This KGW News at 6 p.m. broadcast on May 18, 2026, covers Oregon's primary election with Republican candidates Ed Deal and Chris Dudley campaigning for governor, discusses Home Forward's accountability crisis following a spending scandal, reports on the Blazers owner Tom Dundan addressing criticism about cost-cutting measures, and provides weather forecasts for Memorial Day weekend.
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Now at 6, the final countdown to Oregon's primary election. We'll hear from some of the candidates hoping for a shot at Oregon's top job. Plus, >> my feelings is it's some sort of justice for my son. A grieving mother speaks out as a judge sentences one of the men responsible for her son's death to over a decade behind bars >> and spending money quote where it matters most. How the Blazers new owner is responding to criticism over his approach.
But first, our top story here at 6. A judge has sentenced the second of two suspects involved in the shooting death of a Gresham teenager. Thank you for joining us. I'm Christine Pawanich >> and I'm David Moco. Let's go to Kylo Bosshi live downtown with the details.
Kyle, >> you may remember this case. It's made headlines before when this suspect was accidentally released from jail only to be rearrested.
In a crowded courtroom, a Multma County judge sentenced Tai Sage to 15 years in prison. The 26-year-old pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and robbery. Prosecutors say Sage and another man were responsible for the shooting death of 15-year-old Logan Ivy.
>> All of my hopes and dreams for him have been shattered.
>> The victim's mother, Jodie Ramsay, spoke with the media following Monday's plea and sentencing hearing.
>> My feelings is it's some sort of justice for my son. Um I don't think that I will ever personally have closure for the situation, but other people can start healing and feel some sort of justice that has been served. The shooting happened at a Gresham apartment complex in December 2021.
Prosecutors say Sage went to the apartment to buy guns and cocaine from Ivy, but actually planned to rob him.
When the drug deal turned bad, the situation got violent. And prosecutors say the other man, Kevin Rivas Ramirez, shot Ivy. After his arrest, a judge ordered Sage to be held without bail, but the Multma County Sheriff's Office mistakenly released him. Sage was arrested two days later on the Oregon coast. An investigation found deputies misinterpreted the court order to mean that Sage was eligible to be released if he posted bail.
>> The accidental release when he got accidentally bailed out. I don't think that the process works that great. I think they need to step up their game and do more do more training on their paperwork situation.
>> During sentencing, Sage declined to comment, but his defense lawyers told the judge he didn't mean to hurt anyone.
reflection.
>> The other defendant in the case, Rivas Ramirez, was sentenced back in December.
He got 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and robbery.
>> Kyle reporting live downtown. Thank you, Kyle.
>> In your headlines this evening, the Vancouver woman accused of participating in a child sex abuse ring along with her husband has now pleaded not guilty to all charges. Anime Hartley who was arrested last week and faces charges of child molestation and trafficking in the first degree. Prosecutors say Anna knew her husband Chad Hartley had what they called sexual interest in the underage victim. Chad is also charged with child trafficking as well as child molestation.
>> New tonight, we've learned the identity of the man who died in a workplace accident at Rivermill Dam last week. The Clacamus County Sheriff's Office says 68-year-old Null Robert Frederick from Eureka, Montana died while testing equipment. First responders say Frederick died before they could begin life-saving measures. At this point, it's unclear exactly what led to the man's death, but Oregon OSHA is now investigating.
>> And the invasive emerald ashbor has returned to trees in Oregon sooner than normal in part because of our mild winter. The Department of Forestry ODF says they don't usually see them until June, but an invasive species specialist found one, an adult, ready to emerge in a tree in King City. The emerald ashbora, which was found in Oregon in 2022, is one of the most destructive forest pests in North America with nearly all infected trees, some 99% needing to be removed. Matt, well, that's not good news, but we have great weather coming up this week. I tell you, it's really looking spectacular. This is the view from our springs to the waterfront sky cam in Vancouver looking to the west across Forest Park in the west of Portland. All the barges and the ships lined up in the river. 71 degrees right now. It was a cool weekend, but we warmed up nicely today and it was a cool morning. Dropped down to the mid40s across much of the metro area and parts of eastern Oregon. Check this out. We're in the 20s. Sun River 27. It was 29 in Burns, 26 in Clamoth Falls. So, a chilly morning all around the state, but not bad and just cold enough to probably kick your furnace on this morning. It will be again tomorrow morning, but we recover quite well. Now, there were a few residual showers left along the eastern border counties in Oregon. Those are dying down. And there was one thunderstorm that popped up northeast of the Dallas right along Highway 97 coming off of Sadus Pass and the Simco Hills.
