Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Rocky Butte Farmers Market, a dog-friendly urban neighborhood market, will reopen in June and run through September. The market's management says it features "affordable locally grown foods and artisan products, as well as weekly children's activities, live entertainment, and a dog-friendly, energetic block party vibe." “We...

Dog-friendly farmers market to reopen for the season in NE Portland

Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — The same Gresham apartment complex has caught fire at least twice in the past five days. It is located near East Burnside and 181st Avenue. A building in the complex New Porters caught on fire last Thursday, and then again Monday afternoon. Thursday’s fire started around...

Gresham apartment residents uneasy after complex catches fire twice in less than a week

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Author Chris Santella is the expert at compiling the best places to do things before you die, and now he's out with his 18th book of its kind! He joined us to share "Fifty Places to Travel with Your Dog Before You Die". For more information on the book, click here.

Chris Santella: "Fifty Places to Travel with Your Dog Before You Die"

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire & Rescue fought a fire on a large pile of rubber in an industrial area near the Steel Bridge Monday morning. The call came shortly before 8 a.m. PF&R confirmed that this was the same pile of rubber that caught on fire last week.

Rubber pile fire burns for the second time in a week near Steel Bridge

PORTLAND, Ore. — The pile of rubber tires and pellets at the intersection of the Interstate and Steel Bridge caught on fire again, says Portland Fire and Rescue. This is the same rubber pile that caught on fire yesterday and Thursday of last week. PREVIOUSLY | Rubber pile fire...

Tire pile near Steel Bridge goes up in flame for third time in a week

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Hillsboro, OR

HILLSBORO, Ore. — The Hillsboro Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are asking for the public's help in solving a 2020 murder. On November 4th, 2020, Alexis Vega-Cruz was murdered in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon. Hillsboro Police Detectives are seeking any information related to this unsolved homicide. The...

Cash reward offered for information on 2020 Hillsboro murder

PORTLAND, Ore. — The deadline to apply for Multnomah County’s Preschool For All program is now one day away. CONTINUING COVERAGE | Applications open for Multnomah County's Preschool For All program. Families can choose up to six participating preschool programs on their application. Officials say there aren’t income...

Deadline for Multnomah County's 'Preschool for All' program approaches

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Pride Ride is returning to Portland this Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. This year's Pride Ride commemorates not only Pride Month and World Bicycle Day, but also Portland's own drag legend Darcelle who passed away in March. The 1-and-a-half-mile parade route will begin...

Pride Ride returns to Portland June 2

Newberg, OR

NEWBERG, Ore. — Firefighters battled a 1-acre brushfire northwest of Newberg Monday afternoon that was burning in bushes and under green grass. Crews were dispatched to the 22000 block of Northeast Mountain Top Road at 4:49 p.m. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue tell KATU News that the fire did...

Firefighters battled 1-acre brushfire in hills northwest of Newberg

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police took to social media Monday to remind people it’s not okay to speed on Portland area freeways. Officials urged drivers to be cautious while driving this Memorial Day. In a tweet from the Portland Police Bureau’s Traffic Division, officials posted two photos of...

Vehicle along I-205 pulled over for driving at 100 mph, Portland Police say

PORTLAND, Ore. — According to GasBuddy.com, the cost of gas in the Portland area has continued to rise over the last month. Just this week, the average cost of a gallon of regular gas is up 7.5 cents, averaging $4.33 a gallon. Prices in Portland are 12.9 cents higher than a month ago, but still down 94.2 cents over last year.

Gas prices continue to rise around Portland, still under last years price by about $1

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau said it had a busy Memorial Day weekend, responding to emergencies like shootings and crashes, and also getting guns off the streets while making "significant arrests." In total, Portland officers made 17 arrests and seized 13 weapons. On Tuesday, the bureau released...

Portland Police makes 'significant' arrests, seizes several guns over Memorial Day weekend

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon National Guard took part in several Memorial Day events across Oregon on Monday, honoring the service members who died for their country. WATCH | 142nd Wing launches Memorial Day flyovers across Oregon. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty,...

