As Ritz-Carlton tower rebounds from slow start, 2 early condo buyers look to sell
The five-star Ritz-Carlton Portland tower is shaped like a faceted sunstone crystal and functions as a self-contained city of luxury. Homeowners living above the hotel can ask the staff to retrieve their dry cleaning, schedule a massage at the in-house day spa and have fine dining prepared in the tower’s Bellpine restaurant served in their condo or penthouse.
Snow returning across the Cascades this week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A fresh round of spring snow will blanket the upper elevations of the Cascades this week thanks to an upper-level low-pressure center currently off the coast of California. This area of low pressure is expected to begin slowly moving inland across Central and Southern Oregon...
Raise property taxes to build a new fire station for the ‘Big One?’ Lake...
Lake Oswego voters this May will decide whether they’ll pay a new property tax to fund the rebuilding of the city’s oldest firehouse — the South Shore Fire Station — making it better suited to withstand earthquakes and safer for firefighters who work there. Ballot Measure...
20-year-old man shot in Vancouver dies of injuries
A 20-year-old man shot in Vancouver Saturday has died, police said. Vancouver police found the victim in a parking lot in the 11800 block of Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard around 2:20 a.m. and took him to a hospital. The shooter had fled the scene, they said. Police canvassed the area...
Woman claims she found glove, finger in orange juice from Portland Trader Joe’s
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland woman is suing Trader Joe’s after she claimed to have found the fingertip of a rubber glove and potentially a human finger in her Orange Juice. According to court documents, the woman bought a 52-ounce bottle of Orange Juice from the Trader...
Pacific Power expands Cool Keeper AC incentive program to more Oregon communities
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Pacific Power is expanding a customer incentive program to include more parts of Oregon. Cool Keeper program is now available in Portland, Hood River and some parts of Northeastern Oregon. The program involves a device installed on central cooling systems, which subsequently turns off the...
Portland’s controversial Pearl District shelter will close due to budget cuts
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson plans to close one of his largest — and most contentious — overnight-only shelters in the face of a massive budget shortfall. The city plans to terminate its lease in the Pearl District building where the 200-bed Northrup Shelter operates, according to city spokesperson Cody Bowman. He did not say when exactly the shelter will close.
‘Prolific’ PDX business burglar gets 5 years, DA says
Prosecutors with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday touted the sentencing of a bong shop, liquor and game store burglar as evidence that a burglary task force had stopped a “prolific” burglar from “preying upon Portland business owners.”. A judge sentenced Brandon Lee Hellard,...
Forest Grove police investigate nursing assistant in multivictim elder exploitation
A certified nursing assistant who worked in multiple senior care facilities across Washington County is facing a slate of felony charges for allegedly financially exploiting elderly residents, according to police. The Forest Grove Police Department, working with the Beaverton Police Department and the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, is investigating...
Target just rolled out this convenient delivery option in Portland
Last-minute errands just got easier for Portland shoppers. Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Target expanded its next-day delivery service to include 50 of the United State’s top markets, according to a Monday news release — including in Oregon’s largest city.