Saw the lightning strikes there. Now, just some light rain showers crossing the Columbia River. These will continue to diminish and end as we go into the evening hour. So, we've got clear, cool nights on the way. Sunny, warm days, and that gets us up to Memorial Day weekend.
Notice I have the question mark there. I think most of Memorial Day weekend is going to be really spectacular. The question mark is for Monday. We'll dig into that in a bit, guys. Back to you.
>> Okay, thanks, Matt. Catch up with you later. Well, we are just over 24 hours out from the first results in the Oregon primary, including the race for the state's top job. Let's bring in Joe Reer who talked with some of the GOP candidates hoping for a chance to take on Governor Cotch who will almost certainly be the Democratic nominee. So Joe, how are they feeling about their chances here?
>> Well, at this point, if you're still in the race, you got to feel pretty confident and that's what a couple of the candidates felt like when I spoke with them earlier today. Now, of the four running, I spoke to two of the candidates on the Republican side.
>> Both Ed Deal and Chris Dudley believe they can be on the ballot.
>> Let me grab my mic. Sorry about that. Uh come November. and knockoff Oregon Governor Tina Cotek in the governor's race. Both candidates are spending the last 24 hours of the race campaigning across the state. Deal told me he's going to focus on cutting certain taxes like the death tax, which is a state tax on property valued on $1 million or more. Dudley plans on to focus on education if elected.
>> If your estate is $1 million or more, you are paying uh a tax on that. And what we're finding is that even a a home, you know, a modest home in in the Portland area is exceeding a million dollars. So people are having to sell the their assets or refinance these assets that they would inherit.
>> Well, number one is uh focus on the science of reading and really emphasize that and get that. It's u it's tragic that we're ranked 50th for fourth grade testing right now.
Now, we also reached out to Senator Christine Drezen, but a spokesperson with her office told me she wasn't going to be able to talk today because of her busy schedule, obviously. I also tried contacting Marian County Commissioner Danielle Bethl, who's also running for governor, but we didn't hear back. Back to you guys.
>> All right, Joe in the newsroom there.
Thanks, Joe. If you have not dropped off your ballot, you essentially have one option left at this point. It's using any official dropbox. Remember, ballots have to be in them by 8:00 p.m. Tuesday in order to count. Do not, officials say, attempt to mail it in since it likely will not receive a postmark in time. Hey, after you vote, join us right here for complete coverage as the results come in. I'll be here along with our team of reporters and expert panelists to break down what it all means as we gear up for that big November election. It is Tuesday at 8 on KGW Plus, an easy download anytime on Roku, Apple TV, or Fire TV.
>> For the first time, we are hearing from the new leadership of Home Forward. that is Oregon's largest housing authority after a spending scandal forced the previous CEO to resign.
>> Let's bring in Blair Best. And Blair, it's also been criticized for vacancy rates and the condition of some of its properties. What'd you learn?
>> That's right. So, Home Forward admits that public trust has been damaged. And after years of criticism, the latest about taxpayer funded travel, leaders say they have to start by taking responsibility. And today marked their first public attempt to show what changes could come next. On Monday, Home Forward leadership promised a reset >> as an effort to acknowledge that trust has been damaged and there's work to be done.
>> Home Forward is Oregon's largest housing authority, overseeing affordable apartments and section 8 housing vouchers for thousands of people. People like Peter.
>> If I didn't have a home for I I wouldn't be able to actually have an apartment.
The agency came under fire after WAMIT week reported former CEO Ivory Matthews spent more than 100,000 taxpayer dollars on travel, including a family trip to Hawaii. Matthews resigned earlier this month. Now, Michael Bonor, a former Home Forward CEO and most recently interim director of the Portland Housing Bureau, is back to temporarily lead the agency through the fallout.
>> There will be no trips to Hawaii this year. Um, I will be reviewing and approving all uh travel out of state.
One concrete step that will be implemented right away is a reduction in executive compensation.
>> The previous CEO earned more than $340,000 a year plus benefits, including a monthly car allowance. Recognizing that this is the role of a public official and not a corporate executive, >> Home Forward is also facing criticism over leaving affordable housing units vacant as the region suffers from a growing homeless crisis.
>> Why would they have trouble filling them when there's people who are homeless?
>> There are a lot of issues that Home Forward is facing where we need to, you know, sort of turn the microscope internally. Tenants have also raised concerns about safety, drug use, and conditions inside some home forward properties.
