PCC faculty union calls on Gov. Kotek to step in as strike enters third...
PCC union faculty rallied on Thursday as their strike for better pay and benefits entered its third week.
Small Bites: Gumba Soft Reopens, Sanguiche, Yen Ha, and More
Gumba soft reopens Saturday. Great news! Gumba soft reopens at their new location tomorrow at 5pm. You can make your reservation on their Tock page. 2203 NE Alberta Street, Portland. New spring salad at Fresh Love. And it sounds pretty dang good, especially since I love a good chopped salad....
Portland Police Arrest Five, Recover Stolen Goods in Jantzen Beach Retail Theft Operation
Portland, OR. — Portland Police Bureau officers arrested five people and recovered stolen merchandise during a targeted retail theft mission at Jantzen Beach Shopping Center on March 18. The operation, conducted by the North Precinct Neighborhood Response Team, focused on identifying individuals suspected of...
Beloved Governor Building Leveled, Downtown Portland Arts Haven Wiped Off The Map
Demolition crews have started tearing into the Governor Building on Southwest Second Avenue, erasing a familiar five-story presence from the west end of downtown Portland. After months of uncertainty for tenants and arts groups that called the building home, excavators moved in this week as fencing wrapped the block...
City Club of Portland petitions governor to reclaim Ross Island
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The City Club of Portland released a report petitioning the governor’s office to help in the reclamation of Ross Island in Portland’s Willamette River. Ross Island comprises around 400 acres of the lower Willamette River. It is the source of the summer’s toxic algae...
Suspect In Copper Theft Ring Allegedly Processed Over $487,000 In Stolen Metal
Authorities in Oregon say a “key suspect” was arrested this month, following “numerous” other arrests in connection with a “widespread copper theft operation.” The Portland Police Bureau said 55-year-old Dedri White was arrested on March 19 and charged with theft in the first degree, money laundering, criminal...
Veteran outdoors journalist Grant McOmie dies at 73
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — KATU is remembering one of our own. Grant McOmie, known for decades of outdoor reporting at KATU and KGW, has died. He hosted “Grant's Getaways,” guiding people through the unique and wild wonders of the Pacific Northwest. He started at KATU in 1986...
Shot in a Portsmouth Pool Room: The Death of Wilbur Arnold Meacham
“Wilbur Meacham, Vinton avenue, who was shot through the nose when in the Frank Farrell pool room, Eleventh and Lawson streets, Wednesday night, was X-rayed at Hempstead hospital Thursday afternoon by Virgil Fowler. It showed that the bullet has lodged in the neck behind the throat. No efforts will be made to probe...
Measles Contracted From Gresham Exposure
Multnomah County public health officials have confirmed one case of measles linked to the March 7 exposure at the Gresham WinCo. The individual had previously received one dose of the MMR vaccine. The individual and their family are cooperating with public health officials who are working to protect the health...
Man accused in deadly Portland stabbing expected to be found guilty except for insanity
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A resolution is expected Friday afternoon in the case of a man accused in a violent two-day crime spree that left a man dead and an elderly woman badly injured. According to court records obtained by KATU, Kalil Clifford Ford, 24, has a GEI stipulated-facts...
