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The Steel Bridge may look unremarkable — especially compared to Portland's other river-spanning icons — but it's an engineering rarity. Why it matters: It's the only active telescoping vertical lift bridge in the U.S. Flashback: The bridge's name comes from a previous steel span near the site, the...

TROUTDALE, Ore. (KATU) — A woman is facing several charges after police say she went on a rampage at a Motel 6 in Troutdale. According to court documents, deputies were called to a reported assault just after midnight Thursday at the Motel 6 on Northwest Frontage Road. An employee...

Thorns win over Urawa Red Diamonds to cap off doubleheader at Providence Park. The Portland Thorns' win over the Red Diamonds capped off a doubleheader in Goose Hollow which began with the Thorns Academy defeating the Reign Academy.

PORTLAND, OR –  Sandeep Debaker lives in downtown Portland. “There’s a shelter going in on 12th and Clay, supposed to open August 4th. We were not given any notice about this.”. That new overnight low barrier shelter, will open  at the site of the former St. Stephens...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Eleven years after an Oregon man was shot and killed, his family and friends continue to search for answers. On July 22, 2014, police responded to a shooting at Southeast 57th Avenue and Harold Street. They found 19-year-old Paul Krekeler on the ground, dead from a gunshot to the chest. “He […]

Barnes & Noble, one of the last major chains still holding down an anchor position at the Lloyd Center, is turning the location into an outlet — at least for now. >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. If you purchase a product...

HILLSBORO, Ore. — A missing 14-year-old girl was found safe, Hillsboro Police said Friday morning. Hillsboro Police officials are asking for help in finding a missing 14-year-old who was reported as missing on Thursday evening. The juvenile was last seen near Northeast Cornell Road and 51st Street. She is...

On a recent Saturday at 9 a.m., I went to Costco during its new earlier opening hours for Executive members. What I was expecting was a slightly easier shopping experience. What astounded me was the warehouse was nearly completely void of people: I saw maybe two or three dozen other customers, opposed to several...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal court in Brooklyn, NY, sentenced a Portland, Oregon man, 31-year-old Domagoj Patkovic, to five years in prison for a swatting and bomb threats scheme targeting Jewish hospitals in New York City in Long Island. One of the hospitals was locked down and partially evacuated after a threat was...

The man who caused the evacuation of the Target store at Mall 205 in east Portland on Monday had hit a security guard with a hatchet before hiding from police in the rafters of the store’s warehouse, court records show. Michael Harper, 41, of Portland, “axed” the security guard...