Evergreen Habitat for Humanity hopes to buy Vancouver mobile home park to build more...
Evergreen Habitat for Humanity is seeking $4 million in Washington state funds as part of a novel approach to expanding affordable housing at two Vancouver mobile home parks. The proposal could add up to 280 affordable units just outside city limits in the Hazel Dell neighborhood. The idea was born...
Ajinomoto Chicken Fried Rice Recall Affects 3.3 Million Pounds Nationwide 20-oz. plastic bag packages...
An Ajinomoto chicken fried rice recall has been issued for approximately 3,370,530 pounds of frozen not ready-to-eat chicken fried rice products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically glass, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Ajinomoto...
Portland Metro Chamber’s Andrew Hoan addresses city’s economic future
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland Metro Chamber has just released its 2026 State of Downtown & the Central City report with ECOnorthwest. The news was so depressing, they had an emotional support llama to calm people down afterwards. Among a few of the sobering numbers, downtown foot traffic has plateaued at just...
TSA precheck decisions spark confusion at Portland airport
Department of Homeland security wavering back and forth on decision to continue TSA Precheck. Airport travelers left confused.
Recently-appointed Tigard mayor highlights city priorities for 2026
A bustling suburban community in Washington County has a new leader.
Beaverton woman in Mexico shelters in place as cartel violence erupts after El Mencho...
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (KPTV) - A Beaverton woman spending the winter in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, said she watched at least 17 fires break out across the city Sunday after Mexican military forces killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho. Shu-Ling Garver, who has...
Fire in rural Washington County torches log house, leaves 5 displaced
A four-story log house in unincorporated Washington County went up in flames Saturday, torching an RV and displacing five people, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said. Firefighters responded to reports of flames at the rural home north of Newberg just before 1 p.m., Saturday. They found the home “fully engulfed” with...
Oregon Has A Blacklight Mini Golf Course And It’s Incredibly Fun
Sometimes the best adventures happen when you step out of the rain and into a world that looks like a neon fever dream had a baby with a pirate ship. Glowing Greens Indoor Mini-Golf in Portland is where you go when regular mini-golf just isn’t weird enough for you anymore.
Tualatin High cheer team wins national championship
TUALATIN, Ore. — The Tualatin High School competitive co-ed cheerleading team is celebrating a national championship after taking first place at the USA Spirit Nationals in California this weekend. Team members said the win came as a surprise, even though it marks Tualatin’s third national championship in competitive...
Two “swatting calls” at Tigard apartment complex among larger trend, county says
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — A false shooting report at a Tigard apartment complex early Sunday morning was determined to be a swatting call — the second such false report at the same complex within hours — as Washington County authorities say the incidents appear to be on the rise throughout the county.
