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The 2025 Clark County Fair is underway, drawing crowds from across the region to celebrate agriculture, enjoy classic fair food and take in the thrilling entertainment lined up across the 10-day

CLARK COUNTY, WA – As part of the grocer’s overall mission to help those in need, Fred Meyer stores in southwest Washington say they are working with the Clark County Food Bank to address hunger for some of the 148,000 individuals facing food uncertainty. Food bank officials say many of those people are part of the...

Two people who hit and killed in separate crashes in Portland Sunday night. Both victims were walking and were hit by car users. According to the Portland Police Bureau, the collisions happened less than one and-a-half hours of each other. Those are just two of the serious crashes in the past three days involving car...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s plan to end unsheltered homelessness includes funding day centers in each of the city’s four voting districts as a companion to the 12 to 15 overnight-only shelters he’d also like to open. The idea is to offer people staying in nighttime shelters a chance to spend the day in a safe space...

Umpqua Bank will become Columbia Bank on Sept. 1, it told customers in a message Monday. It had announced the change earlier this year. Tacoma-based Columbia Bank acquired Umpqua Bank in 2023, and said in April it would scrap the Umpqua name to reduce confusion and simplify its portfolio of brands.

Portland is bracing for yet another threat to the city's greenery. The emerald ash borer, a half-inch-long metallic-green beetle, is expected to arrive in Portland soon. More than 95,000 trees are at risk.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Blanchet House has officially purchased a property at Northwest 17th and Lovejoy Street, which will be turned into a new shelter for people facing houselessness. Bethanie's Room will serve about 75 women each night, and availability will be referral-based. Blanchet House said the location is...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Rain chances return to the Portland metro beginning late Tuesday, but the bigger story arrives by the weekend as temperatures surge into the 90s with sunny, dry skies. The National Weather Service warns of a transitional weather pattern this week, with scattered showers midweek followed by a sharp...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — More speed cameras are coming to Portland. On Monday, the Portland Police Bureau and the Bureau of Transportation announced a new contract with NovoaGlobal. It will now be the city of Portland’s sole supplier and operator for the speed and intersection safety camera program.

A fight between two women at Pioneer Elementary School in Vancouver ended with one woman shot in the foot and another woman arrested for assault.