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When Vancouver resident Leslie Daniels returned to work at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center after three weeks of medical leave last year, she was stunned to find that her employer had nearly wiped out her paid-time-off balance. “I thought I calculated it wrong,” Daniels said. “But then I worked it out,...

Just after 2:20 in the morning, when most of Vancouver, Washington was asleep, a 19-year-old behind the wheel managed to leave a trail of destruction that reads less like a police report and more like ... Read more

America is in the midst of a zombie apocalypse — an athletic apocalypse, featuring a once-viral pastime that has suddenly, but fervently, risen from the dead. The pathogen: Hacky Sack, a familiar fad among the better half of Generation X. For reasons unbeknownst to all, Hacky Sack has hit...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. marshals arrested a 28-year-old man on Wednesday, accusing him of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child last year. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Dison Ruda and took him into custody at about 6 a.m. near Southeast 92nd...

Ever felt the tug of curiosity mixed with a dash of terror? That feeling hit me hard the moment I read about a midnight train that roams Washington’s wild hinterlands, pulling a crew of spectral passengers along for the ride. The story goes that the whistle blows at the...

Perched high above Portland like a French château that took a wrong turn somewhere over the Atlantic, Pittock Mansion watches over the city with the kind of presence that makes you wonder what it’s seen over the decades. This 16,000-square-foot architectural masterpiece isn’t just a feast for the...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Summer heat is just around the corner as the greater Portland-Vancouver area sees more sun and warmer temperatures by Wednesday afternoon. Mostly cloudy skies will quickly clear to sunnier and warmer conditions on Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures will remain slightly cooler than the average of

For more than a century, the Columbia River has been treated like a shipping superhighway, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors constantly scooping sand out of the channel to keep deep-draft ships moving between Portland and the Pacific. That engineering work has built a major trade corridor, but i

Ancient, eel-like fish are back this week in the Oregon Zoo’s Great Northwest area. The Oregon Zoo’s newest residents are also its oldest: 25 Pacific lamprey moved into the zoo’s Great Northwest area today. Guests can visit them in the Cascade stream and pond section, where the lamprey are often seen suctioned onto the

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - As summer approaches, Clark County agencies are warning drivers about potential dangers surrounding work zones and urging extra caution over the next several months. During a news conference Wednesday, people in the construction industry said it is not a matter of if drivers will come across...