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Mayor Keith Wilson says he “does not support” the severance package offered to departing Home Forward CEO Ivory Mathews, who announced her resignation earlier this week after WW reported on her extensive agency-funded travel in recent years. Wilson’s statement comes less than 24 hours before the Home Forward...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person is dead, and another is injured after a chairlift accident at Ski Bowl on Mt. Hood Thursday morning. According to Hoodland Fire, two employees were in a maintenance basket at around 9:30 a.m. when it fell, dropping them into rugged terrain. “I couldn’t...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As part of our series “A Year in Downtown,” we’re taking a closer look at substance use — and the role it plays in Portland’s road to recovery. The focus: a stretch of downtown many consider ground zero for homelessness...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — The Clark County Medical Examiner has identified a 16-year-old who died in the hospital after he was shot during a fight in a Vancouver parking lot on Monday night. The shooting was reported at about 8:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Northeast 18th Street...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — Three people were arrested Wednesday afternoon for trying to sell a fake Rolex at a Beaverton pawn shop. Investigators say the trio was had a “ongoing scheme” of trying to sell counterfeit high-end watches at pawn shops or other business. They had successfully sold a fake Rolex to a business in Portland on Tuesday, Beaverton PD said.

The Oregon parole board this week rejected a convicted killer’s bid for freedom, finding that he had minimized his role in the “street family” murder of a 22-year-old disabled woman. Carl Alsup, 40, “remains a potential threat to community safety if released,” Oregon Board of Parole members...

“Wild” author Cheryl Strayed announced Thursday that her husband, Portland filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, “has been diagnosed with a serious, fatal illness,” and said she would be stepping back from public appearances. Lindstrom is a documentary filmmaker and Lewis & Clark graduate who grew up in the Parkrose...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Vancouver officials are still pushing for transit investments along the upgraded Interstate 5 Bridge to stretch to Evergreen Boulevard. Earlier in April, Vancouver City Council opposed Interstate Bridge Replacement Program plans that would have the new light rail stop at the waterfront — rather than the initial plans of it extending further into the city. While Interim Program Administrator Carley Francis said...

This video from Vancouver, WA is hard to watch. Entire sidewalks filled with tents—what do you think can be done?

Portland real estate broker Robin Springer was searching for a luxury condo for her clients, a retired couple who owned a wine education center outside of Seattle. They looked at buildings from downtown Portland and the Pearl District to the South Waterfront. Finally, the couple found their next home: an...