‘I’m going to kill you’: Portland man arrested, accused of shooting victim at gas...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man has been charged in a shooting incident that occurred in February. Police arrested 44-year-old Diondray Jerome Jackson on March 26 in the Argay Terrace neighborhood after a follow-up investigation led detectives to believe he was responsible for the crime. The shooting took...
Climbers at Smith Rock rescued after ropes stopped 400 feet above ground
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two rock climbers at Smith Rock State Park were rescued Monday after getting stuck on a ledge that was nearly 400 feet above the ground, according to deputies. Rescue teams responded to the park around 8 p.m. after the climbers, both in their late 20s,...
People Drive From All Over Oregon To Taste The Ribeye At This Old-Fashioned Steakhouse
Great steakhouses rarely need flashy advertising. Instead, they earn their reputation the slow and steady way, one perfectly cooked steak at a time. In Oregon, there is a long-standing restaurant that has been doing exactly that since the 1940s, quietly building a following among locals and road-trippers who know a...
Firefighters rescue dog during garage fire in SE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A fire damaged a garage and part of a home in southeast Portland on Wednesday night. Just before 9 p.m., Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded to a fire at 2810 Southeast 61st Avenue. Crews arrived to the scene and found a fire in the attic space of an attached garage with some extension to...
Sky-high Portland restaurant hangs onto skyscraper lease
Portland City Grill will keep its place in Oregon’s largest office tower for another five years under a lease renewal, owners said Thursday. Swickard Group, which owns U.S. Bancorp Tower, said the City Grill lease reaffirms the restaurant’s “long-standing presence in downtown Portland.” The restaurant has been a...
Grant McOmie, longtime outdoor reporter for KGW, has died
PORTLAND, Ore. — Grant McOmie, journalist, author and teacher who wrote, produced and hosted the popular "Grant's Getaways" segments and programs on KGW has died after a short illness, his family said. His stories and weekly show chronicled the region’s people, places and outdoor adventures. He began his...
Task force seizes 3 guns, $100K, 3,500 plants in Clackamas Co. illegal grow investigation
CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - More than 3,000 marijuana plants were seized earlier this month as a result of an investigation into an illegal grow operation, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. As part of the investigation, the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF) served search warrants...
Cops Unveil Sketch In Chilling Southeast Portland Teen Abduction And Assault
Portland police have released a composite sketch of a man they say kidnapped and sexually assaulted a teenage girl in Southeast Portland last November, and they are urging anyone with information to come forward. Investigators say the victim was picked up on the 4000 block of Southeast 82nd Avenue, then...
10 High-Rated Oregon Restaurants That Are Actually Worth The Hype (And The Drive)
Think you know Oregon’s best eats? Think again. These 10 high-rated restaurants aren’t just hyped – they actually deliver, and every bite proves it’s worth the drive. I hit each spot with my appetite fully armed, and somehow every meal blew my expectations out of the water.
‘Stand by Me’ 40 Years Later: Wil Wheaton talks about making the beloved Oregon-shot...
In the summer of 1985, the town of Brownsville, Oregon (population 1,261 per the 1980 census) earned its place in cinema history, and an eventual spot on the Oregon Film Trail, when the cast and crew of a movie then titled The Body came to town for several weeks. Leading that cast were four young actors who went on...
