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The 11th Annual Oregon Beer Awards were announced Thursday at an event at Revolution Hall in Southeast Portland. But that ceremony is the culmination of two weekends of rigorous tasting and judging in Milwaukie. Founded in 2015 a collaboration between Willamette Week and industry experts sometimes dubbed the Academy...

An employee from NW Natural Gas happened to be driving by a house at 3103 S.E. 52nd Avenue, on Friday morning, March 13 – saw fire at the residence – and called it in to 9-1-1 operators, who dispatched the incident to Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) crews at 8:50 a.m.

Authorities are investigating after dead dogs washed up on the shore of Guermes Island in Northern Washington.

A trendy Japanese clothing retailer is eyeing an Oregon expansion. Founded in Yamaguchi, Japan, Uniqlo has cultivated a great following over the years centered around its minimalist wardrobe staples. The company operates more than 2,500 stores internationally, including 84 in the United States, according to its...

Hearth & Vine, a new restaurant from the Apicii restaurant group, is set to flip on the lights Thursday, April 2, 2026, inside the historic Henry Weinhard Brewery building in Portland's Pearl District. The full-scale restaurant, bar and event venue is taking over the former Henry's Tavern spot in the Brewery Blocks.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Southeast Portland record store received a visit from The Boss himself Thursday afternoon. Ahead of his Friday concert at the Moda Center, rock icon Bruce Springsteen paid a visit to Jackpot Records on Hawthorne Boulevard. Founded in 1997, the independent record store has collected various...

Bed bugs have surged across Oregon, turning cozy homes into nightmares for residents in major cities. Portland, Eugene, Salem, Medford, and Bend lead the fight against these resilient pests, fueled by travel, dense housing, and mild Pacific Northwest weather. Portland: Epicenter of the Crisis. Portland tops Oregon’s...

An Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) trooper recently arrested a truck driver on multiple charges after finding a large amount of marijuana on his commercial vehicle. On March 31, 2026, an ALEA Motor Carrier Safety Unit (MCSU) trooper conducted a commercial vehicle inspection on a truck on I-20 near mile marker...

Methamphetamine use and a homemade sword combined with ruinous consequences for William Huffman, who killed a man who had welcomed him into his RV in Gresham last year. Tommy Ferrer and his fiancée had invited Huffman to stay with them in the RV parked off Northeast Glisan Street in the Rockwood neighborhood near the...

PORTLAND, Oregon — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. The full story is here. The Portland City Council is slated to take up a change to the city’s business license tax that could offer thousands of small businesses hundreds in savings. At...