>> If safety and security issues at a building are creating a reputation that makes it less likely that people are going to want to rent there, that's inside of our control.
>> Some elected leaders are pushing for even more change. Multma County Commissioner Shannon Singleton is calling for the entire Home Forward Board to be replaced with elected officials, telling KJW in part, "This temporary board takeover is needed so we can write the ship and ensure more transparent oversight of our largest affordable housing landlord, who is critical in our work to move people from homelessness to housing." A spokesperson for Portland Mayor Keith Wilson adds, "Mayor Wilson maintains that Home Forward must return to accountable stewardship of public resources and maintain a clear focus on safety and service for the people who rely on housing the most.
>> It's all fair game. Like we, you know, there can't be um ego involved in this.
It's not productive to think about uh blaming others. It's just a matter of being accountable, asking hard questions, and being willing to make changes.
>> Okay. We reached out to Home Forward's volunteer board of commissioners, and we have not heard back. Two board seats are currently open, and we're told that Mayor Keith Wilson is trying to find potential candidates who would improve the housing authority. We're also told that a third party will be reviewing home forward policies and practices.
Back to you.
>> Appreciate the update, Blair. Thank you.
Still to come on KTW News, a photographers's untold story and his final images documenting the Mount St. Helens eruption.
>> He was thought to be in a safe zone. He he wasn't necessarily being like uh you know overly you know dangerous by being where he was.
>> Now the new documentary that's putting his work back in the spotlight.
>> Then a new Blazers owner Tom Dundan breaks his silence on accusations he's cheap and whether the team is sticking around for good. Art. Well, the Portland Fire back in action tonight. The fire pit is going to be lit for tonight's game against the Connecticut Sun. I'll have a preview of the game coming up in sports.
>> This is significant rainfall coming our way.
>> Certainly becoming increasingly hazardous.
>> We've got the potential for some tree limbs or even trees or power lines to come down.
>> On Weather impact Alert Days, watch extended coverage on the KGW app. Heat.
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The KGW app streaming 24/7. Local news from the team you trust. Track how the weather will impact your day. Breaking news live from the scene. All the local news you need. Stream the KGW app now on your phone or TV for free. When news breaks, >> police are asking some people to stay inside their homes. There are still emergency crews that are on scene here.
>> The team you trust.
>> Police tell us this is an ongoing investigation >> is on the KGW app.
>> And this was just one of many parks that was shut down because of this atmospheric river.
>> That is some new information that we just got from Portland police.
>> There is no danger to the public. We'll keep you updated as we learn more.
>> Follow breaking news as it happens on the KGW app.
Welcome back. New Blazers owner Tom Dundan is answering accusations about being quote cheap, speaking publicly on a podcast for the first time since he took over in April.
>> Apologized for one recent costcutting move, leaving two-way or part-time players at home for the first playoff series on the road. He said he made a mistake and did not understand the league. He's an NHL guy, remember? But he uh insists he'll invest in the players and services that are needed to win. on the Game Over podcast. Dundan also said he would pay luxury tax penalties in order to build the Blazers roster into a contender. His ownership group, you remember, currently negotiating with the city of Portland over the future of MODA, particularly around renovations with some concern he could take the team elsewhere if he does not receive a favorable deal. Here's how Dundan responded to that.
>> About the Hurricanes, all I heard was because I was from Texas, we were going to move the team to Houston. you know, moving a team's difficult. We didn't move the Hurricanes. We ended up getting a deal done. Um, and we're we went through the same thing in Portland. I, you know, when before I even bought the team, I had an agreement with the city and the state. They've already approved half of it. You know, assuming that all gets done, then this is a non-story. So, you know, for me, it's never been really a thing. You know, you didn't buy the team to move it. We bought the Portland Trailblazers. Just want to highlight assuming it all gets done. You may remember state lawmakers have committed over 350 million in funding toward upgrading one of the oldest arenas in the NBA though unlocking that and county funds is contingent on a deal that yes involves city money.
>> Yeah, really interesting hearing from him. Okay, we've talked about the Trailblazers. Now it's time to talk about the Portland Fire. Big game tonight.
>> That's right. Yeah, certainly is. The Portland Fire back on the court tonight over at the Motor Center going against the windless Connecticut Sun. You know, the Fire have had an up and down start to the season. What we'd expect from an expansion team. They are 1 and2 on the season. The win coming against the New York Liberty, one of the favorites to win the WNBA title. The Connecticut Sun, they are struggling so far this season.
