While the current Amtrak Cascades system can get someone from Portland to Seattle in around three-and-a-half hours, program leaders want the high-speed rail to run at 250 mph - landing riders in ...

Cory Jackson pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree robbery with a firearm in Multnomah County court and faces a ...

PeaceHealth plans to lay off 1% of its workforce of 16,000 caregivers, but the union representing some of the affected workers is not taking the news lightly.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — State officials are asking the public for help in finding a missing 3-year-old girl they believe may be ...

Record-breaking heat starts to fade as highs fall into the upper 80s on Tuesday around the greater Portland/Vancouver area.

A heat advisory has been issued for parts of Oregon and Washington. It is effective from 10 a.m. Sunday through 10 p.m. Monday.

ICE agents used a Trump administration tactic to detain a transgender woman outside an immigration courtroom. She's being ...

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On Wednesday, a “Rally Against Illegal ICE Arrests,” is set to begin at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, Washington.

The Portland City Council on June 2 discussed the future of the Parks Levy, which expires in 2026 and currently pays for 40% ...

A federal judge in Oregon barred the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from removing an asylum seeker from the state after ...