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BATTLE GROUND, Ore. (KPTV) - A public school in Clark County has been identified as a measles exposure site linked to confirmed cases in two unvaccinated children. Clark County Public Health says anyone who was at River HomeLink in Battle Ground from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 17 may have been exposed to measles.

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PORTLAND, Ore. — A truck carrying hundreds of live chickens overturned near Ilani Casino in Ridgefield on Wednesday morning, causing a closure of the nearby Interstate 5 ramps. The Washington State Department of Transportation first warned of the incident just before 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, saying that a collision along..

A Portland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after law enforcement found him in possession of meth and multiple guns, including a stolen AR-15, in his residence.

Vancouver police say they arrested Djuan Black at a Vancouver apartment on September 17 after Spokane County issued a felony warrant for him. The warrant stemmed from an alleged Spokane pursuit in which Black was accused of discarding a gun and fleeing on foot. Police said a search of the apartment recovered two firear

Mayor Keith Wilson on Wednesday used his power to break a tie City Council vote for the second time on his watch, this time to facilitate a massive fossil fuel deal. Wilson joined six councilors in voting to transfer a contract the city has with Houston-based fossil fuel company Zenith Energy to a Miami-based internati

Operations and management will cost about $6.5 million in the shelter's first year, according to the City of Vancouver's website.

After some clouds this morning the sunshine returned this afternoon. Temperatures will likely hover around 70 for today. Expect quiet weather through tonight with mostly clear skies. Temperatures will drop into the lower 50s. Change arrives starting Thursday, but much of the daytime will be dry with increasing cloud co

GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — Gresham city leaders are enforcing stricter rules aimed at unlicensed massage businesses while supporting legitimate therapists. Since October 2025, Gresham has shut down seven illicit massage businesses through a more detailed application process that includes in-person applications and thorough

Two Portland city councilors are seeking to increase the city’s existing surtax on companies whose CEOs are making much more than their average employee, and at the same time increase the existing threshold so that fewer businesses overall would pay into the city’s Business License Tax. The two...