Suspect in shooting of 2 Portland police officers arrested after standoff
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The suspect in a weeklong manhunt for a man accused of shooting two Portland police officers was arrested Monday morning after a standoff, the Portland Police Bureau announced. The standoff closed Northeast 82nd Avenue between Northeast Columbia Boulevard and Northeast Alderwood Road at around...
Price tag jumps for Washington County in discrimination case won by public defenders
The county says it paid $483,287 to lawyers Vicki Smith and Helaina Chinn, but that tab only includes bills through the end of last September.
This Oregon Go-Kart Track Turns a Casual Outing Into a Really Good Time
This isn’t a lazy afternoon — it’s the moment your inner speed demon wakes up. You show up thinking it’s just go-karts. A few laps. A quick laugh. Then the engines fire, your grip tightens, and suddenly your heart’s racing faster than the kart beneath you.
Community comes together to decorate new women’s shelter in downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Blanchet House in downtown Portland is about to open a women’s shelter and they have invited the community to help decorate it. On Saturday, community members and volunteers helped the non-profit organization complete a painting at Bethanie’s Room in Old Town, the newest women’s overnight...
Acclaimed Portland restaurant Kann will host residency from esteemed Georgia pitmaster
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Later this month, a Southern barbecue connoisseur will start serving smoked meats and soul food eats at one of Portland’s most revered restaurants. The basement of the James-Beard-Award-winning Haitian restaurant Kann will begin offering “Pitmaster Bryan Furman BBQ” on Friday, Jan. 30. The...
Climber dead after fall on Mount Hood
A climber died on Mount Hood Sunday, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said witnesses reported just before 10 a.m. Sunday seeing the climber fall an estimated 300 feet. It happened near the Devil’s Kitchen area of the mountain. The climber was dead when rescue crews...
Hwy 217 in Tigard reopens after 3-car crash, 1 in flames, several people hospitalized
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A portion of Highway 217 southbound in Tigard was reopened Saturday night following a three-car crash just before 6 p.m. that left one of the vehicles engulfed in flames and several people sent to the hospital. The Tigard Police Department said one of the cars caught fire in the center lane, […]
Beaverton City Council discusses Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise Act
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — The city of Beaverton is considering sending police officers to reports of immigration enforcement. Last week, city leaders approved a rule that forces city staff to be trained on reporting immigration enforcement activity. City councilors clashed with some saying the ordinance does not go...
These Portland-area cities are years behind on financial audits and there’s almost nothing the...
Nearly every city in Oregon is required to submit annual financial reports to the state, but some in the Portland area have been delinquent for years. North Plains, a small but fast growing city in Washington County with a $36 million biennial budget, has not undergone a financial audit since 2021. City Manager Bill...
Measles Confirmed In Clark Co. Adult
Vancouver, Wash. – Public health officials in southwest Washington are investigating a confirmed case of measles in Clark County. They say the adult’s vaccination status is unverified; they recently traveled to an area experiencing a measles outbreak. The person was reportedly at Ridgefield High School while...
