Grand opening ends 33-year Burgerville hiatus in Salem
The hankering is over after 33 years, 12,140-some days for those counting. Burgerville is back in Salem. The Pacific Northwest burger chain made a memorable return to the community. It staged a two-day invitation-only event with up to $25 in free menu items per person, gave away $230 gift cards to the first 100...
Sinaloa cartel accused of flooding Oregon with fentanyl
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced a sizable drug bust in the Pacific Northwest this week.
‘This person was loved’: Sister frustrated after memorial is vandalized in Southeast Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A sister still grieving five years after her brother was killed in a drive-by shooting said the one place she finds solace is constantly being vandalized. She has tended to a memorial for him in Southeast Portland for all these years and said she’s fed up.
Driver in deadly street takeover pleads guilty, will serve more than 3 years in...
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — After spending five months behind bars, a 19-year-old went before a Multnomah County judge on Thursday to plead guilty for his involvement in a street takeover that claimed the life of his best friend. Juan Medina Dominguez pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving...
Police say to ‘call 911 as soon as possible’ if someone tries to sell...
Scammers in the Vancouver area are attempting to con people into handing over cash for what turns out to be fake gold, police say. Authorities already have received 57 reports this year of people trying to pawn off fake gold as the real thing, just a few shy of the number of such reports for all of 2024, the...
20 U.S. Cities That Make You Fall in Love With City Life Again
Urban living comes with its share of challenges—traffic congestion, high costs, and the constant buzz of activity can sometimes leave city dwellers yearning for simpler surroundings. Yet certain American cities ... Read more
Portland housing voucher agency got 7 applications for every opening — and that’s just...
The Portland-area housing authority told The Oregonian/OregonLive it received nearly 21,000 applications for its Housing Choice Voucher Program after it opened its waitlists last week for the first time in nearly two years. But there’s only room for up to 3,000 new housing voucher program applicants to be added at...
Kyron Horman’s disappearance in Portland remains unsolved as 15th anniversary approaches
June 4 will mark the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from Skyline Elementary School in rural Northwest Portland. The event launched the largest missing person search in Oregon history. Although local, state and federal law enforcement agencies all investigated the case, no trace of...
Children Advised Against Going Outside in 3 States
Around noon Eastern time on Friday, three states reported air quality that was unhealthy for sensitive groups.
FEMA Pulls the Plug on More than $230 Million of Funding to Safeguard Oregonians...
No applications to safeguard Oregon communities against natural disasters will be reviewed and no funds will be awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), impacting state projects valued at $230 million. In a news release, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management revealed details of the 2024...
