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Portland metro area prepares for potential Thursday snowfall

PORTLAND, Ore. — Winter weather is arriving to Portland, with a potential for snowfall in the metro area by early Thursday morning. Although any snow that falls isn't likely to stick in lower elevations, transportation departments like ODOT and PBOT have been getting ready, preparing their crews and equipment for any...
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Knight family gives another $75 million to Providence

Phil and Penny Knight have given $75 million to cardiac care at Providence Heart Institute and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the hospital system announced Thursday. It’s the Knight family’s second $75 million gift to Providence Health & Services, following one in 2019. The Knights have given nearly...
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“A Bad Sign”: Many Low-Income Portlanders Lose a Path to Specialty Health Care

There are a few routes by which one might end up in the care of a Providence health system specialist—say, a neurologist. As of this week, a subset of lower-income Portlanders would find that an important path has been closed. In the latest sign of a health system struggling...
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Murmurs: Lawsuit Says Shelter Nonprofit Spent Wildly

LAWSUIT SAYS SHELTER NONPROFIT SPENT WILDLY: Sunstone Way, a nonprofit that collects $13 million a year running homeless shelters in Multnomah and Clackamas counties, spent public money on upscale office space, staff retreats to Bend, and bloated contracts with related organizations, according to a former employee...
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A single mother in Beaverton is days away from eviction. She’s far from alone,...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Faith Morrow is a single mother just days away from eviction — and with it, the very real possibility of being on the street. "My biggest fear is that we're going to become completely homeless and not have anywhere to go," Morrow told KGW. She...
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Two Arrested After Assault On TriMet MAX Train Spills Into Downtown Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. – Two people were taken into custody Tuesday morning after an assault that began on a TriMet MAX train and continued onto a downtown Portland sidewalk, leaving one man seriously injured, authorities said. Detectives with TriMet’s Transit Police, led by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, are...
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Pickup Truck Goes Airborne, Crashes Into Oregon Home While Family Slept

A shocking video captured the moment a pickup truck went airborne and crashed into an Oregon home in the middle of the night, narrowly missing a family who was sleeping inside. According to ABC30, the incident happened around 3 a.m. in Tigard while homeowner David Brudknock was asleep inside his residence....
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Protesters forcibly removed by security after interrupting Portland City Council meeting

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As Portland City Council began a meeting to consider how to spend millions of dollars in unbudgeted housing funds, a group of protesters interrupted the proceedings, resulting in four arrests Wednesday night. City councilors initially heard from some Portlanders about the $20.7 million chunk...
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Dethklok Just Added More Headlining Dates to Their 2026 Tour

Dethklok, TV’s favorite animated death metal band, has just announced a run of headlining shows, adding on to the previously announced co-headlining tour with Amon Amarth. The spring 2026 headlining run will include stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and San Diego. All dates besides Chicago will pick...
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ICE activity guts Portland-area Latino businesses: ‘A nightmare for us’

PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. The full story is here. Tejano singer Selena wafts through the sound system as Isabell Mendoza rearranges pantry products on the shelves of her East Portland market on a recent Thursday afternoon. Items aimed...

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