seattle, WA

Vancouver, 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. — “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

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

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

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.

Domestic violence expert says legal system doesn't understand the danger of these crimes

Eagle Creek, OR

Sandy, OR

Colton, OR

Beavercreek, OR

Boring, OR

Damascus, OR

Mulino, OR

Gladstone, OR

Clackamas, OR

West Linn, OR

Happy Valley, OR

Oregon City, OR

Molalla, OR

Brightwood, OR

Troutdale, OR

Marylhurst, OR

Oak Grove, OR

Wood Village, OR

Corbett, OR

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Metzler Park in Estacada is a wallflower of amazing outdoor spaces

ESTACADA, Ore. — In this week's Let's Get Out There, we head to Clackamas County's Metzler Park. Off the beaten path, this is a great space...

Metzler Park in Estacada is a wallflower of amazing outdoor spaces

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