Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's Pride Ride was held Friday night, celebrating the beginning of Pride Month and World Bicycle Day. The ride, which started from Director Park, was also held in honor of the late drag queen Darcelle XV, a Portland legend who died back in March. The one-and-a-half-mile...

Pride Ride through Rose City helps kick off Pride Month in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore — The Starlight Parade lit up downtown Portland Saturday night, and thousands of people showed up to watch the lights at the Rose Festival tradition. People arrived hours before the parade even started, first watching the "Starlight Run," which uses the same path as the parade route.

The Starlight Parade lights up downtown Portland: 'It feels really good to be down here'

PORTLAND, Ore. — The maps for three proposals for redistricting Portland have been released to the public. It comes after voters approved changes to Portland's government makeup in the November election. Portland will be divided into four new voting districts, each of which will elect three representatives to the...

Commission releases map proposals for Portland redistricting

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of thousands are expected to gather in Southwest Portland Saturday evening for the annual Starlight Parade; however, fewer uniformed officers will be assigned to cover the event. More than 100 uniformed officers will be patrolling the event, said Sgt. Kevin Allen. "It'll be less than...

Portland police assign fewer officers to Starlight Parade; 'leaning on volunteers'

Washington State

Longview, WA

LONGVIEW, Washington — There is no denying it: monkeys are adorable. But does that mean they should be kept as pets?. The Humane Society of the United States strongly urges against it, citing the monkey’s wild nature. Often, when people do keep monkeys as pets, they eventually become too aggressive and unpredictable to handle, and they need to be rehomed.

Everyday Heroes: No monkeying around when it comes to this primate sanctuary

Oregon State

Beavercreek, OR

ESTACADA, Ore. — All wildfire evacuation levels have been lifted Saturday as crews get the upper hand on the Forest Park Fire burning in Clackamas County. The fire broke out Thursday afternoon near Beavercreek, southwest of Estacada. The fire initially prompted a Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation order for people living nearby.

Evacuation levels lifted around 30-acre fire near Beavercreek

PORTLAND, Ore. — Law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Washington are investigating several suspicious deaths. Investigators in Multnomah, Clark, Clackamas and Polk counties found the bodies of six women in the last three months -- from February to May. On April 8, the body of 32-year-old Joanna Speaks was...

Bodies of 6 women found in last 3 months in Portland metro

PORTLAND, Ore. — Real estate agents in the Portland metro tell KATU inventory is still low, and mortgage rates remain high going into summer. Ilyse Ball with Oregon First Realtors said she is seeing a shift from the last year. "It usually slows down after Memorial Day, kind of...

Real estate experts see less listings and more competition in summer market

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. — Crews in Clackamas County continued to put out the 20-acre Forest Park Fire on Friday that sparked near Beavercreek southwest of Estacada on Thursday afternoon. At 4 p.m. Friday, people near the junction of South Lower Highland Road and South Upper Highland Road were on a...

Crews have brush fire near Beavercreek 90% lined

Wilsonville, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — The woman who pled guilty to throwing her children off the Sellwood Bridge in 2009 has died in a Wilsonville prison. The Oregon Department of Corrections says that Amanda Stott-Smith died this morning at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Stott-Smith pled guilty to one count of aggravated...

Woman who threw her two children off the Sellwood Bridge in 2009, dies at Coffee Creek

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County will close down multiple roads on Sunday for the PDX Triathlon. Northeast Blue Lake Road will be closed between Northeast Marine Drive and the entrance to the Blue Lake Regional Park from 5:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Northeast Marine Drive will be closed between...

Several roads to close this weekend for PDX Triathlon

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police said 20 people were taken into custody Friday during a stolen vehicle operation in Portland. Officers with Portland Police’s East Precinct partnered with Gresham Police and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office for the operation. Together they found a dozen stolen vehicles, three...

Portland, Gresham police take 20 people into custody, recover 12 stolen cars on Friday

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police say online rumors related to the death investigations of six women around the region are not supported by facts available at this point. In a press release to media outlets Sunday afternoon, PPB says they have “been hearing widespread questions and concerns about the death investigations of 6 women throughout the region, especially after widely distributed social media posts and news media articles appeared to suggest a connection between them. These discussions have led to some anxiety and fear in our community, and we want to provide reassurance that the speculation is not supported by the facts available at this point.”

Portland Police: 'No reason to believe' 6 deaths are connected, calls rumors 'speculation'

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Police are investigating a crash that killed two men Sunday at about 2:15 a.m. Police say a black 2003 Mercedes 500 was headed eastbound on the Morrison Bridge viaduct when it struck the barrier and left the bridge, landing on the street below. Officials say...

Car leaves Morrison Bridge, landing on street below killing both occupants, police say

PORTLAND, Ore. — A man with a long history of criminal incidents involving TriMet and over 20 convictions was arrested once again Thursday evening in Portland, says the Multnomah County Sheriff"s Office,. According to the MCSO, Transit Police responded to a bus shelter at SE 112th and Powell around...

MCSO: Man chased people with chain, screamed racial slurs, set bus shelter on fire

PORTLAND, Ore. — Four people are in the hospital after a shooting in Northeast Portland on Saturday evening. All four shooting victims are adults and they are expected to survive their injuries. Reports of gunfire came in at about 5:10 p.m. from the 5600 block of Northeast Wygant Street.

Four people shot, injured in NE Portland neighborhood

Vancouver, WA

A Vancouver man is in the hospital after reports of explosions and a fire in a garage. Several 9-1-1 callers reported a house fire with explosions a little after 2 p.m. Friday. When fire crews arrived at the home at East 32nd and P Street they found a detached garage...

Man in the hospital after explosion in Vancouver garage

Clark County, WA

Brush Prairie, WA

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — The Clark County Sheriff's Office says speed and alcohol were likely factors in a deadly crash near Brush Prairie. It happened just before 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Northeast 172nd Avenue. Deputies say it appears a motorcyclist was hit by a Volkswagen, which then ran into...

Alcohol, speed likely factors in deadly Brush Prairie crash

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland police have identified the man shot and killed in the North Tabor neighborhood late last month. Jessie Lavell Marks Sr., 36, was killed the night of May 24 near Northeast Glisan Street and 55th Avenue. When officers arrived around 9:20 a.m., they found Marks dead...

Man shot and killed in North Tabor neighborhood identified

PORTLAND, Ore. — A crash has closed a southbound lane of I-5 just before the Fremont Bridge this afternoon. Drivers should expect delays and prepare for a backup. Traffic is heavy in both directions from here up to the Interstate Bridge.

Crash closes southbound lane of I-5 near Fremont Bridge

Multnomah County, OR

Corbett, OR

CORBETT, Ore. — One person is dead and another is in custody after a domestic violence shooting in the Corbett area Saturday evening, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said. The incident started shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday with reports of a shooting near the Historic Columbia River Highway’s...

One person dead, another in custody after domestic violence shooting near Corbett

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Nonprofit says there are benefits to tents at campsite as governor pushes for pods

PORTLAND, Ore. — While both Mayor Ted Wheeler and nonprofit Urban Alchemy say they would have no problem switching from tents to pods, the service provider...

Nonprofit says there are benefits to tents at campsite as governor pushes for pods

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