Lightning strikes Clark County in sunrise spectacle
Most Clark and Cowlitz county residents were likely up early as a sunrise spectacular occurred with multiple heavy lightning-producing thunderstorms passing over the region on Thursday, July 16. ...
Brewed Awakenings announces Battle Ground, La Center locations as regional expansion continues
Brewed Awakenings Coffee Roasters will expand its footprint in northern Clark County with new locations planned for Battle Ground and La Center, adding to the company's growing presence in the ...
Vancouver police halts arrests for some misdemeanors amid public defender shortage
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — The Vancouver Police Department is changing how officers handle several crimes due to a shortage of public defense attorneys. Police Chief Troy Price announced the changes in a department memo released internally on Friday, and obtained by KATU News. The memo states that the attorney's office
‘They’re our home teams, too’: Coalition of Portland-area mayors pushes for Moda Center deal
The group sent the letter just a day before the City of Portland unveiled its first-draft term sheet for the Trail Blazers' owners.
Portland’s Pizza Scene Just Got a Major Nod From Italy, and It’s Well Deserved
Ken's Artisan Pizza in Portland just landed at No. 10 on a national list of 116 pizzerias judged by anonymous Italian food critics — and three other Pacific Northwest spots weren't far behind.
Police: Man arrested after assaulting work crew, throwing knife at officers in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A 33-year-old man was arrested after he attacked a work crew and threw a knife at responding officers on Monday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau. At about 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault near Northeast Brazee Street and Northeast 122nd...
UPDATE: Two die from injuries sustained in Friday crash in Pendleton
PENDLETON – Two people have died from injuries sustained in a Friday crash in Pendleton. Oregon State Police said they were notified Sunday that Abigail Renee Pangelinan Mendiola, 24, of Vancouver, Washington, and a 15-year-old male died as a result of their injuries. Both were passengers in a vehicle...
Boy, 15, drowns in Fairview’s Blue Lake Regional Park
FAIRVIEW, Ore. (KATU) — A 15-year-old boy died after drowning in Blue Lake Regional Park on Tuesday evening, according to the Gresham Fire Department. Rescue crews were called to the park on a report that a boy swimming in the lake was missing. Members of the community were actively...
Woman, 15-year-old boy die at hospital after DUII rollover crash on I-84
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - A young woman and a teenage boy have died from injuries sustained in a rollover crash that happened last week in Umatilla County, according to Oregon State Police. The crash happened on Thursday, July 16, just before 8:30 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 84 near milepost...
Local cities among highest rates of U.S. alcohol deaths for 65 and older
OREGON – A report shows that several Oregon cities have some of the highest alcohol-induced death rates in the nation for people 65 and older. The Woodlands Grove Recovery Campus study ranks Roseburg, Eugene, and Medford among the top five nationally. Other cities in Oregon, such as Salem, Bend, and Portland, also appe
