Portland OR

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man was arrested and accused of drug dealing after a police investigation resulted in the seizure of cocaine, Xanax and cash, authorities said. Sineca Legard, 48, was lodged in the Multnomah County Detention Center on multiple charges. This comes after the Portland Police Bureau...

When Paul Knauls Sr. walked into the Spare Room for his 95th birthday celebration (technically, the after-party), the packed Northeast Portland institution exploded. “The mayor is in the house,” people yelled, and showered him with affection. Known colloquially as the “mayor of Albina” or the “honorary mayor of...

City audit finds Portland’s climate justice policies hampered by unclear authority, weak accountability, incomplete actions, vague metrics, and ongoing funding and coordination failures. Portland, OR. — A new audit of Portland’s climate justice initiatives paints a picture of ambitious declarations followed by...

A small granite marker behind the Astoria Column commemorates an invention that traces its roots to the Oregon coast: cable television. In 1948 – four years before Portland got its first TV station –Astoria residents were already watching broadcast television, thanks to Leroy Edward “Ed” Parsons. Using a system of...

CRESTON-KENILWORTH — Bbang opened on Wednesday, February 18, next to Holy Ghost Bar on SE Gladstone Street, specializing in Korean-influenced burgers and sandwiches. Owned by the same folks as Korean barbecue cart Doyaji, the menu includes a kimchi smash burger, a fried shrimp burger, a tofu katsu sandwich, Korean...

A shocking video recorded earlier this week shows a man breaking into a car in Portland, Oregon, to steal a bag containing only school books, sparking both outrage and disbelief among viewers. The footage, shared on Reddit, captures the moment the thief shatters the vehicle’s rear window and quickly grabs the bag...

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police arrested a man Tuesday night after he was found slumped behind the wheel of a running vehicle. Officers from the East Precinct responded around 10:20 p.m. to reports of 34-year-old Cory Holland of Portland unresponsive at a stoplight near Northeast 139th Avenue and East Burnside...

There’s a reason people are willing to drive an hour or more to get to Picc-A-Dilly Flea Market in Eugene. Actually, there are about a thousand reasons, and most of them involve prices that make you wonder if someone made a mistake with the decimal point. The phenomenon of...

According to the Portland Metro Chamber, two-million more people visited downtown Portland in 2025 than 2024, which was an almost seven percent increase. “That it’s really events and things that are happening in downtown (Portland) that are bringing people in,” Southpark Seafood’s Jason Gerlt said. “(With) promotions...

A FAVOURITE bookstore will shut up shop for good soon. Longstanding bookstore Barnes & Noble is closing the page on one of their shops in just a matter of weeks, it has been announced. The Barnes & Noble in Portland, Oregon will close for good on May 2 in a...