Vancouver WA

People gathered to remember a missing Longview woman less than a week after her remains were found.

A large callout of law enforcement officers – in this case officers from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Transit Police division – swarmed the intersection of S.E. 30th Avenue and Schiller Street on Monday, March 9th, at 5:21 p.m. The Transit Police officers were examining a Dodge...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials with the state of Oregon are looking to limit access to Sauvie Island this summer, citing concerns about safety. But some businesses on the island are pushing back on the proposal, saying it's a threat to their survival. Less than 30 minutes outside of Portland,...

A 20-year-old man was hospitalized with injuries, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

Weekends are for funmaxxing, and we’ve got plenty of ideas for you. Read on for details on cheap and easy events from a FUCK ICE Art Show Fundraiser to Record Store Day and from Cycle Oregon Community Bike Block Party to Tabor Dance’s Mt. Tabor Park Clean-Up. Check out our Record Store Day guide and our top picks of the week for more...

Almost two weeks after abruptly discharging nearly 50 patients from a women’s inpatient substance use treatment center in Northeast Portland, Volunteers of America Oregon (VOA) announced it will permanently close the site and lay off all staff, effectively immediately. Staff were laid off Thursday, April 16. VOA Oregon did...

After nine years of service, one of the Tigard Police Department’s beloved K-9s died April 7. Rico celebrated his 10th birthday this year and was set to retire from police work in July. He came to the Tigard Police Department in April 2017 as a 15-month-old puppy. He had...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Next week, Portland Public Schools (PPS) will hear from families about its plan to close between five and 10 schools. PPS has begun researching which schools to close starting in the 2027-28 school year. The district will select schools from K-8, middle and alternative schools.

A Reed College researcher is warning that the wooded wetlands at Oaks Bottom and the Southeast Portland neighborhoods wrapped around it could give a fast-moving urban fire a straight shot to nearby homes. Portland Fire & Rescue has already flagged Oaks Bottom after several small blazes in the past year, and utility and city officials say new detection technology is not on the drawing...

An attorney noted the drivers’ actions were the primary cause of McGill’s death, but jurors could have argued the city was also at fault.