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The first time Alex Miller met Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson, he was fresh off a round of Saturday morning cartoons. It was around 2000, and Miller, who grew up in Milwaukie, was only 8 or so years old. “Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot,” a show produced by Richardson, blared from the TV. As the episode ende

VANCOUVER, Ore. (KPTV) - A man who was previously arrested for a brush fire and theft in Vancouver has now been charged with arson after a furniture store fire. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Josue Paredes Merino was arrested back on August 28 on charges of second-degree theft and reckless burning.

The Letty Owings Center, a residential treatment facility in Portland where patients can recover from drug addiction while parenting their babies, will close at the end of October. First opened in 1989, the center has long been a place for pregnant women and new mothers to get well and bond...

What started as a seasonal holiday pop-up is turning into something permanent. Miss Hannah’s Gourmet Popcorn, a small-batch, hand-stirred popcorn brand, is opening a full-time storefront this fall at Bridgeport Village, located at 7301 SW Bridgeport Rd, according to the mall’s leasing announcements. The family run busi

Jett Avery Thomas, 42, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault on a federal employee for attacking a security guard at the Pioneer Federal Courthouse in 2023.

The corner shop served countless scoops of ice cream to Portland-area kids under its distinctive blue roof over the past 40 years. And now it’s on the brink. The Lake Oswego Ice Creamery and Restaurant, at 37 A Ave., is “facing the tough possibility of closing due to rising costs and declining business,” according to t

Voters selecting Multnomah County’s next top executive this fall will see only part of candidate Sharon Meieran’s campaign pitch in the Voters’ Pamphlet. That’s because the emergency room doctor and former county commissioner filed a candidate statement that significantly exceeded the 325-word limit set by the state.

The return of homework, field trips and group projects is upon us. The 2026-27 school year started on Tuesday, Sept. 1 for the West Linn-Wilsonville School District and will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 8 for the Lake Oswego School District. So what has changed from an enrollment perspective from last...

A man who brought a gun onto Legacy High School’s campus and fired it will serve local jail time and years of supervised probation.

Home Forward, the city of Portland’s housing authority, plans to increase the portion of income the vast majority of its tenants and voucher holders must pay on rent in an effort to close an estimated $31 million budget gap. Unlike how a rent increase typically works for market-rate housing,...