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2 weeks ago | 
kgw.com | Luisa Anderson |Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola |Blair Best
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and Police Chief Bob Day — along with other city and county leaders — came together on Friday to express their support for the local immigrant community while reaffirming Portland's sanctuary status. They also encouraged unity and urged peaceful protest this weekend, as multiple "No Kings" anti-Trump rallies are planned to be held across the Portland metro area and the nation.
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2 weeks ago | 
kgw.com | Alex Jensen |Luisa Anderson
THE DALLES, Ore. — Thousands of people are still under evacuation orders as the Rowena Fire continues to burn near The Dalles. The fire has destroyed at least 20 homes since it broke out amid 30 mph winds just before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fire officials said it began in the Rowena area before quickly climbing steep terrain and pushing east toward The Dalles, fueled by those strong winds and dry vegetation.
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1 month ago | 
kgw.com | Luisa Anderson |Jamie Parfitt
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Nike garment workers from Indonesia traveled to Oregon this week to try to deliver a message to the company's top executives. They're demanding higher wages and improved human rights protections. Three workers and a small group of allies rallied outside the sportswear company's headquarters in Beaverton Wednesday morning.
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1 month ago | 
abc10.com | Luisa Anderson |Celine Stevens
CANNON BEACH, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a vessel that reportedly sank two miles off the coast of Cannon Beach Thursday evening. The agency announced the halt to the search in a post on social media at around 10:30 a.m. Friday, stating "no signs of distress found."
The agency originally announced the search effort in a post on social media earlier Friday morning.
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1 month ago | 
kgw.com | Luisa Anderson |Anthony Macuk
PORTLAND, Ore. — After a nearly 20-year wait and multiple delays, the REAL ID deadline is almost here. Starting Wednesday, May 7, all airports in the U.S. will require a REAL ID-compliant license or identification to fly across the country. The REAL ID deadline has been pushed back numerous times over the years, but this time, the Transportation Security Administration isn't moving the enforcement deadline.
What are the requirements? Can you still fly without a REAL ID after the deadline?
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
kgw.com | Thomas Shults |Luisa Anderson
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man convicted of burning down a 113-year-old Southwest Portland apartment building in 2023 is expected to be sentenced Friday morning.
In October 2024, Garrett Repp was convicted on 55 counts including arson and reckless endangerment.
Repp was a tenant at the May Apartments, located on Southwest 14th Avenue and Taylor Street, when he started the fire in his unit on May 13, 2023.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
kgw.com | Luisa Anderson |Ashley Grams
CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — The Hood River County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday morning it will try to recover a vehicle from the Columbia River that's believed to be connected to a Portland family who went missing in 1958. Kenneth and Barbara Jean Martin disappeared with their three children — Barbara, Virginia and Susan Margaret — nearly 70 years ago. A neighbor reported them missing on Dec. 7, 1958.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
kgw.com | Thomas Shults |Luisa Anderson
PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Chinese sculptures on Northwest Davis Street and Northwest 3rd Avenue in Portland's Old Town were removed Wednesday morning. It comes more than a decade after some people in the city's Chinese community first called the statues culturally offensive. The statues were installed in 2006 as part of a streetscape improvement project meant to symbolize the history and contributions of the Chinese community in Portland.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
ktvz.com | Luisa Anderson |Alex Jensen
Tada Images/Adobe StockProvidence Oregon City is among the six hospitals where nurses went on stock. New Published February 25, 2025 2:31 pm By Luisa Anderson, Alex Jensen, KGWPORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Unionized nurses at eight Providence hospitals around Oregon have voted to ratify their contract, ending their historic strike on Monday. The two sides reached a tentative agreement on Friday.The deadline to vote on the contract was 4 p.m. on Monday.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
kgw.com | Luisa Anderson |Alex Jensen
PORTLAND, Ore. — Unionized nurses at eight Providence hospitals around Oregon have voted to ratify their contract, ending their historic strike on Monday. The two sides reached a tentative agreement on Friday.The deadline to vote on the contract was 4 p.m. on Monday. Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses voted overwhelming to ratify their contract, ending the strike, Oregon Nurses Association said.
