West Linn police seek other victims in kidnapping, strangulation case
WEST LINN Ore. (KPTV) - West Linn police are asking potential additional victims to come forward in a case involving a Lake Oswego man suspected of multiple violent incidents against women. Police said investigators are looking for more victims of Nathan Adam Scates, 45, after responding with the Clackamas County...
SE Flavel Inferno Leaves 2 Critical, Families Scrambling for Shelter
Two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition after a structure fire in the 7500 block of Southeast Flavel Street on Wednesday, and at least five residents were left without a home. Officials say the displaced households include four adults and one child, while the cause of the blaze is still under investiga
2 hospitalized with life-threatening injuries from SE Portland house fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two adults were rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning after a house fire in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood. Portland Fire and Rescue responded to the house fire on SE 65th Avenue near Flavel Street just before 7 a.m. When they arrived, crews said they saw
Parkrose Is Getting Its Own Independent Grocery Store This September
Parkrose Grocery, an independent, community-owned grocery store, is in the works at 10721 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood, the same address that, until recently, housed a Grocery Outlet. The man behind the project is Don McKeever, who ran that very Grocery Outlet location and is now working to replace
A low-income housing program is pouring big money into housing many Oregonians can’t afford
On any given night, thousands of people sleep on the streets in Portland, Oregon. They seek shelter in tents, bushes and overpasses in a city that has struggled with one of the worst housing crises in the country. Portland, like many cities, has raced to increase its supply of affordable...
Officials identify three killed in SR 503 wrong-way crash
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. (KATU) — A wrong-way driver caused a deadly head-on crash early Sunday, July 5, on state Route 503 in Clark County, killing three people and injuring another, according to the Washington State Patrol. PAST COVERAGE | 3 dead, 1 hurt in wrong-way head-on crash on SR...
County Commissioners Gear Up for Complicated Discussions Around Preschool for All’s True Costs
Multnomah County’s Board of Commissioners heard a briefing on Tuesday on a new model that could more accurately calculate operating expenses for Preschool for All’s providers. The model, developed by nonprofit consulting group Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies, comes as commissioners try to better understand the expen
Lush Oregon vineyard estate for sale at $26M. See inside the chateau that’s bigger...
The first-time sale includes a French chateau-style mansion, Italian basilica-inspired wine pavilion, and views of vineyards and Mount Ashland.
Dry thunderstorms raise fire concerns east; Portland area may see storms overnight
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The risk of dry thunderstorms east of the Cascades on Wednesday has increased over the past few days. The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Red Flag Warning for central Oregon and the Columbia basin for "abundant lightning." The warning is set to expire at 11 p.m. tonight.
After Years in Limbo, Washington Park Bear House Burns Down
For more than a decade, the only remaining structure from the original Portland Zoo stood in Washington Park as a monument to the city’s backlog of deferred maintenance. The Bear House—a 1926 Tudor shed so named because, according to oral tradition, its first inhabitants were a collection of black bears—stood rotting b

















