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VANCOUVER, Wash. — The City of Vancouver picked out a spot for another Safe Stay community to help those experiencing homelessness. If the newest site on Main Street near Kiggins Bowl Athletic Stadium gets approval, this will be the fourth location for the city. "This location is very close...

Vancouver's fourth Safe Stay community for homeless proposed near Kiggins Bowl on Main St.

PORTLAND, Ore. — If you haven’t visited downtown lately, it’s not the bustling environment you may remember. Buildings once full of office workers who often shopped and dined during their day are now empty. The exodus of people who work downtown was prompted by the pandemic, but...

With many vacancies, quick return to vibrant downtown Portland not likely

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Every Thursday in Portland, AJ McCreary sets up what looks like a small farmers market, several canopy tents shading tables filled with fresh local produce. But this setup is more than that. Where the food comes from and where it goes make it special. This is...

Everyday Heroes: Food market strives to solve inequities

PORTLAND, Ore. — Community groups and Portland government agencies came together Thursday to test their preparedness and response plans to extreme heat. They were given a real-life scenario designed by the National Weather Service. The goal?. "Identify those areas of gaps in our communication coordination to make sure that...

Portland groups, agencies prepare for extreme heat

Salem, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Corrections is reporting an adult in custody has died. Keane Koleson Lloyd died Friday evening, May 26. Lloyd was incarcerated at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. Lloyd was in the penitentiary’s infirmary when he passed. As with all in-custody deaths, the...

Prisoner passes away at Oregon State Penitentiary Friday night

PORTLAND, Ore. — The city reached a settlement with 10 Portlanders with mobility disabilities who filed a lawsuit over tents and debris blocking sidewalks, claiming Portland was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The first-of-its-kind lawsuit was filed last September, and negotiations between the plaintiffs and city...

Portland reaches tentative agreement in ADA violation lawsuit over sidewalk camps

PORTLAND, Ore. — Firefighters put out a fire that burned through a home in East Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood on Friday evening. Portland Fire & Rescue reported the fire at about 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Southeast 117th Avenue and East Burnside Street. They said it was out...

Portland Fire crews fight fire at home on East Burnside

Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — Seven people were displaced by an apartment fire in Gresham on Thursday. The fire broke out at the complex near east burnside and 181st just before 6 this evening. Gresham Fire says it started in a second-floor unit and extended up into the attic space. Crews...

Seven people displaced by Gresham apartment fire

Troutdale, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The holiday weekend is near and lifeguard officials are prepared to be on duty in Glen Otto Park and High Rocks Saturday. This will be the 24th season that rescue techs have been staffed due to the notoriously dangerous parks. The Glenn Otto Park is on...

Lifeguards return to Glenn Otto Park and High Rocks

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nine northwestern pond turtles graduated from the Oregon Zoo’s turtle lab this week. With the help of volunteers, wildlife officials and members of the Zoo Apprenticeship Program, care staff returned the endangered reptiles to the Columbia River Gorge. 'The turtles live in summer conditions year-round...

Oregon Zoo releases not-so-tiny turtles back to the wild

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dogs and puppies are half-price this weekend at the Oregon Humane Society. The adoption event, called "Home For The Sunny Days,” kicks off the summer season. It continues through Sunday at the humane society’s Portland campus. Adoptions include up-to-date vaccines, a microchip, and more.

Oregon Humane Society offers half-off dog adoptions to start summer season

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Fire responded to a residential fire on the 11500 block of NE Fargo Thursday morning. Units arrived shortly before 6:30 a.m. at the home. Responding crews reported a fire on the exterior backside of the house that extended into the home, followed by the attic.

Attic goes up in flames in NE Portland, investigator requested

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 16-year-old boy was shot and seriously injured Thursday evening, says the Portland Police Bureau. Police responded to a shooting call on N Interstate and N Jessup St at 4:21 p.m. Officers found a teenager who had been shot and seriously injured. He was treated by...

Teenage boy shot, seriously injured in North Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Rose Festival's "Fred Meyer Junior Parade" has named this year's grand marshal - the Mario Bros. Organizers say, the "pixelated legends will lead the procession with a spring in their step and a mischievous twinkle in their eyes." The parade will be held June 7...