They are 0 and4 on the year. Former Oregon State Senator Reagan Beers though has been a bit of a bright spot for Connecticut. The Fire say they are very much a work in progress, but the players like the direction they're going.
>> A lot of improvement from first day at camp to now. I mean, just how, you know, how connected we are defensively. I think that's the biggest thing. I think we offensively we'll figure it out as we go. But the most important is defense.
And I think our run and jump defense is really coming together. Um, and I think that just comes from us working really hard in practice. And um, staying connected as much as we can.
>> They're going to challenge us. I think it's just more how we go into that with our principles of play and um, I think uh, the defense will really win that game for us. So, the Fire close out their four-game season opening home stand tonight. Starting point guard Carl Lech. Uh, she is listed as questionable.
Tip offs at 7. I'll have the highlights at 11. Well, it is a familiar story out of McMinnville. The Lynfield Wildcats hosting the W uh the NCAA Division 3 softball Super Regional. The Wildcats rolled through the regional over the weekend. They beat Transennsylvania 12 to1 in the final. This is the fourth straight season that Lynfield has been able to advance to the super regionals.
They will host Moravian the Greyhounds from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania over the weekend. First game is Thursday at Dell Smith Stadium. The George Fox women's golf team is headed to the NCAA Division 3 Nationals for the 16th time. The Bruins won the Northwest Conference title to earn their spot in the Nationals. For the first time, the championships are going to be hosted on the West Coast. Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert is the place. Play gets started tomorrow. George Fox won the national championship back in 2023.
And the Oregon State men's golf team is in fourth place after the first round of the Corvalis regional. The Beavers are eight under par after that first round.
Four shots back of first place Purdue and just one shot back of two teams that are tied for second. Stanley Lynn, he led the Beavers with a three underpar round today. Top five teams will advance to the NCAA championships in Carlsbad, California starting May 29th.
>> Thanks, Art. Off to the fire pit, I presume.
>> Yes, sir.
>> We'll see you later on.
>> All right. And I can't get off. No, >> go ahead.
>> I I was going to say I can't like not look at that blue sky that I saw in that last video of the golfing.
>> Oh yeah. Beautiful.
>> Beautiful.
>> There's something about those little What did you say? Transylvania.
>> Yes.
>> Yeah. Is that like the vampire league?
What?
>> Oh my goodness.
>> That's amazing. That is amazing.
>> Figured bats.
>> I love it. It's great. All right, let's take you outside right now. Take a look at that blue sky because it is out there. It's fantastic. What a great day.
Temperatures have climbed up to about 70 degrees. We've cooled down to 69 right now out at the Reserve Golf Course of Washington County. And it makes sense.
It was a cool morning. McMinnville dropped down to 41. 44 was the morning low in H Hills Hillsboro and in Scapus and 49 in Portland. So again, cool start to the day. We had 20s in parts of eastern Oregon like in Sun River down to 27. It was 29 in Burns and 26 in Clamoth Falls. So chilly start. It's after what was a a chilly weekend in Oregon. So much so that look at the mountain right now. There's new snow up there. In fact, over the weekend, Timberline picked up 11 inches of new snow. It can happen during the month of May and it did this weekend. Now, there are a few showers left over the eastern sections of Oregon right now. And see, there is one, not one, but about I don't know, four or five lightning strikes here from this cell that developed over the Simco Highlands, drifted across Highway 97, and is now right over I 84 and the Columbia River Gorge. But it's just rain showers now. It's devolved to just showers and it should continue to weaken as we go into the evening hours.
Everybody thinking, I'm sure about the Memorial Day weekend forecast. The unofficial start of summer, of course.
Saturday, sunny and 79. Little cooler, but still beautiful on Sunday, 74. Then Monday, some clouds come in, cooler, still 69. There may be some showers that show up on Monday. I'll show you why in just a minute and show you who are the most where are the most likely areas that would see any rainfall at all.
Today's high was 71. That's about average for this time of the year. A little bit above. Uh 70 at Pendleton, but just 56 in Joseph as the cool weather hung on in eastern Oregon with those showers. And you can see this cloud developed right here north and east of the Dallas. That's that thunderstorm that we saw right there on Doppler radar, but it is weakening now.
And high pressure is building in and building in strongly as we go through the rest of the week. So, our stormy weather from the weekend is now pushed into the northern Rockies and the northern plains and it's actually helping to spawn severe weather outbreak across parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Midwest. And a lot of tornadoes back there this evening. Unfortunately, we've got high pressure building on in, and it's going to provide us with just really delightful weather all week long.
