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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

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

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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.

A Portland restaurant and a chef were named 2023 James Beard award-winners

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

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. — You've probably noticed a big new building on Portland’s skyline. Construction on the Ritz-Carlton broke ground in 2020, just as the pandemic started. Now it is nearly complete, with hopes of being part of a downtown Portland comeback. The 35-story Ritz-Carlton Residences is a modern,...

Ritz-Carlton in downtown Portland getting finishing touches; opening date set soon

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

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

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash — The Vancouver Police Department have asked for help from the public to find a missing pregnant woman. Kailee Wheeless, 31 hasn’t been seen or heard from by friends or family since the beginning of May 2023, according to the Vancouver Police Department. She is currently...

Vancouver police search for missing pregnant woman

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. — 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

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. — 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

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

Clackamas County, OR

Beavercreek, OR

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. — Near the corner of Upper Highland and Lower Highland Roads in the Beavercreek area in rural Clackamas County, a more than 30-acre wildfire kept both firefighters and crews from a correctional facility busy Friday, putting fire lines around the flames. "It's basically a line down to...

Firefighters battle wildfire in rural Clackamas County just ahead of summer months

PORTLAND, Oregon — A noticeable brown-and-yellow-toned billboard with an image of bananas in a crate and a forceful message, "A Kid From Portland Has His Own Sneaker," has many in the Pacific Northwest taking notice. Portland-born rapper, singer, songwriter and now fashion designer Adam Aminé Daniel — professionally known...

'A kid from Portland has his own sneaker': Grammy-nominated rapper Aminé announces New Balance collaboration

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 Portland City Council took public testimony Wednesday on a proposal from Mayor Ted Wheeler to ban homeless camps on public property during daytime hours. As testimony began, Wheeler said that 176 people had signed up to speak for their allotted 2 minutes. The hearing was...

Daytime camping ban draws strident testimony during hours-long Portland City Council session

TIGARD, Ore. — After opening its first Portland location last month, Shake Shack is getting ready to expand in Oregon once again. The East Coast burger chain will open a new restaurant in Bridgeport Village. The shopping center, located off Interstate 5 in Tigard/Tualatin, made the announcement in a...

Shake Shack announces a third Oregon location

PORTLAND, Oregon — It almost seems as if the city of Portland is getting taken over by graffiti — graffiti that at times stretches high above downtown, like at the historic Jackson Tower building. Jackson Tower is the clocktower building that overlooks Pioneer Courthouse Square. The task to...

12-story building getting cleaned up from graffiti in downtown 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, Ore. — Pacific Power attorneys are making their case that blame for some of the most destructive Oregon wildfires around Labor Day 2020 should fall on climate change and the spread of other wildfires, rather than the utility company's electrical equipment. The defense is continuing to call its...

Pacific Power makes its case in ongoing lawsuit over Labor Day 2020 wildfires

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health and Science University is at the forefront, again, of a possible life-changing medical advancement. “I think this is a turning point. This is where I’m hopeful that we’ll move into this era of this neuro-restoration,” OHSU Professor of Neurological Surgery Dr. Kim Bruchiel said.

OHSU epilepsy patient nearly seizure-free after regenerative brain cell therapy procedure

Beaverton, OR

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Program for Intellectual Empowerment (PIE), a private Beaverton school for people with disabilities, opened an art studio back in February — it's called Artful Autism. The founder, Pauline Lee, said she created this space for her students and has now opened it to the public.

New art studio in Beaverton promotes self-expression outlet for people with disabilities

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Happy Valley, OR

Clackamas, OR

King City, OR

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Oregon Zoo celebrates baby orangutan’s birthday in partnership with Wine by Joe to fund conservation efforts

PORTLAND, Ore. — There’s just something special about orangutans. The primates are a popular attraction at the Oregon Zoo. “They have relationships, they take care of...

Oregon Zoo celebrates baby orangutan’s birthday in partnership with Wine by Joe to fund conservation efforts

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