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Dec 14, 2015 07:49 PM EDT
A man carjacked a woman at gunpoint Monday and then used her vehicle as a getaway car in a Sandy bank robbery.
Latest storm to bring wintry weather conditions
Dec 14, 2015 06:44 PM EDT
It’s really starting to look and feel like winter, with blustery weather conditionsand heavy snow in the mountains.
Extra police at 2 Portland high schools after threat
Dec 14, 2015 03:46 PM EDT
Extra Portland police officers were at Madison and Jefferson High Schools Monday morning.
Landslide threatens homes in Camas
Dec 14, 2015 09:16 PM EDT
A hillside gave way over the weekend damaging one home and threatening at least one more.
Police ID bicyclist killed in Portland hit & run
Dec 14, 2015 06:19 PM EDT
The suspect in the death of a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash in Northeast Portland Sunday has been captured.
Jewish man: Portland Christian college refused to hire me
Dec 14, 2015 11:24 PM EDT
A Portland man says a small private Christian college in Portland discriminated against him by refusing to hire him.
Police ID driver in deadly tanker crash, rail car fire
Dec 14, 2015 09:18 PM EDT
A deadly crash sparked a large fire in Northwest Portland Sunday morning, forcing residents to hunker down in their homes.
Oldest Oregon death row inmate dies of natural causes
Dec 14, 2015 06:38 PM EDT
Authorities say Oregon's oldest death row inmate has died of natural causes, after the governor denied him clemency.
Courtney: Oregon on verge of civil war over ballot measures
Dec 14, 2015 07:52 PM EDT
Senate President Peter Courtney warned that "Oregon is on the verge of its own civil war."
Tillamook residents try to save neighborhood from landslide
Dec 14, 2015 09:27 PM EDT
One neighborhood is trying to save seven homes from a massive landslide after heavy rains battered the region this week.
Oct 30, 2015 01:31 PM EDT
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Check your commute: Traffic camera maps
Oct 30, 2015 01:39 PM EDT
Check your commute: Traffic camera maps
Dec 14, 2015 10:08 PM EDT
Fog tonight, dry Tuesday
Oregon on verge of civil war over ballot measures, Senate pres. says
Dec 14, 2015 09:12 PM EDT
Oregon's top state senator is calling for business, union and political leaders to negotiate a plan to withdraw a series of contentious ballot measures slated for next year's election.
Oct 28, 2015 08:56 PM EDT
Your take: #MyHomeStoryPDX
You could be owed money from class-action settlements
Nov 19, 2015 09:31 PM EDT
At one point or another, you’ve probably received notice of a class action settlement by mail or email.
Vancouver boy's sack lunches help feed homeless
Dec 14, 2015 09:14 PM EDT
A 9 year old in Vancouver boy has
Shot of the Day: 'Christmas Tree' in Italy
Dec 14, 2015 05:56 PM EDT
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Guide: Holiday lights in Portland
Dec 14, 2015 04:58 PM EDT
Here's your guide to the best holiday lights in the metro area.
Grant's Getaway: Oregon's 'Fish Whisperer'
Dec 14, 2015 02:45 PM EDT
Jay Nicholas is Oregon’s former “salmon czar” and twenty years ago, he led the effort to save the state’s wild coastal salmon.
4 missing near Mt. Hood saved by snowmobilers
Dec 14, 2015 02:29 PM EDT
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that four people who went missing on Mt. Hood overnight have been found.
Thorns' Sinclair pulls even with Hamm for career goals
Dec 14, 2015 02:22 PM EDT
Christine Sinclair moved into a tie with Mia Hamm for second on the women's career scoring list in Canada's 4-0 victory Sunday over Trinidad and Tobago.
Cyclists want changes after deadly Lombard hit & run
Dec 14, 2015 01:38 PM EDT
Advocates in the Portland bike community are pushing for big changes along a busy road after a bicyclist was hit and killed Saturday night.
Washington County sheriff's corporal indicted
Dec 13, 2015 07:51 PM EDT
The Washington County Sheriff's Office says a corporal who was fired over domestic violence allegations is now facing criminal charges.
Photos: Rail tanker fire near St. Johns Bridge
Dec 13, 2015 05:28 PM EDT
Photos of the rail tanker fire near the St. Johns Bridge.
Anthony scores 37, Knicks beat Blazers to end skid at 4
Dec 13, 2015 05:19 PM EDT
Carmelo Anthony
Muslim community center opens in Tigard
Dec 13, 2015 04:49 PM EDT
TIGARD, Ore. -- Amid tense times for their peers around the world, the metro area’s Muslim community celebrated this weekend.
No. 2 Kansas uses big second half to beat Oregon State 82-67
Dec 12, 2015 10:39 PM EDT
Wayne Selden
Camas family displaced after landslide damages home
Dec 12, 2015 10:30 PM EDT
A Camas family was displaced Saturday night after a landslide caused significant damage to their home
Snow at Cascade resorts, rain and wind expected this weekend
Dec 12, 2015 09:30 PM EDT
Expect blustery winds and showers again throughout the weekend.