http://www.kgw.com/news/local RSS Feed for KGW - News - Local en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:17 GMT http://www.kgw.com/news/local/I-84-ramp-to-northbund-I-5-closed-after-semi-crash-212123491.html A car crashed into a semi truck on Interstate 84 just before the truck went through a guardrail and plummeted 49 feet to the ground below, investigators said Wednesday. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Bomb-squad-called-to-small-N-Portland-explosion-212177981.html The bomb squad was called to a possible explosion in North Portland Monday morning, police said. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Gresham-Portland-cops-step-up-gang-patrols-212157191.html A funeral in a recent unsolved murder, and 11 gang-related shootings in the past 10 days, has officers ready for more violence. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Father-and-son-charged-with--212227101.html Deputies arrested a father and son on charges of sex crimes involving a 6-year-old child, and authorities are searching for other possible victims. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Police-Ore-couple-bought-gun-used-in-crime-spree-212164301.html A Springfield, Ore., couple face federal charges after authorities say they bought a gun for two people accused of a three-state killing spree and then helped them avoid capture. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Microsoft-store-to-open-in-downtown-Portland-212240961.html It will be a big day for Microsoft Thursday because it's first full size store in Oregon will open at Pioneer Place. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/hales-food-stamps-sugar-drink-212157731.html Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has joined mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities to revive a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Toddler-dies-after-being-left-in-hot-car-in-Idaho-212210141.html http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Parents-Facebook-ruse-lures-man-wooing-teen-212192991.html A Spokane father who discovered his 15-year-old daughter was being wooed on Facebook by a man twice her age took matters into his own hands. http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Oregon-jobless-rate-falls-below-8-percent-212179951.html The unemployment rate in Oregon has dipped below 8 percent for the first time since the nation fell sharply into the Great Recession in the fall of 2008.