District 2 finally gets representation on key city council committee
There’s been an important shift in how policy is made in Portland City Hall. Last week, council voted in a new committee structure that come with significant changes — including a new member of the committee that oversees the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Portland is just one year...
Walla Walla PD seeking help in locating missing person
WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla police are asking for the public’s help in looking for a missing person who was last seen in December. Chantel Cohens was last seen in Walla Walla around the first week of December, and is known to have ties to the Vancouver, Washington area.
Yum’s of PDX turns ex-girlfriend’s most-hated pizza toppings into a best-selling pie
Yum's PDX in Southeast Portland is known for its neo-Neopolitan and Sicilian pizzas, made with a 72-hour fermented dough and topped with ingredients like burrata, romano, tomato sauce, fresh garlic, oregano, cupped pepperoni, extra virgin olive oil, basil and hot honey.
‘Decades Of Abuse’ Alleged At Vancouver Juvenile Lockup As Eight Former Kids Sue County
Eight people have filed a civil lawsuit accusing the Clark County Juvenile Detention Facility in Vancouver of decades of sexual and physical abuse by staff, with some of the alleged misconduct dating back to 1978. The complaint, filed Feb. 25, 2026, in Clark County Superior Court, argues that county policies and...
Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery Pays $2.5 Million to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery, a Vancouver, WA-based orthopedic and neurosurgery practice, has agreed to pay $2,500,000 to settle a class action lawsuit over a February 2024 security incident involving unauthorized access to the protected health information of 426,536 patients. Data compromised in the incident...
Hillsboro family loses $2,500 in back-to-back AI ‘kidnapping’ scam calls
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KATU) — Scammers are using a new tactic to target their victims -- AI to make it sound like their loved ones are in danger. One Hillsboro family is now speaking out, telling KATU they were scammed out of $2,500 after receiving back-to-back calls Thursday morning where the callers said they had their...
Missing Portland boy Kyron Horman named in Epstein file
Kyron Horman, a boy who disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in Portland more than 15 years ago, was mentioned in an anonymous tip to the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently disclosed in a recently release collection of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. As first reported by The Oregonian, the file...
3 arrested on attempted murder charges after police give chase
Three people, 16, 17 and 18, were arrested Wednesday after a shooting and a high-speed chase, Portland police said Thursday. Portland Police Bureau officers first responded to a shooting call near Rocky Butte around 11:15 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene they saw a car leaving and tried to stop it. Instead of...
ICE Jitters Turn Southeast Portland Latino Grocery Into A Ghost Town
At a small Latino grocery tucked into Southeast Portland, the shelves are stocked but the aisles are quiet, and owner Joe Esparza is worried. He says longtime customers have stopped coming because they are afraid of immigration enforcement, and the hit to his bottom line has put the store’s future in doubt. Esparza...
Fred Meyer, QFC parent company Kroger continues store closures nationwide
Kroger’s plans to shutter dozens of underperforming locations is in full swing. The Fred Meyer and QFC parent company announced in June that it intended to close approximately 60 stores over the next 18 months. A few months later, a longstanding Northeast Portland Fred Meyer in Gateway Shopping Center closed its doors.
