This article was written by Jared Cowley and Evan Watson from KGW: PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council voted 8-4 Wednesday to approve an amended, nonbinding term sheet, taking the first step toward a deal that could put up to $120 million in city money into a renovation of the Moda Center and keep the Trail Blazers
Continue ReadingBy: Jamie ParfittPORTLAND, Ore. — A newly released phone survey of Oregon voters suggests that the 2026 gubernatorial race is shaping up to be a competitive one, with Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan even boasting a slight lead — albeit one within the margin of error. The poll from research firm Public Opinion Strategies gave Drazan a
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By: Jamie Parfitt, Alma McCarty (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Navy on Tuesday identified an officer lost when his helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea as an Oregon man. Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards was a native of Oakland, a town in Douglas County near Sutherlin. According to the U.S. 5th Fleet, the crew of
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By: Jared Cowley (KGW)PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Trail Blazers have found their next head coach. The team announced Tuesday morning it has hired Minnesota Timberwolves lead assistant Micah Nori as the franchise’s next head coach. Jason Quick of The Athletic was first to report the hire. According to Quick, Nori will sign a one-year deal with team options
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(Update: Added video) By: Alma McCarty (KGW)SISTERS, Ore. — Two spectators injured when a bull leaped over an arena fence and into the crowd at the Sisters Rodeo two summers ago have filed lawsuits against the rodeo and its livestock contractor, seeking more than $11 million in combined damages. The bull, named Party Bus, cleared
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Bob Packwood, a former Oregon senator who resigned amid a sexual assault investigation, has died at 93 years old. According to reporting by the Oregonian, Packwood died at a hospice facility in California, where he and his wife owned a home. Born in Portland, Packwood entered politics in 1960 as Multnomah
Continue Reading By: Jared Cowley (KGW)PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Rick Adelman, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to two NBA Finals appearances in the early 1990s, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association reported Monday. He was 79. The Trail Blazers confirmed his death a short time later, describing him in a statement as a “franchise
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SANDY, Ore. (KGW) — A standoff in the city of Sandy is over, police said Sunday night, after a massive emergency response for a shooting in a residential neighborhood that left multiple people dead. Neighbors describe a harrowing and chaotic experience, punctuated by the sound of rapid gunfire, before police were able to corral the
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Update: LONGVIEW, Wash. (KGW) — Multiple people have died after a tank of caustic “white liquor” chemicals ruptured at the Nippon Dynawave facility in Longview, fire officials confirmed. Ten people were taken to nearby hospitals: nine employees and a firefighter who has since been released, officials said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The number of people
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This article was written by Jamie Parfitt with KGW News PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland firefighter was arrested Wednesday after investigators determined he sent sexually explicit messages to a child in Deschutes County, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Though similar in kind, PPB said the case is “unrelated” to the prior arrest of firefighter Andrew
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This article was written by Sabinna Pierre and Alma McCarty (KGW) OREGON, USA — Oregon officials said Tuesday they will appeal a federal court ruling that limits how the state’s Reproductive Health Equity Act can be applied, while emphasizing that current health coverage remains unchanged. Attorney General Dan Rayfield said the state will defend the law after a judge
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This article was written by Bill Barrow with KGW: President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice. Palm Beach County voter records show the president voted by mail in a Tuesday special election for
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This article was written by Evan Watson & KGW: EUGENE, Ore. — Depositions released as part of a federal lawsuit reveal that employees from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency used brief ChatGPT prompts to slash more than a thousand National Endowment for the Humanities grants last spring, wiping out funding for research projects and
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Written by Katherine Cook & KGW: PORTLAND, Oregon — After a yearslong federal lawsuit, the Department of Justice has reached a settlement with Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation. Federal officials sued the live entertainment giant two years ago, alleging it held a monopoly over the live entertainment industry. But some states, including Oregon
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(Update: Adding photo, info from Coast Guard) By John Tanet, Alex Jensen, KGW ASTORIA, Ore. (KGW) — Tyler Jaggers, the Coast Guard rescue swimmer who was injured in a “tragic incident” last Friday has died, the Cowlitz County Search and Rescue reported. “Tyler has passed from injuries sustained during an attempted medical evacuation of a
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Written by Alma McCarty & KGW: SALEM, Oregon — In the final week of Oregon’s legislative short session, lawmakers in Salem discussed regulating data centers — specifically, placing a one-year moratorium on certain tax breaks. Governor Tina Kotek has been looking to expand the state’s enterprise zone program, which is intended to grow Oregon companies and attract
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Written by Blair Best & KGW: PORTLAND, Ore. — “I need someone here now or else I’m going to have to shoot this kid.” In a tense 911 call, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northeast Portland warned dispatchers that he would shoot a young man he claimed was following him, yelling and
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Written by Blair Best & KGW: PORTLAND, Ore. — In Southeast Portland, the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement isn’t only a threat to undocumented families seeking to stay together, it’s had a chilling effect on the community such that shop owners say they’re struggling to pay the bills as their regular customers disappear. Jose Esparza is the
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Article by Libby Dowsett & KGW: SALEM, Ore. — An Oregon bill aimed at increasing transparency around immigration enforcement at schools is now moving through the legislature. House Bill 4079 would require all public schools and universities to notify students, families and staff if federal immigration agents are on campus. Lawmakers have said word spreads quickly
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Author: Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola, Katherine Cook WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The husband of Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. Labor Secretary and former Oregon congresswoman, has been banned from agency headquarters after reportedly sexually assaulting at least two staffers, according to reporting by the New York Times. The New York Times cited sources and a police report filed in December
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