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Lewisville Regional Park in Battle Ground is closed indefinitely after an overnight fire early Tuesday tore through the park’s Grand Shelter, pulling firefighters into the area in the middle of the night and shutting down one of Clark County’s most popular river spots. Crews knocked down the flames...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A shelter-in-place alert has been lifted for people in a Vancouver neighborhood following the report of a gas leak. Just before 11 a.m., the Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA) said there had been a hazardous material release due to a gas leak near 2610 Kauffman Avenue.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A local doctor is facing five years in prison after pleading guilty to a deadly hit and run. Kenneth Kolarsky was driving in Woodburn in late December 2024 when he hit Nicolas Hernandez-Mendoza, 44, at a crosswalk on Pacific Highway north of Williams Avenue. Hernandez-Mendoza...

Just a couple weeks ago, we wrote that ICE had detained Khao Niew Lao food cart owner “Nong” Thavatsay Phimmoungkhoun, known by many as a fixture of the PSU community. And this week, another ICE detention has hit another Portland family and the local food community hard. Torta...

Every spring, something extraordinary happens in Southeast Portland. Quiet woodland paths suddenly burst into color. Massive blooms spill over shaded trails in brilliant shades of pink, purple, crimson, orange, and white. Waterfalls tumble beneath flowering branches while ducks glide across a peaceful lake surrounded b

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A war of words has erupted between the Oregonian's sports columnist and a city councilor over whether Portland should pony up millions in public money to rehab the Moda Center. Why it matters: Depending on who you believe, the City Council is either about to sign a blank check of...

The Real Story – A Column HILLSBORO, OR — If you read Mike Rogaway’s article in The Oregonian today, you might be tempted to think Mayor Beach Pace has finally […] The post The Phantom Halt: Mayor Beach Pace Claims Credit for a Data Center Deadline She Didn’t Create On Day Two Of Deception Tour appeared first on The H

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A baby goat was rescued by Tualatin Valley & Rescue firefighters after falling down a quarry late Saturday night. Just after 9 p.m., TVF&R crews responded to reports of a baby goat stranded nearly 80 feet down a quarry off Farmington Road. Arriving at the quarry, officials said they found saving

A 45-year-old motorcyclist died Thursday night after crashing into a tree along NW LaFrambois Road in Vancouver, according to police. Officers responded at about 8 p.m. and found the rider with injuries that were not survivable, and emergency crews pronounced the person dead at the scene. The roadway was temporarily bl