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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — In a review of a 2022 audit, Multnomah County Auditor Jennifer McGuirk said the county sheriff and Board of County Commissioners had fully implemented only five of 11 recommendations. Five recommendations remain unimplemented, and one is still in progress. “Among the recommendations that have no

Portland may not be as well known for its pizza as somewhere like NYC, but one delightful pie from this Oregon city left our writer speechless.

Rita Lorraine Jolly was a creative and academically gifted 17-year-old when she left her family’s home in West Linn, Oregon, on the evening of June 29, 1973. She told her family she was going for a walk, an activity that was familiar and ordinary for her. Rita enjoyed walking through the community and surrounding count

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland’s public transit agency TriMet is urging riders to plan ahead for significant service changes taking effect Sunday, Aug. 23, as it works to address a $158 million long-term budget deficit. TriMet said its website, trimet.org, has been updated with details on this year’s adjustments,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The threat of thunderstorms returns to the greater Portland-Vancouver metro area later this week. A low-pressure system diving south is expected to impact Oregon’s weather pattern Wednesday and Thursday. The thunderstorm threat first arrives over the Cascades and much of eastern Oregon as early

The proposed merger of two of Oregon’s oldest universities cleared a key hurdle this month, paving the way for Willamette University in Salem and Pacific University in Forest Grove to begin operating as a single legal entity by the start of 2027. The combined school is likely to be...

TIGARD, Ore. (KATU) — UPDATE: As of 6:30 p.m., Southbound Oregon 217 has reopened at the interchange with Southwest Greenburg Road after a crash there Tuesday afternoon. However, the on-ramp from Greenburg to southbound 217 remains closed. The original article is below:. A crash involving a motorcycle and a...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A unique dining experience blending culinary art with 3D projections has arrived in Portland. Le Petit Chef is now being offered at Jawfish Restaurant on Northeast Airport Way in Portland. The immersive experience involves an animated tiny chef projected onto the dining table, as customers enjoy

What started as a parking lot firework stunt in Beaverton ended with a citation and a scorched patch of grass near a busy intersection on Saturday, according to police. Officers say a 19-year-old lit an illegal firework near SW Beaverton‑Hillsdale Highway and SW Lombard, where it exploded and ignited nearby dry grass.

Just before dawn Monday, fire ripped through the old “Bear House” at the former Oregon Zoo site in Washington Park, sending a plume of smoke over Portland’s northwest hills and leaving the century-old Tudor landmark badly scorched. Firefighters knocked the flames down within minutes, and no injuries were reported.