Ward Jolles

Weekend Evening Anchor & Reporter at FOX 12 Oregon

portland, oregon, united states

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Reporter @WKOW | Award-winning journalist | Formerly @WACHFOX @SGTVNews4 @WUSCNews | Tell me your stories: wjolles@wkow.com

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Oregon football players used CPR, automated external defibrillator to save coach

NESTUCCA VALLEY, Ore. ( InvestigateTV ) — High school football players became lifesavers when their new offensive coordinator collapsed from a massive heart attack during his first day of practice. Frank Elsasser was explaining offensive positions to the ... See more

walb.com•Ward Jolles•Jan 9, 2026

Portland man charged with rape, sex abuse after allegedly luring teen girl from Central Library

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Portland man is facing 10 felony charges including rape and sex abuse after allegedly luring a 15-year-old runaway from Portland’s Central Library and sexually abusing her for days at a motel. According to an indictment filed in M... See more

kptv.com•Ward Jolles•Dec 11, 2025

ABATE biker group brings toys, holiday cheer to Portland Shriners Hospital

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Hundreds of motorcycles rumbled up Marquam Hill Saturday for the 46th annual ABATE toy run, delivering toys and holiday spirit to patients at Shriners Children’s Hospital Portland. The long-standing December tradition brought riders... See more

kptv.com•Ward Jolles•Dec 7, 2025

Teen accused in Kelso mall shooting plot will be able to use polygraph results at trial

ST. HELENS Ore. (KPTV) - A Columbia County judge ruled Tuesday that the teen charged with plotting a mass shooting and bombing attack at a mall in Kelso will be allowed to use polygraph results at trial. The 14-year-old, who isn’t being named due to his s... See more

kptv.com•Ward Jolles•Dec 5, 2025

'The house feels empty': Father taken by ICE agents at Home Depot in The Dalles

THE DALLES Ore. (KPTV) - An undocumented immigrant and father with family living in The Dalles was the latest target of immigration enforcement Saturday, leaving his close relatives heartbroken and confused. Video circulating online shows Salvador Muratal... See more

kptv.com•Ward Jolles•Dec 4, 2025

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Bachelors, Broadcast Journalism at University Of South CarolinaGraduated: 2021

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Oregon football players used CPR, automated external defibrillator to save coach

Portland man charged with rape, sex abuse after allegedly luring teen girl from Central Library

ABATE biker group brings toys, holiday cheer to Portland Shriners Hospital

Teen accused in Kelso mall shooting plot will be able to use polygraph results at trial

'The house feels empty': Father taken by ICE agents at Home Depot in The Dalles

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Oregon football players used CPR, automated external defibrillator to save coach

Portland man charged with rape, sex abuse after allegedly luring teen girl from Central Library

ABATE biker group brings toys, holiday cheer to Portland Shriners Hospital

Teen accused in Kelso mall shooting plot will be able to use polygraph results at trial

'The house feels empty': Father taken by ICE agents at Home Depot in The Dalles