Music Guitarist, singer and songwriter Pete Krebs, one of Portland music's longtime leading lights, has been diagnosed with stage two dismoplastic melanoma, a rare form of cancer which is unresponsive to such treatments as radiation and chemotherapy, according to an online request for financial assistance by his wife, Rebecca. Surgery to evaluate the extent of the cancer's spread and ...   More

News Navin Sharma, a Portlander who spotlighted allegations of racial discrimination and retaliation inside the Vancouver police department through a federal lawsuit, died peacefully of pancreatic cancer on Dec. 24, Sharma's family confirmed to WW over the weekend. Sharma, whose case against the Vancouver Police Department resulted in a $1.65 million settlement in September 2008, was 54. Considered ...   More

News If you were a fan of Portland radio icon Les Sarnoff, mark your calendar for Sunday, May 17. That's when a public celebration of Sarnoff's life will take place in Pioneer Courthouse Square at 5 p.m. Sarnoff, the longtime radio personality for KINK Radio 101.9 FM, died last Friday at 60. Sarnoff is best known for hosting a morning show, but also was a champion for many local, non-propfit and ...   More