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Portland Heats Up Tuesday, Then Gets Rocked By Late-Night Storms

Portland woke to clear skies on Tuesday, May 12, with readings already in the upper 50s at Portland International Airport. Sunshine is on track to send afternoon temperatures into the low- to mid‑80s, likely making this the warmest day of the week for many neighborhoods inland from the river. That warm, mellow setup wi
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Mom and Baby Narrowly Escape Injury After SUV Crashes into Nursery of Their Home

“It was a miracle that nothing happened to them because the baby was there on the crib, like two, three, four minutes prior to [the crash],” said Caesar Fuerte
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Wife charged as accomplice with husband tied to pediatrician’s ‘naked sleepovers’

Anna May Hartley is facing charges of first-degree child molestation and first-degree trafficking, while her husband, Chad Hartley, is facing charges of possessing and dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as part of an investigation into a pediatrician connected to "naked sleepovers" i
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Motorcyclist killed after crashing into tree in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A motorcyclist was killed in Vancouver after hitting a tree on Thursday night. Vancouver Police say officers responded to a reported deadly motorcycle crash on NW LaFrambois Road at around 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 7. Investigators believe the 45-year-old rider died after missing a curve...
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Lewisville Regional Park in Battle Ground closed indefinitely after early-morning fire

BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KATU) — The Lewisville Regional Park in Battle Ground is now closed indefinitely following a morning fire. Firefighters were sent to the park just before 1 a.m. "The fire appears to be suspicious in nature but no cause has been determined at this time," Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue posted on Facebook
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Sherwood eyes revamping Old Town through strategic plan

Sherwood is moving forward with plans to kickstart its long-term vision for Old Town Sherwood — the historic core of the city that features prominent focal points like city hall, the public library, an arts center and long-time businesses. On May 19, the Sherwood City Council will vote on...
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City Council Passes Street Fee to Raise Revenues for Street Maintenance

Over the past month, the Portland City Council hit the gas pedal on its road-paving ambitions. The council in late April passed a street fee that is estimated to bring in around $47 million annually to help the Portland Bureau of Transportation maintain roads. The average monthly fee will appear...
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Portland’s historic Dan & Louis Oyster Bar continues fight to survive downtown decline

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Dan & Louis Oyster Bar has survived as a family-owned restaurant in downtown Portland for four generations. But this summer is make or break. “If you look, every other storefront in old town is empty,” said Michelle Wachsmutch, co-owner of the historic restaurant. Standing proudly...
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Readers respond: Replace gas tax with weight-mile fee

I agree that Measure 120 is destined to fail, (“Editorial endorsement May 2026: Vote ‘no’ on Measure 120 and set the stage for a new transportation funding deal,” May 3). However, failure to pass this measure does not solve the problem of how to pay for...
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Portland organizer’s sudden death at 49 shakes immigrant community, Oregon politicians

Cayle Tern, a Reynolds School District board director whose family resettled in Portland from Laos when he was a child and who championed the city’s Southeast Asian immigrant community, died last week of a heart attack. He was 49. Tern recently jumped in to advocate for Oregonians at risk...

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