Portland, OR

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nurses and other clinicians at three Providence medical facilities have voted to authorize a strike, the Oregon Nurses Association announced Monday morning. The authorization covers about 1,800 medical staff across the three locations. ONA said that votes at Providence Portland, Providence Seaside and Providence Home Health...

Nurses vote to authorize strike at three Providence medical facilities

Gresham, OR

Legacy closed the center on March 17. The reopening was previously announced to be in the works but did not have a specific date.

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

GRESHAM, Ore. — Late spring in Joe Kellner's Gresham garden is a busy time. Hundreds of vegetable starts in dozens of varieties are growing in his backyard. Peppers and tomatillos are leafing out and tomatoes are sprouting their first buds. "I've tried just about every kind there is," Kellner...

Gresham man grows, gives away thousands of free vegetable plants: 'Come over and get some plants!'

PORTLAND, Ore. — Less than two weeks ago, Portland's latest Safe Rest Village, Peninsula Crossing, opened to dozens of residents in the University Park neighborhood. Since then, some living nearby have reported various issues and concerns, from drug deals, to loud noise, to cars zipping up and down a dead-end street.

Peninsula Crossing Safe Rest Village off to 'rocky start,' but neighbors report progress

Texas State

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Rose Festival festivities come to a close this weekend but the fun doesn't stop there as other events and festivals are emerging for the summer. This weekend a new "unique" immersive — and permanent — art gallery will open its doors in Southeast Portland — Hopscotch.

8 things to do around Portland this weekend | June 9-11

Eugene, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Allergy season is in full swing, and chances are you’re feeling that right now. “This is one of the worst seasons I’ve had with allergies,” said Olivia Kent, a Portlander. "It's just straining on your eyes, coughing, sneezing, (you have an) itchy throat."

Grass pollen levels off the charts in Eugene, Willamette Valley

Commissioners passed the ban in a 3-1 vote Wednesday afternoon. It will go into effect next month.

Portland City Council adopts daytime ban on homeless camps

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau is trying to seize $30,462 from Shroom House after raiding its West Burnside storefront last December. Police are using a process called civil forfeiture, which allows police to seize property suspected of being involved in a crime. Police busted the store on...

Police try to seize $30K from Portland Shroom House raid

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

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — Do you like bikes? What about counting them? The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has a volunteer opportunity for you. PBOT is looking for people to help with the annual bike count that is happening at over 300 locations this summer. The count, which started this week, allows PBOT to collect even more bicycle-specific data, and make changes and investments based on that information.

Portland transportation officials need volunteers to count bicycles this summer

PORTLAND, Ore. — Executive directors of day centers in Portland worry a proposed daytime camping ban, if passed, could strain their limited resources and place a heavy burden on the people they strive to serve: the homeless and those living in poverty. Even ahead of the implementation of such...

How homeless day shelters, services in Portland could be impacted by daytime camping ban

BORING, Ore. — Two local nonprofits have partnered together to provide more high quality food to low-income families. Outgrowing Hunger is a non-profit that buys land in the Portland metro area for community gardens. It also utilizes farmland in rural areas. Low-income community members and farmers are then able to grow produce on the land.

2 nonprofits partner together to improve food accessibility in Northeast Portland neighborhood

PORTLAND, Ore. — Advocacy group "People for Portland" recently came out with a new poll suggesting that 71% of likely voters in Multnomah County are in support of Mayor Ted Wheeler's proposed ban on homeless camps during daytime hours. The group paid an Idaho-based polling firm called GS Strategy...

Newly commissioned poll finds dismal outlook on homelessness, public safety in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — The City of Portland is working with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform as part of a new "Portland Ceasefire" plan to reduce gun violence through expanded outreach programs and individual interventions. At a press conference Thursday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler outlined a new organizational...

Portland contracts with national institute in latest gun violence prevention effort

Vancouver, WA

Clark County, WA

Salmon Creek, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A fire tore through a large industrial building in the Salmon Creek area north of Vancouver late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning and destroyed at least seven businesses, according to a news release from Clark County Fire District 6. There were no reported injuries. Dispatch...

Fire in Clark County destroys 7 businesses

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

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

Salem, OR

SALEM, Ore. — The ongoing Republican walkout in the Oregon Senate has stretched on for more than a month, and it certainly feels like a record-setter. Without enough Republicans in Salem to form a quorum, Democrats can't pass any bills in the Senate even though they hold a majority in the chamber — and that's been the status quo since May 3.

Yes, this is the longest legislative walkout in Oregon's history

Grand Ronde, OR

GRAND RONDE, Ore. — Kathryn Harrison of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde was one of Oregon's most influential tribal leaders. She died on May 21 at the age of 99, and she was remembered at a service on Sunday. She didn't live an easy childhood. Harrison was orphaned...

Family, friends, tribal leaders and politicians remember Grand Ronde tribal leader Kathryn Harrison

PORTLAND, Ore. — Attorneys presented closing arguments Wednesday in a seven week trial over responsibility for the 2020 Labor Day wildfires. A group of 17 plaintiffs is suing Pacific Power for $1.6 billion in damages, alleging the company caused destructive fires by not turning off the power in areas that were at extreme fire risk.

'It's about their choices not to act': Attorneys give closing arguments over Labor Day 2020 wildfires

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. — It's officially LGBTQ+ Pride Month, a month when we celebrate visibility and equality for queer communities. And even though Portland's largest annual Portland Pride Waterfront Festival and Parade will be held in July this year, there are still plenty of other events you should know about in and around Portland.

Pride Month events happening around Portland

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

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More young people are being diagnosed with colon cancer, experts say

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...

More young people are being diagnosed with colon cancer, experts say

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