The warmest days will be Thursday and Friday as we pick up a light offshore flow. And then as we go into Sunday, you start seeing a few clouds roll in. Here it is Sunday evening. You see rain off the coast and we may get some showers on Monday. I think this is a little bit over overbaked in terms of how much rain and the extent of the rain, but it appears there may be a weather system drifting to our north on Monday. Here it comes right there to bring cooler weather and some mountain showers on Memorial Day itself. So, Cascades coast would be most susceptible to getting rain on Monday. So, keep that in mind as you make your plans for Memorial Day weekend. But boy, Friday, Saturday, Sunday look fantastic. And we may get some more cool weather as we get into the month of June. Wow, May is just flying by. 70 degrees right now.
Freezing levels 7,800 feet. So on the Oregon coast, it's going to be a beautiful week. Sunshine tomorrow. Highs around 60. Getting warmer as the week progresses. In the valleys, mostly sunny. 70 in Salem, 44 for the morning low. Up in the Cascades, also mostly sunny. 57 in Government Camp tomorrow.
Warming up a bit more at Timberline.
Sunny in central uh and eastern Oregon as well. and in the gorge the winds out of the west but they're not raging to about 20 25 and in Portland sunshine tomorrow with a high of 70 here's the 7-day forecast for you 74 on Wednesday 83 on Thursday that's the warmest day still 80 on Friday near 80 Saturday and again we'll be keeping our eyes on that Monday forecast so right now for the valleys it still looks pretty good guys >> just beautiful thank you Matt >> still to come the four photos and the photographer behind them that captured the eruption of Mount St. Helens the untold story in a brand new documentary 46 years on Ste.
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Well, 46 years ago today, the ground shook. and Mount St. Helens erupted.
When it was over, 57 people were dead and miles of surrounding wilderness were devastated. Ash traveling to cover parts of 11 states and beyond, changing the landscape and perhaps the sense of security here in the Northwest for the foreseeable future.
>> A 5.1 magnitude earthquake recorded just before the eruption caused the collapse of Mount St. Helen's summit and north flank, reducing the mountains height by some, 1300 ft. And caught in the blast of the eruption was a nature photographer from Portland.
>> His story and the images he captured before his death are now the focus of a new documentary. Here's Devon Haskins.
>> Four photos that captured a devastating moment in time.
>> He gracefully understood what was happening and took the time to preserve those photos.
>> Those four photos and the photographer now the subject of a new documentary.
And I think there's probably people out there like me that have just heard this one part of the story and wanted to know more about who Robert Lansburg was and know more about the story. And so, you know, this film will this film will answer some of those questions.
>> It's called 8:32 a.m. The last photographs of Robert Lansper.
>> It's amazing that this survived a volcanic eruption.
You can see ash that's inside the lens.
>> Following a series of earthquakes >> 46 years ago, as the earth beneath Mount St. Helens began to rumble and the mountain erupted, Portland nature photographer Robert Lansberg was there taking photos and jotting down notes.
>> My uncle Bob always had a camera.
Wildlife photography.
>> He was thought to be in a safe zone. He he wasn't necessarily being like uh you know overly you know dangerous by being where he was.
>> Mark Evans is a documentary filmmaker.
He's produced several documentaries, but never before on the eruption of Mount St. Helens. He says he first heard about Lansburg's story last fall.
>> At first, what I wanted to know is just I want to know more about this Robert Lansburg and more about this story. And there was nothing else out there.
>> After the mountain erupted, Lansburg quickly shielded his camera from the onslaught of ash. His camera survived, as did these four photos that would later get developed. It >> was always his um dream to be a National Geographic photographer. Lansburg would be one of more than 50 people to die that day. And it's a story and a life lost that little is known about, one the family has never shared before.
>> It's always such a great responsibility as a storyteller, as a documentary filmmaker to to do the right thing, you know, and to tell the story that does honor the story that you're trying to tell.
>> Lansberg's dream of becoming a National Geographic photographer wouldn't come true until months after his death. a two-page spread featured in the January 1981 edition. Deon Haskins, KGW News.
>> Yeah, we recognize and appreciate the work of uh all the journalists and photographers and everyone else who lost their lives that day. Right. Expected and unexpected. KJW News is back right after the NBA playoffs with an update on the reopening plan at Font Nova Athletic Club. Plus, we've got this.
>> Yeah. Learning about a mid-air crash at an Idaho hair show. One that everyone survived. That's right after the Spurs Thunder game wraps up.
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