Vancouver WA

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...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — TriMet has announced that the Portland Police Bureau will once again be part of the transit division to boost rider safety after a multiyear break. More Portland police officers will soon be riding along on TriMet’s 1.3 million weekly trips. On Friday, PPB announced it would be rejoining with...

PORTLAND, Ore. — After several months, the city of Portland said it has recovered the $6.7 million in public funds after it was diverted in a fraud scheme. The criminal investigation is still in progress. Those funds were allocated for the Bull Run Filtration Project, an effort to build...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for a violent assault on a MAX platform that shocked riders and raised concerns about transit safety. Joseph Naes, 40, was sentenced earlier this week in Multnomah County Circuit Court to 70 months in...

A crash left four people hospitalized and temporarily closed a stretch of highway near Glenwood late Saturday morning, officials said.

Oregon lawmakers to vote on transportation bill affecting taxpayers, trucking, road and gas taxes. Oregon lawmakers will decide the fate of Governor Kotek’s transportation bill on Friday. Business owners, neighbors share mixed reactions to Vancouver Main Street revamp project. Updated: 3 hours ago. |. A long-awaited...

Families and leaders of Evergreen Public Schools in southwest Washington hope students will return to school on Tuesday after a week-long delay due to a classified workers strike. But officials of the 22,000-student district in Vancouver have yet to come to an agreement with over a thousand union members demanding...

PORTLAND, Ore. — After years of planning and setbacks, Portland Public Schools (PPS) is preparing to take a major step forward in creating its long-promised Center for Black Student Excellence. Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong confirmed Tuesday that the district is in the final stages of negotiations to purchase a...