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Clark County Public Health has identified a new measles exposure site in Ridgefield, Washington. Public health officials say the site is connected to a case reported earlier this month involving a person who tested positive for measles. That person, who visited Ridgefield High School while contagious from Jan. 14-16,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A decrease in dining and the “current state of the nation” have led to the closure of a lauded Portland restaurant. República is slated to shut down on Saturday, Feb. 21, Angel Medina and Olivia Bartruff announced in a Substack post on Wednesday. The co-owners of the Mexican eatery on 100 NW...

Vancouver, Washington knows how to feed people well without making them overspend. These restaurants focus on flavor, value, and portions that actually leave you satisfied. Locals rely on them for everyday meals that feel rewarding instead of forgettable. Menus are approachable, varied, and designed to please real...

Direct cash assistance from the state is helping homeless Oregon youth find housing, according to the results of a pilot program that concluded last year. In February 2023, the Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program at the Oregon Department of Human Services began providing 120 youth in Multnomah, Clackamas and...

Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Today, members of at least 30 labor unions are expected to gather at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland for a large protest called “Labor Against ICE,” just one day after hundreds of students across the...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Gresham-based sweets company iCandy is set to open its second location Saturday inside Troutdale’s former Soda Bar Cafe. Co-owner Sydney Joyner said the Troutdale shop, located at 289 E. Historic Columbia River Highway, preserves many of the soda bar’s original features, including the mirrored back...

In a world where thirty bucks barely covers dinner and a movie, Portland’s treasure trove of bargains stands as a monument to the art of the deal. The Portland Flea Market isn’t just shopping—it’s an adventure that transforms ordinary Saturdays into extraordinary treasure hunts where your wallet actually stands a...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A driver went to the hospital after a truck crashed through an apartment in Vancouver on Friday afternoon, authorities said. The Vancouver Fire Department said they responded at around 4:30 p.m. at the apartment complex off of Southeast 139th Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they found the...

Wayne Sutton’s earliest memory of a chainsaw was when he was 5 or 6-years-old. Sutton had accompanied his father into the woods on a timber-cutting job when his father asked him to hold the handles of a chainsaw as he carved up a felled tree. “The vibration felt like...

A 19-year-old serial rapist who terrorized multiple victims was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Damani Jazz Anderson pled guilty to sexually assaulting five girls, four of them at gunpoint, over the course of two years. On Thursday, Jan. 29, he was sentenced by Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Benjamin Souede.