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Hundreds of residents in Vancouver were forced to evacuate their homes due to a gas leak, and emergency crews are working to secure the area.

Downtown Portland is about to find out how far a markdown can really go. The Ritz-Carlton Residences in Block 216, the city’s splashiest new luxury tower, has rolled out a sweeping price reset, with brokers saying some units are now listed at roughly half of their original asking prices. The strategy is not just...

Defense attorneys are seeking to overturn Chad Westover’s sentence to 25 years in state prison for the murder of 43-year-old Portland mailman, Tristan Thomas, in 2024. Former Portland Teacher Found Guilty of Stabbing Mailman 11 Times. The former Portland Public Schools teacher was found guilty of second-degree murder...

On Jan. 20, a Portland mom named Catie opened an email from Portland Public Schools. She had to refresh it five times to believe it. Only then did she feel a year’s worth of worry evaporate. Her child had been accepted into Metropolitan Learning Center for high school. Catie...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Employees of Sunstone Way, one of Multnomah County’s largest homeless service providers, rallied Tuesday afternoon amid allegations of financial mismanagement by the nonprofit’s top executives. A lawsuit filed Feb. 12 in Multnomah County Circuit Court alleges that Kate Fulton, Sunstone Way’s...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Five teenage suspects have been arrested on murder and robbery charges after a man was shot in his southeast Portland home and later died, according to Portland Police. PPB says officers responded to a shooting on SE Ramona St near SE 92nd Ave on Nov. 1...

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KATU) — A black Ford Mustang left stuck on railroad tracks in Milwaukie was hit by an Amtrak train Friday night, but police said no one was hurt. Milwaukie police were called at about 6:35 p.m. on Feb. 20 to the intersection of Southeast Harrison Street and Southeast Railroad Avenue on a report of a...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) — Kara Braxton, a two-time WNBA champion and former league All-Star, has died at the age of 43. Braxton was drafted into the WNBA in 2005 and went on to win two championships with the Detroit Shock. She was also selected as a league All-Star during her professional career.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two surfers caught in a rip current Saturday. According to the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, crews were dispatched to Cape Kiwanda Beach. Before they arrived, other surfers helped one of the surfers back to shore. The second...

Portland elected leaders are pressing ahead with a proposal to significantly increase a tax break for small businesses as the city looks to spur economic growth and opportunities. The measure, sponsored by Mayor Keith Wilson and Councilor Eric Zimmerman, would raise the city’s business license tax exemption from...