Hood River, OR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oregon State

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. — 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. — 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. — 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

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

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

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. — “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

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

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Shooting suspect in custody after hours-long standoff in Hood River home, evacuations lifted

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — A man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with police in a Hood River home near the intersection of Clearwater Lane...

Shooting suspect in custody after hours-long standoff in Hood River home, evacuations lifted

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