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A wildfire that broke out south of Hidden Meadows on Monday grew from about one acre of brush and young timber to roughly 12 acres within hours, sending ash falling over the area and prompting evacuation notices at all three levels before firefighters boxed it in by nightfall. Officials say no homes were damaged, even

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A dog alerted its owner to a fire early Wednesday morning, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Shortly before 5 a.m., crews responded to a fire in the 2200 block of Northeast 102nd Avenue. The fire department said one person was home a the time and reported being awakened by his dog. H

In the summer of 1918, residents of Sellwood awaited the opening of what would turn out to be one of the community’s most important employers ever, the Oregon Worsted Company. Unlike the Eastside Lumber Company or the Eastside Railway, each of which employed hundreds of local men – and are now long gone – the Oregon Wo

Beaverton commuters have probably clocked the sorry state of Walker Road near Murray Boulevard. The intersection was swarming with construction crews Tuesday. Large pipes and other materials sat piled near the road and an excavator breached the ground near Cedar Mill Creek. That work is part of a years-long project...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - One person is in custody after police responded to a disturbance in the Hazelwood neighborhood late Tuesday night. Just before 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance possibly involving a machete in the 9900 block of Southeast Caruthers Street. Officers surrounded the area and tried to c

GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - One person was shot in the foot in Gresham overnight, and dispatchers may have heard the moment it happened, according to the Gresham Police Department. Just before 10:30 p.m., a call came in reporting a man was beating a woman in the 700 block of Southeast 185th Avenue. While dispatch was speaki

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office and Estacada Fire District issued Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations for residents within a half-mile of Veterans Boulevard and SE River Mill Road in Estacada due to a hazardous materials emergency.

PORTLAND, Ore.—Two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, have been charged by criminal complaint in Portland, Oregon. According to court documents, beginning in February 2022, Love and Chan created fictitious investments to defrau