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Clackamas Community College will name its new Natural Resources Center after a local couple who recently donated $5 million to the project. Terry and Cheryl Holden — who previously gave $5 million for the college’s Holden Industrial Technology Center, named in their honor — will now have a second building on the Oregon

America is in the midst of a zombie apocalypse — an athletic apocalypse, featuring a once-viral pastime that has suddenly, but fervently, risen from the dead. The pathogen: Hacky Sack, a familiar fad among the better half of Generation X. For reasons unbeknownst to all, Hacky Sack has hit...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. marshals arrested a 28-year-old man on Wednesday, accusing him of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child last year. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Dison Ruda and took him into custody at about 6 a.m. near Southeast 92nd...

Ever felt the tug of curiosity mixed with a dash of terror? That feeling hit me hard the moment I read about a midnight train that roams Washington’s wild hinterlands, pulling a crew of spectral passengers along for the ride. The story goes that the whistle blows at the...

Perched high above Portland like a French château that took a wrong turn somewhere over the Atlantic, Pittock Mansion watches over the city with the kind of presence that makes you wonder what it’s seen over the decades. This 16,000-square-foot architectural masterpiece isn’t just a feast for the...

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The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in the fatal shooting outside the Fred Meyer store in Wood Village. Cameron Michael Quiring was shot to death Tuesday evening, authorities said. The suspect in the shooting, 19-year-old Kenneth William Nevills Jr., was arrested after a traffic stop near No

Disagreement over how to use a unique city funding source left Portland City Councilors unable to save public safety jobs slated to be cut in Mayor Keith Wilson’s budget. After two hours of back-and-forth, councilors rejected three budget amendments to restore public safety and parks jobs — among other things. It was l

5/29 11:97 a.m. An interior designer found three rifles in a home closet. The elderly homeowners asked for help getting rid of them. 5/29 3:47 p.m. Someone reported a road rage incident where a driver was break checking and almost made the caller hit their vehicle at the intersection of Bryant Road and Jean Road.

The parents of a 13-year-old Oregon girl have filed a $17 million lawsuit against Oregon Health & Science University, contending that their daughter’s heart wouldn’t restart after surgical staff at the Portland hospital mistakenly installed a heart valve upside down. Steven and Lori Stokes say their daughter endured...