Portland OR

Jules Walters, D-West Linn, is not happy with the impact of Abernethy Bridge construction on local residents. “This is not a minor inconvenience to be managed with a routine progress email. This is an ongoing failure of this agency’s obligation to the people it serves,” Walters said in the letter sent to Oregon Departm

TIGARD, Ore. (KATU) — Savannah Gideon, 32, of Portland, has been identified as the woman killed in Friday’s homicide near Washington Square, Tigard police announced Tuesday. PAST COVERAGE | Tigard police arrest suspect after woman shot to death in apartment complex parking lot. Gideon’s family has been notified...

A 43-year-old who set fire to a Portland home as part of what they told authorities was their plan to kill a family they thought was linked to an ex-partner has been sentenced to nearly 21 years in prison. Eric D. Alexander made a series of escalating threats against their...

A historic railroad passenger car that the Chelatchie Prairie Railroad had hoped to restore was destroyed in a Friday, Aug. 28, fire at Furniture World SW in Vancouver, with investigators later

The man who was barricaded in a home and reportedly cutting himself before he was Tased by a Portland Police Bureau officer died by self-inflicted stab wounds. The Portland Police Bureau announced the findings by the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s office on Tuesday. Bureau officials said the man’s identity...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A cannabis warehouse in Vancouver was damaged during a two-alarm fire late Tuesday morning. The Vancouver Fire Department says firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire at Cedar Creek Cannabis near NE 121st Ave and NE 56th St just before 11:15 a.m. Crews arrived to find...

The business will prioritize "wholesale, events and franchising," according to Tea Bar's founder.

CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) — A small, single-engine plane flipped upside down after bouncing during a landing at a local airport Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Emergency crews responded to Grove Field Airport, located at 632 NE 267th Ave., at approximately 1:23 p.m., according to Sgt...

I have no objection in principle to the idea of giving city employees free TriMet passes (“Portland mayor wants to give a free public transit pass to all city workers,” Aug. 31). However, most city employees are unionized and therefore covered by collective bargaining agreements. Benefits, such as...

Startup shipbuilder New Pacific Industrial, Vancouver, Wash., has landed its first new construction program, a pair of 122'x37' oceangoing tugs for American Marine Corp., Honolulu. Designed by Glosten, Seattle, the American-class boats are also the first newbuilds in American Marine's history. The towing and marine ser