Mario, Luigi named grand marshals of Rose Festival's Fred Meyer Junior Parade

California State

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo’s chimpanzee Delilah, a friend of primatologist Jane Goodall, is celebrating her 50th birthday on Thursday. Delilah was born at the Oregon Zoo (formerly Portland Zoological Gardens) on May 25, 1973. According to zoo officials, their work with chimps drew the attention of...

Oregon Zoo chimp Delilah, a friend of Jane Goodall's, celebrates 50th birthday

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old man in a massive fire that destroyed the May Apartments in Southwest Portland last week, accusing him of arson. Garrett A. Repp lived at the apartment complex at Southwest 14th Avenue and Taylor Street, police said. The arrest came after...

Arrest in four-alarm May Apartments fire in Southwest Portland, suspect was being evicted

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities say they found the remains of a Gresham woman who has been missing since late last year, and investigators are asking for help in piecing together what led up to her death. Family members reported Kristin Smith, 22, of Gresham as missing after she hadn’t...

Remains of missing Gresham woman found in wooded area of SE Portland

TROUTDALE, Ore. — Gresham firefighters say the fire at the press box near the Reynolds High School track may be arson, but they have not determined a final cause. The fire broke out at about 2 a.m. on May 10, damaging football, volleyball, track, and audio equipment. PAST COVERAGE...

Fire at Reynolds High School may be arson, Gresham Fire says

The Rose Festival officially kicks off Friday at 5 p.m. when CityFair opens at Tom McCall Waterfront Park. There's a live concert and then fireworks after the sun sets. The theme this year is Focus On Fun!. CityFair is filled with carnival rides, fair foods, interactive exhibits, and constant entertainment...

Things 2 Do: Memorial Day Weekend

PORTLAND, Ore. — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re committed to spreading the message that “it's okay to not be okay,” and to ask for help. Anne Willis, Doctor of Psychology and Chief Clinical Officer for Columbia River Mental Health Services, joined KATU to discuss the importance of seeking help.

Ask The Expert: Mental health care should be as routine as physical health

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man stole some snacks from a North Portland convenience store at gunpoint back in late April, and police are asking for help finding him. Portland Police detectives say the robbery happened at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, April 30 at a convenience store in the 1000 block of North Marine Drive.

Man steals snacks from North Portland convenience store at gunpoint, police say

PORTLAND, Ore. — A vigil was held at the Hollywood Transit Center on Friday in memory of the Portland MAX stabbing victims. It has been six years since Taliesin Namkai-Meche and Ricky Best were murdered, and Micah Fletcher was seriously wounded. The attack happened on May 26, 2017 at...

Vigil held honoring MAX stabbing victims six years after the attack

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old daughter is set to go on trial in September. Kirkland Warren was in Clark County court Thursday for a procedural hearing. Warren is suspected of killing Meshay Melendez and Layla Stewart. Their bodies were found near...

Trial for man accused of killing Vancouver mother, daughter set for September

Newberg, OR

NEWBERG, Ore. — Former Portland Trail Blazer C.J. McCollum will be back in town next weekend for a big event planned in Newberg. C.J. was introduced to wine by his wife Elise years ago, and while with the Blazers he started the wine label “McCollum Heritage ’91” – marking the year he was born - in partnership with Adelsheim Vineyard.

C.J.'s Rosé: Former Trail Blazer back in Oregon for event celebrating his newest wine

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Milwaukie, OR

MILWAUKIE, Ore. — A police K9 tracked down an armed burglary suspect early Thursday morning after a pair of break-ins, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. The first burglary was reported at about 6:15 a.m. Thursday when a homeowner on SE Cypress Road found a man, later identified as 48-year-old Ricky Laverne Sears, in his garage. Sears ran off with some stolen items, deputies said.

K9 Coda catches armed suspect after burglaries in Milwaukie area

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Safety big concern for those living near Powell Blvd. sanctioned camping site, forum shows

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler hosted the first \"Community Conversation\" about the proposed sanctioned camping site near Southeast Powell Boulevard, and residents in the...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler hosted the first "Community Conversation" about the proposed sanctioned camping site near Southeast Powell Boulevard, and residents in the...

Safety big concern for those living near Powell Blvd. sanctioned camping site, forum shows

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