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PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Sixty light fixtures in northeast Portland are dark after thieves stole copper wiring from the fixtures, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. ODOT officials said the thefts in the Exit 7 area of Interstate 84 were reported last week. The agency has not determined exactly when the...

Portland, OR. — Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal fire that destroyed a living pod at the North Portland Road Safe Rest Village earlier this week. Gary Scott Young, 33, was confirmed as the individual who died in the fire Monday evening. Officials released his identity after family notification was...

Bars and restaurants often shutter early in the year. Lease terms end, bills come due, and changing over the calendar has a way of putting things in perspective. But we’ve rarely had a winter like this. As an unusually warm February ended, it felt like an era of Portland dining ended with it.

"The issue was operational, not intentional." Officials slam recycling company after discovering 17 tons of concerning garbage: 'We are not running from accountability' first appeared on The Cool Down .

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) — About half of the teachers at Fort Vancouver High School walked out Wednesday morning as the Vancouver Police Department investigates a social media page that posted AI-generated images of staff members. On Tuesday night, school Executive Director Jim Gray emailed families about the posts....

Prosecutors say a tense argument on a Southeast Portland bus ended with a 72-year-old rider getting robbed of his backpack, after a fellow passenger allegedly pegged him as an easy mark. The victim, who lives in a care facility, told investigators a man pulled a knife, sliced through the strap...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Trader Joe’s on Southeast Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard closed Wednesday night at the request of state officials because of an asbestos exposure, according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The store at 4715 S.E. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. closed at 5 p.m.

We’ve heard rumors of a new bar coming to the basement of the Benson Hotel for several months. But on Wednesday, The Oregonian/OregonLive broke the news that the project, an “elevated sports lounge” named Honorable Mention, has a particularly notable co-owner: Damian Lillard. Here’s what we know...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A man is in custody after an early morning shooting critically injured one person in the Parkrose neighborhood early Thursday morning. At about 2:45 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 11300 block of Northeast Sandy Boulevard. Police said a man was found at the scene with critical,...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - After months of neighbors voicing concerns, an encampment in Southeast Portland has been shut down by police. During the sweep, more than 10 people were arrested, and PPB said fentanyl was found and recovered at the camp. Tucked away near Southeast Woodstock and 102nd Avenue was...