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"Can have a devastating impact." Locals outraged after disturbing incident with laser pointer at popular beach: 'It just breaks your heart' first appeared on The Cool Down .

Oregon lawmakers make quorum on evening of 1st day of special session. Oregon lawmakers gaveled in on Friday night after failure to make quorum led to hours in delays on the first day of the special session. Family seeks justice a year after deadly hit-and-run in SE Portland. Updated: 57...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking witnesses to a deadly crash that happened in the Bethany area this week. At about 10:52 a.m., on Monday, deputies responded to a crash involving a pedestrian at the intersection of NW Deerfield Way and NW West Union Road. The sheriff’s...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Local health care authorities, providers and patients have all been left with unanswered questions following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's announcement of a new and stricter set of recommendations to accompany the latest formulation of the COVID-19 vaccine. In a post on X on Wednesday,...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Newly released court documents allege one victim was pepper-sprayed and put in a chokehold prior to a stabbing in Northwest Portland on Wednesday. According to a probable cause affidavit, witnesses told Portland Police the suspect, 38-year-old Victor Palmer-Regen, was walking his dog near NW...

CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KPTV) - A man accused of threatening a road paving crew with a AR-style rifle was arrested in Clark County on Thursday afternoon. Clark County deputies along with Washougal and Camas Police responded to a report of a disturbance with a weapon near SE 352nd Avenue and SE 1st Street, north of...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Kroger, Fred Meyer’s parent company, is set to lay off hundreds of its administrative employees nationwide, with as many as 100 in Portland. The layoffs come after an announcement in June on plans to shutter 60 stores across the country. Last month, it was announced...

A dangerous late-summer heat wave will build across Washington, Oregon and British Columbia into early September, spreading toward the Pacific Coast and raising wildfire risk as California also heats up. One of the most significant heat waves of the year will build from the interior of Washington, Oregon and British...

PORTLAND, Ore. – A long-standing Central Eastside business is voicing frustration after a homeless encampment took over sidewalks and parking spaces outside its storefront, leaving employees with fewer safe options and highlighting Portland’s ongoing struggle to balance business needs, public safety, and the rights...

Multnomah County is facing allegations that sheriff deputies continued to hold a man in custody for 22 hours after a federal judge ordered his release. The man was later turned over to U.S. Marshals, who transferred him to federal immigration officials. In a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court...