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First Sunday Market in Lake Grove returns this weekend
While the regular Lake Oswego Farmers’ Market continues all summer, local residents will have another option for fresh produce in Lake Grove. The First Sunday Market in Lake Grove returns Sunday, Aug. 4 and will continue Sunday, Sept. 1, Sunday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 3. Each event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Hallmark Drive. Each market will have a theme such as Pet-a-Palooza (including a pet...
Teenage boy who drowned in Oregon river remembered as ‘a joy to be around’
Seventeen-year-old Bryant Wulu never had to be told what to do, his mother says. He’d just do it. A rising senior at Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, Wulu would clean his family’s house early in the morning after staying up late playing video games. The rest of the family would awaken to a magically spotless, vacuumed house.
Badly burned Gresham firefighter making a comeback
KOIN 6 is following up on the progress of a Gresham firefighter, badly hurt on the job. As of this week, Spencer Tejedas is alert and awake. Now the community is rallying around him and his family, eager for him to come home.
Man arrested in Target parking lot after Hillsboro shooting injures 1
HILLSBORO Ore. (KPTV) - A 33-year-old Aloha man was arrested Thursday after a shooting on Tuesday night in Hillsboro, according to the Hillsboro Police Department. On July 30 just after 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Northeast John Olsen Avenue and Northeast Von Newmann Drive after reports of a shooting. They found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital where he is recovering, police said.
After recall in Gervais, disagreement by 2 remaining city councilors leads to stalemate
Gervais’ City Council is at a stalemate and could remain so until November unless the two remaining city councilors can agree to let the city administrator run council meetings. Baltazar “Junior” Gonzalez and Joel Ramon, the remaining city councilors after the rest of the council was recalled in June, couldn’t agree who would...
Prineville driver jailed on reckless driving, burning, endangering charges after dragged tire sparked 10-acre wildfire
A Prineville woman has been jailed on reckless driving, reckless burning and reckless endangering charges, accused of dragging a tire with her speeding car and sparking a 10-acre wildfire Friday evening that closed Highway 126, prompted evacuations and destroyed or damaged several outbuildings and RVs. The post Prineville driver jailed on reckless driving, burning, endangering charges after dragged tire sparked 10-acre wildfire appeared first on KTVZ.
Major brush fire breaks out on Bend’s north end, prompting evacuations, power outage amid major ground, air attack
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A brush fire broke out Friday afternoon in an area just north of Bend called “Dirt World,” sending up thick, billowing smoke, prompting widespread Level 3 GO NOW evacuations and causing a power outage affecting 14,000 people and major traffic jams in the area.
Pacific University: Graduate and professional commencement set for Aug. 10
Pacific University will celebrate nearly 300 graduate professional students during the university’s annual Graduate & Professional Programs Commencement on Saturday, Aug. 10, on the Forest Grove Campus. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. and will take place on the east lawn outside of Marsh Hall. Tickets for the ceremony are free but are required for all guests. Graduates from five of Pacific’s health care graduate and professional programs will...
Roaring summer fun: Banks BBQ & Tractor Pull returns for 78th anniversary
Beef, beer and roaring engines are on the menu for a weekend of competition and community spirit in Banks. Celebrating its 78th anniversary, the Banks BBQ & Tractor Pull returns Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 18, at Sunset Park. Each year, the event draws thousands of families eager for a weekend of outdoor attractions and country fun. Originally conceived as a post-World War II celebration to unite the community,...
Evacuation levels lowered for fire in The Dalles
THE DALLES, Ore. — All evacuations have been dropped for parts of The Dalles after a fire, the River Road Fire, threatened to grow, the Wasco County Sheriff's Office reported Saturday evening. The fire was first reported by the sheriff's office around 3:30 p.m. Friday near the Northern Oregon...
Milemarker 132 Fire prompts level 3 ‘Go now’ evacuations near Bend, Redmond
Crews are mopping up the Milemarker 132 Fire between Bend and Redmond Friday evening after the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office announced Level 3 "Go Now" evacuation orders earlier in the evening.
Vancouver police seek help finding woman last seen by family in May
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - The Vancouver Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing woman. Rebecca “Becca” Baldasare, 42, was last seen by her family in May of this year in the area of the Vancouver Mall. Police say she is known to frequent areas around Vancouver and Portland.
Woman killed in Ridgefield shop fire identified
RIDGEFIELD Wash. (KPTV) - The person killed in a large shop fire in Ridgefield on June 3 was identified Friday morning. The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office (CCME) identified 44-year-old Melissa Adams as the victim of the fire. Adams was from Ridgefield and died from smoke inhalation and heat...
Pieter Quinton brings home bronze for Portland with US men's eight rowing team
The U.S. men’s eight rowing team is coming back home with a bronze medal from the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, a group that includes Grant High School alumnus Pieter Quinton. The Americans advanced straight to the final out of the qualification heats when they posted the top time of all heats at 5 minutes, 29.94 seconds. In the final, the U.S. was able to improve that time to a 5:25.28,...