Vancouver WA

As the saying goes, something can be "as American as apple pie." However, this phrase may need some updating, with donuts replacing the pie. The fact is that Americans love these sweet treats, with 10 billion donuts produced in the country every year. So, it's no surprise that you may want to incorporate donuts into your travel plans, such as visiting the St. Louis...

BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - New technology at Providence St. Vincent is making surgeries more efficient and speeding up recovery time. Rosa, a robotic assistant surgeon, has helped with more than 50 surgeries at the hospital this year. Greg Harlow had knee surgery 10 weeks ago with Rosa’s assistance. He had...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Crews will begin work next week to permanently repair and reopen at stretch of State Route 504 leading to the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Friday. The work is expected to be complete in the fall. "This...

In an April 10 email sent to the campus community at 7:32 p.m., Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management Michael McNerney warned of an armed carjacking approximately four blocks from campus. At approximately 6:30 p.m. the same day, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) responded to a report of the...

The landslide ruined one house, a second house and then a third. It damaged a reservoir and forced residents to ration water for several months. Construction of Interstate 205 left a devastating mark on the scenic metro suburb when workers cut into a steep slope overlooking the Willamette River five decades ago.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Clark County family is seeking help after a 13-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run on Wednesday. The crash unfolded at the 11900 block of Northeast 119th Street in Vancouver, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office told KOIN 6 News. Deputies responded to the scene just before 8:30 p.m. “The […]

You know that feeling when you discover something so perfectly weird and wonderful that you can’t believe it’s been hiding in plain sight?. That’s exactly what happens when you stumble upon Thirsty Sasquatch and Hungry Sasquatch in Vancouver, Washington, where cryptozoology meets culinary excellence in the most delightful way possible.

Portland scientists at Oregon Health & Science University say they have figured out why pancreatic tumors so often brush off immunotherapy, and how to flip that script so the same tumors start inviting an immune attack instead. In lab studies, the team found that stimulating an immune receptor called CD40 can reprogram the regulatory T cells that usually help tumors hide, turning those cells into...

There’s something magical about a restaurant that makes famous people act like regular humans. Mother’s Bistro & Bar in Portland, Oregon, has been doing exactly that for years, turning A-listers into happy customers who just want another plate of whatever that amazing thing was they just ate. Here’s...

Even in the nature-loving Pacific Northwest, some bugs are public enemy No. 1. Why it matters: As spring temperatures climb past about 55 degrees, cold-blooded insects emerge from winter hiding spots seemingly all at once, which is why it can suddenly feel like they're everywhere. The good news? "Urban pests,...