Oregon National Guard, elected officials participate in Memorial Day events in Oregon

Salem, OR

SALEM, Ore. — Officers arrested a man on Tuesday after he stole a delivery truck and hit the truck's own delivery driver with it, says the Salem Police Department. At around 7:20 a.m., Salem Police officers were sent to the McDonald’s Restaurant in the 1000 block of Lancaster DR NE after witnesses reported a man hit by a delivery truck.

Police: Thief steals delivery truck, runs over delivery driver in Salem

GRESHAM, Ore. — Just after 4:00 p.m. Monday, Gresham Fire was dispatched to an apartment complex in the 17900 block of East Burnside on a report of an apartment fire. CONTINUING COVERAGE | Seven people displaced by Gresham apartment fire. Officials tell KATU News that the fire was on...

'This was not a rekindle,' Gresham Fire investigating second fire at apartment complex

PORTLAND, Ore. — One person is recovering in the hospital after being shot in Northeast Portland. Officials say the shooting happened just after 9 p.m. Sunday near Northeast Airport Way and Ainsworth Circle. Officers found one person, shot in the leg and police rendered immediate aid. The victim was...

Portland Police investigate Sunday night shooting in Northeast Portland, no arrests made

Oregon City, OR

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Oregon City’s Police Chief has announced he will retire on August 17. Chief Jim Band has led the department for the last ten years. Chief Band has been with the Oregon City Police since 1998. “Jim has been a leader not just in the...

Oregon City Police Chief Jim Band announces retirement, Capt. Shaun Davis tapped to lead

Auburn, WA

AUBURN, Wash. — Two juveniles were arrested in Oregon in connection to a deadly drive-by shooting in Auburn. The Auburn Police Department (APD) said the two juveniles, a boy and a girl, were arrested in Gresham, Oregon, Wednesday morning. Gresham is located about 16 miles east of Portland. Auburn...

2 juveniles arrested in Oregon for deadly Auburn drive-by shooting

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver police officers and a Clark County sheriff's deputy opened fire Tuesday evening, killing a man wanted for several armed robberies, the Vancouver Police Department said late Tuesday night. Police spotted the man at around 5:30 p.m. driving westbound in the 6700 block of East Mill...

Vancouver police, deputy shoot and kill man wanted in armed robberies

PORTLAND, Ore. — The building at the corner of Southeast Oak Street and Southeast 13th Avenue has been the target of graffiti and broken windows before. “We had some homeless people camping there and the tenants asked them to move, and they smashed some windows when they left, and the building's been tagged at least fifteen times,” said Brad Macomber, the building’s landlord.

"It's not a homeless problem, it's a mental health problem," says vandalism victim

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police have released the identity of a woman struck and killed in a hit-in-run crash, on May 24 in Southeast Portland. PAST COVERAGE | Woman struck, killed by hit-and-run driver along SE Division Street, Portland Police say. 35-year-old Lara Morrow was struck by a vehicle....

Police identify 35-year-old woman killed in Southeast Portland hit-and-run crash

PORTLAND, Ore. — World War II veteran David Kingsley is being honored and remembered this Memorial Day by Portland Fire & Rescue. It's been 78 years since Kingsley gave the ultimate sacrifice when he gave his parachute to a fellow airman and went down with his plane. Portland Fire...

Portland Fire remembers World War II veteran David Kingsley

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police responded to a crash crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle at Southeast Foster Road and Southeast 65th Avenue on April 30. Police were notified that the motorcyclist died at the hospital on May 25. On the day of the accident, police say the...

Portland motorcyclist dies in car crash

PORTLAND, Ore. — The suspect accused of kidnapping a disabled boy from a TriMet MAX train in 2022 pled guilty to interfering with public transit, leading to the kidnapping charges being dropped as part of a deal. On May 18 Matthew "Tru" Clayton Stark, 42, entered a guilty plea...

Suspect pleads guilty in TriMet kidnapping incident, kidnapping charges dropped

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Ask Metro: Get info from the experts on recycling, spring cleaning, gardening, and more

PORTLAND, Ore. — Let’s face it: recycling is not simple. By learning what can and can’t go in your household recycling bins, you can help the...

Ask Metro: Get info from the experts on recycling, spring cleaning, gardening, and more

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