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Vancouver, WA

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

Portland, OR

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

Mcminnville, OR

MCMINNVILLE, Ore. — Investigators say they have identified two people of interest linked to a fire at a pizza restaurant in McMinnville early Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at about 5:20 a.m. on May 24 at 3rd Street Pizza. Firefighters managed to knock down the flames, and investigators started looking for the origin and cause of the fire.

Police identify two people of interest in 3-alarm fire at McMinnville pizza place

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

Oregon State

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. — 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

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two men were both sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for their roles in a Mexican drug trafficking organization bringing fentanyl, meth, and heroin into the Portland metro area. Rodrigo Diaz-Lopez, 53, of Gresham was sentenced to 135 months in prison, while Jonathan...

2 men sentenced to over 10 years in prison for roles in drug trafficking in Portland area

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

Woodburn, OR

WOODBURN, Ore. — Another day, another rescue, say Woodburn Community Service Officers!. On Wednesday afternoon the city's Community Service Officers helped rescue 10 ducklings who had fallen into a storm drain. PREVIOUSLY | Woodburn officer rescues lost duckling from storm drain. Ofc. Gerardo Contreras went belly-first for the rescue,...

Woodburn officers rescue 10 ducklings from storm drain

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

PORTLAND, Ore. — A bodysurfing accident last year paralyzed Vishal Shukla at 23 years old from the neck down, but just over a year later he climbed to the top of Mount Hood. “I wanted to prove to myself at some point or another, can I recover to the point I could climb a freaking mountain? And I did prove that to myself,” he said in an interview from Utah.

Paralyzed, 23-year-old relearns to walk and climbs Mount Hood

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

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

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

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

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. — 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. — There have been at least six black bear sightings near Portland’s Forest Park in the past week, and the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) is asking people living nearby to lock up their trashcans. ODFW says one person has come in contact with...

Six black bear sightings in Portland's Forest Park in nearly a week, ODFW says

Washington State

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver is looking at a property near Main Street and Interstate 5 for its fourth proposed Safe Stay Village. The city says the 18,750 square feet of land is owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation and is leased to the city. It says it...

Vancouver seeks public comment on fourth Safe Stay Village

PORTLAND, Ore. — Summer staffing is rebounding in Portland after years of shortages that were only made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. After years of being unable to hire enough people, public pools are expected to open on time this year with enough staff as we get closer to the start of summer.

Summer staffing rebounding in Portland after national lifeguard shortage

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

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. — 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

Woodland, WA

WOODLAND, Wash. — The NASCAR XFINITY Series is coming to Portland International Raceway next weekend. It’s an exciting time for race fans and the drivers. One of those drivers is Eric Johnson Jr. of Woodland, Washington. Eric is just 20 years old and yet he is living in the fast lane. Eric is going to make his NASCAR Racing debut next weekend at Portland International Raceway.

20-year-old Woodland, Washington man to make NASCAR debut at PIR

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. — Portland is one of the top cities in the nation when it comes to parks, according to the Trust for Public Land. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national nonprofit that works to "connect everyone to the benefits and joys of the outdoors," and seeks for everyone in American cities to eventually be within a 10-minute walk of a park.

Portland among top cities for parks: Amazing investment, great access, middling equity

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden has full confidence a professional women’s basketball team will be coming to Portland. “We’re going to be putting on a full-court press, everybody, full-court press until that happy day when we’ve got an announcement right here in our community that we finally landed the team,” he said during a news conference at Sport Oregon in Southwest Portland on Friday.

Portland puts on 'full-court press' to land WNBA team

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Boyfriend of missing woman named person of interest in her & her daughter's disappearance

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver Police have named the boyfriend a person of interest in the disappearance of a woman and her daughter. CONTINUING COVERAGE | Court...

Boyfriend of missing woman named person of interest in her & her daughter's disappearance

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