Vancouver WA

OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Pest Program is asking the public to be on the lookout in the Vancouver, WA area after a live yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) was intercepted on a vessel at the Port of Vancouver. The yellow-legged hornet is highly invasive....

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A third Vancouver man has been arrested in connection with the child molestation investigation centered on former pediatrician Michael Wilmington and his associate, Chad Hartley. Vancouver police announced Friday morning that they served a warrant at a local home and took 61-year-old William J. Sneiderwine into...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man nicknamed “the Grinch,” accused in a string of holiday-related burglaries across Portland, was sentenced to prison Thursday, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced. Just days before Christmas, Allen Easley, 39, was caught on surveillance footage kicking in a family’s...

I did not come to Portland, Oregon planning to have a food epiphany. I came with a vague itinerary, a moderate amount of hunger, and the kind of low expectations that tend to produce the best surprises. What followed was three days of eating that I am still thinking about,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An investigation into Portland’s largest homeless services provider is drawing new scrutiny as city leaders weigh the future of a multimillion-dollar contract. KATU reported this week that Urban Alchemy, a nonprofit contracted by the city, faces dozens of complaints against its staff. The allegations...

A mid-ranking city employee will become the interim director of the troubled Portland Housing Bureau. Quisha Light has been with the city since 2022, most recently as Public Works customer service division manager. She served briefly as the interim director of the Portland Water Bureau and, before joining the city, worked for nearly a decade at Portland General Electric as a paralegal and...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A criminal organization targeting people’s wallets left at the gym and spanning multiple states has hit Beaverton, authorities say. The Beaverton Police Department said they investigated a case on April 30 involving three men suspected to be connected to an organized theft crew operating in at least five western states that […]

The grand opening of a massive new library in Gresham is nearly here, and the opening weekend is planned to feature dozens of fun activities for kids and families as they explore the new space. The East County Library is a brand new building built from the ground up in...

A Tigard teen missing since March was found dead Monday in Portland from what police say was likely a fentanyl overdose. Chayton Owings, 14, went missing March 19. The teenager’s body was found on the Eastbank Esplanade near Southeast Salmon Street, a Thursday news release said. “This is a...

WEST LINN, Ore. (KATU) — One of Oregon's claims to fame is the Willamette, the largest meteorite found in the U.S. Long before a farmer found it near West Linn, Ore., in 1902, the indigenous Clackamas people revered the meteorite as a healer sent to lend them strength. A...