Person found dead one day after West Linn house fire
A person was found dead on Friday as one of the victims of a house fire that happened in West Linn the day before.
Tenant Sues Home Forward Over Cockroach Infestation
A tenant filed suit against Home Forward on Wednesday over a cockroach infestation at one of the housing authority’s properties. Patrick Plamondon, 38, who is paralyzed from the chest down and uses a wheelchair, alleges Home Forward, the city of Portland’s troubled housing authority, violated state standards of habitab
‘A major injustice’: Portland property manager to pay $725,000 for wrongful eviction in Vancouver
A Portland-based property management company will pay its former tenants $725,000 after they wrongfully evicted them from their home in Vancouver in 2023.
‘Suspicious death’ investigation underway after man dies in SE Portland
Portland police launched a homicide investigation into a suspicious death after a man was transported to Adventist Health Portland on Friday morning.
Brush fire burns trees, shed near I-5 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A large brush fire near Interstate 5 damaged trees and a shed in Vancouver on Friday afternoon, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Just after noon, crews were sent to a possible house fire at Northeast 59th Street and Northeast Sixth Avenue, just south of the Hazel Dell area.
Small Bites: Billy Ray’s Dive Bar, Eyesore, Gelato, and More
Billy Ray’s Dive Bar opens Saturday, August 1. From a press release: “After decades in the iconic location at the old red house at 2216 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, Billy Ray’s Dive Bar is moving around the corner to 835 NE Broadway.” This is the old Black Water Bar space.
‘Light of Day’ memoir tells story of Portland family’s heartbreaking struggle with childhood cancer
Portland author Lorna MacKinnnon Day has written a new memoir about her son’s diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer at 9-years-old. “Light of Day” details the ways her family navigated six years of his treatment for Ewing sarcoma. After his death, she founded the Sam...
Property Watch: A Fixer Cabin on the River near Washougal
When people seek out a home on the Columbia River, their bucket list will often include views, recreational access, and privacy, with many listings fulfilling perhaps one or two of those criteria, but not often all three. That's why this listing is such a treat—it has all of the above, and then some, including 1,850 fe
Cyclist sues Portland, claims city dump truck dragged him 100 feet
A man is suing the City of Portland and a city dump truck driver for nearly $1 million after he says the truck ran him over and dragged him 100 feet down the road while he was riding his bike.
2 seriously injured after rollover crash on I-5 overpass in Clark County
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two people were seriously injured on Thursday after a single-vehicle rollover crash on Thursday afternoon, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash occurred around 3 p.m. on NE 78th Street at the I‑5 overpass. Both the passenger and the driver had to be extricated from the vehicle. “Wit
