Portland’s Phở Hùng brings a family legacy of Vietnamese comfort food
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A picture taken outside of Phở Hùng on Powell captures co-owner Donna Shinagawa as a little girl with her mother, Buu Lam. A lot has changed since it opened in 1990. But the Portland restaurant is still a steady presence on Southeast Powell Boulevard and 47th Avenue. In the kitchen, giant […]
OPB union ratifies contract that sets minimum salary, built-in raises
Employees at Oregon Public Broadcasting and KMHD Jazz Radio have ratified their first union contract, establishing a $65,000 minimum annual salary for all jobs and annual raises of at least 3% for the duration of the three-year contract. Journalists, on-air hosts, producers and other OPB and KMHD employees joined the...
With Portland Public Schools’ Budget in Peril, All Eyes Are on the State
Portland Public Schools (PPS) is dealing with a major budget crunch—a situation that, former school board member Andrew Scott says, shouldn’t come as a surprise. “We’ve known for a long time that costs for education are growing faster than the funding that school districts receive from the state, and that’s been something that, when I was on the board, we talked about a...
Seventh-Floor Scare As Portland Crews Snuff High-Rise Blaze
A seventh-floor fire in a 22-story Portland high-rise was knocked down quickly on Wednesday, according to the city’s fire bureau, after crews moved in, contained the flames and left Station 4 on site to button things up while other companies cleared the scene. Investigators were also called in to start work on the cause.
Vancouver shooting victim identified by police, labeled as homicide
After the victim passed away on Tuesday, authorities have identified and given the cause of death of a man who was shot in a Vancouver parking lot.
TriMet officials vote on major changes to Portland-area bus routes, shortening of MAX Green...
The TriMet Board of Directors approved a tough proposal Wednesday morning that would alter or reduce dozens of bus routes, end others and shorten one MAX line. If adopted in the final budget, those cuts would hit in August. Officials are weighing these reductions in the face of an estimated...
Hillsboro Drug Bust: Feds Nab 3, Haul In 3.8 Kilos of Meth
Federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration's Portland District Office served two federal narcotics warrants in Hillsboro on Tuesday, arresting three people and seizing roughly 3.8 kilograms of methamphetamine. The operation played out at two locations in Washington County and was described by officials as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt local drug distribution networks. Authorities did not release any names or charging...
Woman swallowed severed fingertip while drinking Trader Joe’s orange juice, thought it was pulp...
An Oregon woman took a swig of some orange juice she bought from Trader Joe's and wound up swallowing a severed human fingertip, which she thought was a big piece of pulp, according to a lawsuit. The post Woman swallowed severed fingertip while drinking Trader Joe's orange juice, thought it was pulp and had already polished off the whole bottle: Lawsuit first appeared on...
Brown Smoke Erupts From Portland Manhole, Sends Crews Scrambling Near Pearl
Brown smoke forcing its way out of an underground electrical vault along the border of Old Town and the Pearl District on Tuesday afternoon briefly turned a quiet block into an active response scene for Portland Fire & Rescue. A nearby apartment building reported smoke in its electrical room and lost power while crews tried to figure out what, exactly, was smoldering below street level...
Oregon ranked among the worst states in the country for businesses failing in their...
PORTLAND, Ore. — For many new businesses in Oregon, making it past year one is far from guaranteed. A new national study ranks the state among the worst for first-year failures — and business owners who have survived the freshman fracas say they have an idea why. Ann...
