Two surfers rescued from rip current on Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two surfers caught in a rip current Saturday. According to the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, crews were dispatched to Cape Kiwanda Beach. Before they arrived, other surfers helped one of the surfers back to shore. The second...
Portland leaders push to double tax break for small businesses
Portland elected leaders are pressing ahead with a proposal to significantly increase a tax break for small businesses as the city looks to spur economic growth and opportunities. The measure, sponsored by Mayor Keith Wilson and Councilor Eric Zimmerman, would raise the city’s business license tax exemption from...
Poll results are in — and no, the mystery animal isn’t another nutria
4,035 readers voted on a mossy culvert critter — and 1 in 5 guessed nutria. It was an American mink. Here’s the Oregon story behind it along with the poll results.
19-year-old indicted on manslaughter, other charges, in fatal Hillsboro crash
A 19-year-old Portland man has been indicted on manslaughter and other charges after a single-car crash earlier this month that killed a passenger in Hillsboro, police said. Along with first-degree manslaughter, Oscar Bennett Regis faces charges of second- and third-degree assault, failure to perform duties of a...
Rock fall partially blocks I-5 south near I-405 interchange in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Fallen rocks along the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 are causing delays for drivers Monday afternoon near the I-405 interchange. The Oregon Department of Transportation says the rock fall happened near the South Corbett Avenue overpass. The far right lane is closed while crews remove the rock and...
Garage Gun Bust In Vancouver Cops Seize Nine Firearms From Prohibited Owner
A garage bedroom in Vancouver turned out to be a full-on gun stash, according to police. Detectives with the Vancouver Police Department’s Crime Reduction Unit served a search warrant at a local residence and recovered nine firearms from the converted space. The cache included two short‑barreled firearms and a gun...
Oregon families caught in the crossfire of Mexico’s cartel violence
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (KATU) — As national outlets continue to report the rising death toll caused by cartel violence in Mexico, the danger is impacting Oregonians as well. Shu-ling Garver, a Beaverton woman who is currently staying in her home in Puerto Vallarta, says she woke up Sunday morning...
Suspect believed to be Portland’s ‘RANGO’ tagger arrested in Washington County
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man accused of being a prolific tagger with the alias “RANGO” was arrested last week. Portland Police announced Monday they had arrested William Patrick Matthews, 22, on Thursday in the Cedar Mill area of Washington County. Matthews has been charged with five counts of first degree...
Nonprofit’s Bar Tab May Violate Multnomah County Contracting Rules
Buried in a whistleblower’s 22-page complaint against Sunstone Way are details about bar tabs that could bring scrutiny from one of the nonprofit shelter provider’s largest customers: Multnomah County’s Department of Homeless Services. Kate Fulton, the former director of finance who says she was terminated for...
Man convicted of killing off-duty mail carrier in Clackamas sentenced to 25 years, no...
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (KPTV) - The man convicted of murdering an off-duty mail carrier in Clackamas County was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison with no chance of parole. Chad Westover, 53, was found guilty in the stabbing death of 43-year-old Tristan Thomas, who was killed on his front doorstep on Sept. 21, 2024 at...
