John North joined KGW in the mid-1970s before moving on to KABC in Los Angeles in '79. After working on the national news for a while, he returned to KABC until his retirement in 2013. He died Sunday after a protracted illness. Read more: https://abc7.com/john-north-abc7-eyewitness-news-reporters-death/13543276/ Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw