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An Uber pickup outside Portland's Union Station turned into a tense traffic stop this week, when the driver says federal agents suddenly surrounded her car in the Pearl District and hauled away her passengers in handcuffs. The driver, Hannah Armstrong, told reporters she had just collected two riders at Union...

PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — The Portland area may soon say goodbye to the last location of one of its local grocery chains. Market of Choice, Oregon’s largest family-owned independent grocer, announced late last week its intention to buy out the last remaining Basics Market location in the Hillsdale...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A woman whose dogs mauled a young boy to death in Northeast Portland has been convicted of all charges. On Friday afternoon, Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Celia Howes found Koko Miller guilty for criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog and two counts of first-degree...

With clear, cold and low water, the winter steelhead bite has slowed on most metro rivers, including the Willamette at Meldrum Bar. Winter steelhead counts at Willamette Falls has been good. The adult returns are looking stronger than they have in a while. With colder water, sturgeon may move into...

Now that we’re back to square one on transportation funding, here’s an idea: Get rid of emissions testing for cars in the Portland and Medford areas, (“After a year of failed attempts, Oregon lawmakers are back at square one on transportation plan,” Jan. 17). An increasing...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A back-and-forth between Oregon's largest healthcare workers union and Legacy Health has led to a cease-and-desist letter over claims that federal agents are "roaming" the halls of a Portland hospital. The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) claims that since late September or early October,...

TIGARD Ore. (KPTV) - A three-car crash closed Highway 217 South for more than an hour on Saturday evening in Tigard, according to police. Officers with Tigard Police were sent to the crash near Southwest Hall Boulevard just before 6 p.m. Police said one of the cars caught fire in...

Across the Portland area, some local governments are still years behind on basic financial checkups, leaving residents without up-to-date, official answers about how their tax dollars are being spent. Small cities, special districts and a handful of charter schools make up much of the delinquent crowd, and local...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fire crews are on the scene of a train and forklift crash in Southeast Portland. According to Portland Fire & Rescue, one engine responded to the scene of the crash, where one person was injured. Information is limited, but authorities said that AMR is on...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Firefighters have battled a two-alarm blaze at a commercial building in the Argay Terrace neighborhood. Portland Fire & Rescue responded to the scene near Northeast 127th and Marx Street around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, after someone called to report smoke spreading from a nearby structure. Crews...