Woman dies while hiking Oregon’s Horsetail Falls trail
A 70-year-old woman fell 400 feet to her death Friday afternoon while hiking near Horsetail Falls in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, according to the Multnomah County sheriff’s office. The woman’s name has not been released, pending next-of-kin notification. Cascade Locks Fire notified the sheriff’s office around 1:45..
As I-5 Closure Looms, Portland Will Consider Paying TriMet Fare for City Employees
Budget documents show the city and TriMet have negotiated a one-year pilot program that would provide all city employees with full transit coverage, including TriMet buses, MAX and WES trains, and C-Tran local service. An emergency ordinance was added by Mayor Keith Wilson to the consent agenda of the Sept....
Fire destroys house in NE Vancouver
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A house was destroyed by a fire in northeast Vancouver on Saturday afternoon, according to firefighters. Crews with the Vancouver Fire Department were sent to the area of Northeast 75th Street and Northeast 124th Avenue after multiple people called 911 to report seeing flames and smoke coming f
Fiancée of worker killed in Longview tank failure says he looked for other work,...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Clutching her fiancé’s wedding band, Patti Craff shares her heartbreak three months after her partner Norman Barlow died in the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company tank failure in Longview. “I don’t think I’m going to meet someone like him ever again. And that’s what’s really...
How did Oregon become one of the most expensive places to live?
Oregon used to be something of a bargain. The state was a rare find on the West Coast, a place where homes were cheap by national standards, household products like groceries were relatively inexpensive and utility rates were the envy of many other parts of the country. No longer. Oregon...
Man found dead on sidewalk after shooting in SE Portland Buckman neighborhood
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man was found dead after a shooting in southeast Portland’s Buckman neighborhood early on Saturday morning, according to police. Just after 2:30 a.m., officers with the Portland Police Bureau were sent to Southeast 12th Avenue after reports of gunfire. When police arrived, they found a man dead
Man who died in Eastbank Esplanade shooting identified
The medical examiner confirmed the cause of death to be homicide by gunshot wound.
Man shot and killed on SE Portland sidewalk, no arrests made
A man was shot to death early Saturday morning in Southeast Portland, police said. Officers arrived in the 700 block of Southeast 12th Avenue at about 2:35 a.m. to find the man dead on the sidewalk. The shooter or shooters fled the scene before officers arrived, the Portland Police Bureau...
Dry end to August, but rain returns next week
Woohoo! PDX observed a brief shower this morning, dropping 0.04″ and ending our 37-day dry streak! There was 0.06″ in Vancouver and Salem observed 0.01″. I also saw some spots with <0.10″ along the northern coastline. DRY AND MAINLY SUNNY TO WRAP UP AUGUST. High pressure...
Wrong-way driver who ran after head-on crash still at large, police say
The occupants in the other vehicle were not injured, but officials noted their vehicle was later towed "due to significant damage."
