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On Jan. 1, a new law went into effect in Oregon that was supposed to make it easier for authorities to force someone with acute mental illness into treatment against their will. It remains to be seen whether this is actually having any effect; lawmakers are set in a few...

The mother of an Oregon student who died while planting trees to reach his school's volunteer goal to graduate has secured a settlement after suing for millions. Court records viewed by The Oregonian state that Central Catholic High School in Portland and the nonprofit tree-planting organization that Christopher Kelly was doing volunteer work for, Friends of Trees, have reached a settlement with Kelly's...

Last weekend was a dangerous one on the streets around Portland. On Saturday evening, two people led police on a chase through the city after allegedly robbing a jewelry store at Washington Square. Hours later in a different incident, police arrested six people at “street takeovers” in North and Northeast...

Plans to bring light rail to the heart of Vancouver and reconnect two neighborhoods separated by Interstate 5 in the city’s downtown core are in danger because of heightened costs for the Interstate Bridge. Now, city leaders are expressing concern about the change that could terminate light rail service...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Crystal Wallace and her family are grateful their 13-year-old son, Brayden Wallace, is alive after he was hit by a pick-up truck on April 7. He was reportedly walking with friends along the shoulder of the road just before 8:30 p.m. when he was hit, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. The road does not have a...

After 10 years, one of Portland’s few remaining Spanish restaurants is closing. Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Bar Casa Vale first opened at 215 S.E. 9th Ave. in 2016 — at the time, one of approximately 10 restaurants serving Spanish cuisine across...

CLACKAMS COUNTY, Ore. — Authorities have identified a woman who died over the weekend after her car had crashed into a small lake in Clackamas County. On Monday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as Loretta Ann Blank, 66, of Portland. Investigators said they believe alcohol...

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Portland man was killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision with a semi truck on Highway 97 in Klamath County Sunday, Oregon State Police said Monday. Troopers responded around 3:45 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash near milepost 220. A preliminary OSP investigation found that Mark Evan Simpson, 48, of The post Portland driver killed in head...

Two baby eagles, named Peace and Harmony, recently hatched at an eagle nest at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, which has been running an eagle camera livestream on YouTube since Jan. 12.

A man was arrested Friday evening after a carjacking -- with the suspect driving recklessly through North Portland, surpassing speeds of 115 miles per hour, authorities announced Monday.