Portland OR

A man’s night out ended in a Southeast Portland carjacking at gunpoint after he got drunk and fell asleep in the back of his BMW, he told police. Prosecutors last week charged 18-year-old Kyren J. Collier with first-degree robbery, coercion, unauthorized use of a vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, reckless...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The first taste of winter weather arrives in Portland this week as a KOIN 6 Weather Alert goes into place Monday night and lasts through Friday morning. The threat of brief and light snow showers returns to the lower elevations of the greater Portland-Vancouver area....

Rumors surfaced recently that the Acropolis Steakhouse, a longtime Inner Southeast Portland eatery and “gentleman’s club” on S.E. McLoughlin Boulevard at Umatilla Street, had shut down for good, and that the building was up for sale. As it turns out, claims that the Acropolis is closed are...

Change is coming to Portland City Council’s crowded and clunky meetings. This week, councilors will review a plan to overhaul the number and makeup of council committee meetings. Committees are still relatively new in City Hall — they were introduced as part of the government transition that went into effect in...

Cancel all your weekend plans: Bruce Springsteen is coming back to Portland this spring, and tickets go on sale Saturday at noon. Springsteen is bringing his band, the E Street Band, to the city as part of his “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour.”. The first stop is...

Portland International Airport is getting two new shopping destinations. In August 2024, PDX launched its Pop-Up Program — introducing a pair of local businesses to the airport’s newly remodeled main terminal. The first two residents were Orox Leather Co. and Missionary Chocolates, which together offered travelers a...

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I must confess something: Not so long ago, I seriously contemplated tattooing “SOUP LIFE” across my knuckles. Though I’d eventually outgrow the impulse, I never outgrew my love of soup. From delicate phở ga to stick-to-your-ribs chowder, soups are delicious gateways to culture, often embodying the sensibilities and...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come wrapped in the most unassuming packages, and Helvetia Tavern in Hillsboro, Oregon is the living, breathing, burger-flipping proof of this timeless truth. Nestled in the rolling countryside just outside Portland’s urban sprawl, this rustic red tavern has been...

An uncomfortable street confrontation is making the rounds online, and it starts with one Oregon woman clearly expecting sympathy. The camera is already rolling, voices are tense, and the person filming sounds convinced she’s documenting harassment. You can practically feel the “gotcha” moment she thinks she’s...