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Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — Legacy Health has announced that it will reopen its Mount Hood Family Birth Center in Gresham on June 13. The reopening plan was announced previously but didn't have a firm date set. "My hope is that Legacy has learned a lot from this situation and they'll...

Birth center at Legacy Mount Hood in Gresham will reopen June 13

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Two earthquakes struck about a mile southwest of Mount Hood on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN). The first, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake, was detected at 2:35 p.m. about 46 miles east-southeast of Portland. The quake had a depth of about 0.82 miles.

2 earthquakes strike near Mount Hood Tuesday afternoon

PORTLAND, Ore. — Signs of protest were widely visible outside Portland City Hall last week as the council began debating a controversial proposal from Mayor Ted Wheeler to ban daytime camping in the city. The ordinance is scheduled to come back for a council vote Wednesday afternoon, but not every commissioner is on board.

Portland daytime camping ban set for city council vote Wednesday

PORTLAND, Ore. — People packed the streets of Portland waiting for all the action. Some of them got here hours before the festivities began. It started with the Starlight Run, a 5K race known more for its costumed participants than its fast times. “I notice some of the runners...

'This is what Portland is about': Portland’s Rose Festival gets dazzling with the Starlight Parade

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Rose Festival tradition, Fleet Week, kicks off along the Portland's waterfront this week. This year's ships will start to arrive on Tuesday and they'll be docked through June 12. With ships arriving and departing, drivers can expect to see more frequent bridge lifts and delays...

Fleet Week in Portland: What to know about ship and bridge lift schedules

Chicago, IL

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Southeast Portland restaurant and a chef were among those honored by the 2023 James Beard Foundation during an awards ceremony in Chicago on Monday night. Kann, which opened last year, won the award for Best New Restaurant. The award for Best Chef in the Northwest and the Pacific category went to Vince Nguyen of Southeast Portland's Berlu.

Portland's Kann wins James Beard award for Best New Restaurant

EAGLE CREEK, Ore. — A forested area off Southeast Judd Road in rural Clackamas County is where deputies discovered the remains of Ashley Real in early May. Real is one of six women who have vanished and then been found dead in the past six months. The women's remains were found within 100 miles of each other in and around Portland and in most cases, they were discovered in forested or rural areas.

6 women have vanished, then been found dead in past 6 months around Portland

Woodburn, OR

WOODBURN, Ore. — A shooting at Mega Foods on Sunday afternoon left one person dead and another behind bars, according to the Woodburn Police Department. Officers were called to the store on Mt Hood Avenue around 4:00 p.m. The victim died at the scene. Their identity is not being...

One person dead in shooting at Woodburn food mart

PORTLAND, Oregon — A number of big events will be taking place this weekend in Portland, including the Rose Festival's iconic Starlight Parade. The Oregon Brewery Festival began at noon on Friday, and will run until Sunday. Organizers said the beer festival attracts thousands of people looking to try different craft brews.

Several major events happening in Portland this weekend

Washington State

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Deputies arrested a Vancouver teenager early Tuesday morning after he reached over 130 mph while trying to escape a traffic stop, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. A deputy attempted to stop the driver around 2 a.m. on Tuesday after seeing him driving recklessly east...

Vancouver teen hits 130 mph evading traffic stop, sheriff's office says

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nothing says summer has arrived more than fresh fruit and this year’s cherry season is right around the corner. It’s expected to start a little bit later than usual in a few parts of the Pacific Northwest because of our cool and wet spring.

Cherry season starting later this year, but Northwest farmers are optimistic

Tualatin, OR

TUALATIN, Ore. — A Tualatin mother who was convicted in 2010 for throwing her children off the Sellwood Bridge in 2009 has died while serving out her life sentence. Amanda Stott-Smith, 45, died Sunday morning at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections. The...

Tualatin woman dies while serving out life sentence at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Troutdale, OR

TROUTDALE, Ore. — A family in Troutdale said their front yard is now a no-go zone for their kids after they found sharp darts, likely shot from a crossbow, that have ended up in their grass. Two families in the same Troutdale neighborhood told KGW they’ve found the bolts...

'I'm concerned for my kids': Mother of 2 worried after crossbow darts found in her yard

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sunday marks 13 years since Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline School in Northwest Portland. Kyron was a second grader when he vanished on June 4, 2010. He has not been seen or heard from since. "I really didn't think we'd be here 13 years later," said...

13 years ago, Kyron Horman disappeared. The Portland boy has never been found

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Within the space of about two hours, firefighters in Vancouver responded to two fires that each threatened to spread toward nearby homes. Both temporarily resulted in evacuations. The Vancouver Fire Department said that it first responded to reports of a brush fire on a hillside off...

Crews respond to 2 fires in Vancouver within as many hours, prompting temporary evacuations

PORTLAND, Ore. — A car crashed off the east side of the Morrison Bridge Sunday morning, falling onto Southeast Water Avenue and killing the two people inside. Police responded at 2:17 a.m. to a report of a rollover crash on Southeast Water Avenue and Southeast Belmont Street. When officers...

Driver and passenger killed in crash off Morrison Bridge Sunday morning

Beaverton, OR

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Volunteers set up a car wash in Beaverton on Saturday to raise money for a boy that has been missing for 13 years. Kyron Horman was last seen at Skyline School in Northwest Portland on June 4, 2010. He was in the second grade. On Friday,...

Mother of Kyron Horman raises funds to keep the search for her missing son alive

PORTLAND, Ore. — Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month is coming to a close and during the entire month of May, KGW has showcased local AAPI businesses that have opened in the last few years. Milk + T is one of them. It's a boba tea shop that...

New boba tea shop moves into downtown Portland space

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland is giving up on the idea of gunshot detection technology, at least for the time being, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced at a news conference Thursday. Wheeler said community feedback and talks with Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell factored into the decision, adding that the city would instead focus on various other existing and new gun violence prevention strategies.

Portland will not pursue gunshot detection technology at present, mayor says

PORTLAND, Ore. — A KGW viewer recently left a message asking about a Portland store that appeared to be selling spores for growing mushrooms that contain the psychoactive substance psilocybin, sometimes called “magic mushrooms.”. Psilocybin is illegal at the federal level, but Oregon voters took two big steps...

No, uncultivated mushroom spores do not contain psilocybin

PORTLAND, Ore. — When Portlanders endorsed an overhaul of the city's form of government in November, they knew they were voting to divide the city into four electoral districts, but they didn't yet know what those districts would look like. That question has now been narrowed down to three possible answers.

Commission settles on three map options to divide Portland into electoral districts

PORTLAND, Ore. — This weekend brings a new month, the start of Pride Month, and really marks the kick off for summer outdoor events in Portland. June's first weekend brings a Pride Ride, the Starlight Parade, Melanie Martinez and much more — no matter what, there's something for everyone.

8 things to do this weekend in Portland | June 2-4

PORTLAND, Ore. — The suspect in the May 16 fire that destroyed the May Apartments building in downtown Portland has been indicted by a grand jury on 55 counts, according to a news release from Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt's office. Garrett Allen Ray Repp faces 28 counts...

Suspect in fire at May Apartments indicted on 55 counts

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Cracker Barrel closes 3 more Oregon locations, 2 in Portland metro area

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cracker Barrel announced Monday that it is closing three of the remaining four locations in Oregon, seven months after it closed its Jantzen...

Cracker Barrel closes 3 more Oregon locations, 2 in Portland metro area

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