Portland OR

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A person has died after a living pod caught fire at a shelter in North Portland on Monday, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. Firefighters were sent to the Safe Rest Village along N Portland Rd just north of N Columbia Blvd just before 6 p.m., where callers reported a single living pod was...

The county’s public health department conducts unannounced, semiannual inspections of food-service establishments to assess compliance with health codes across three categories:. Priority items: Violations that pose direct risks related to foodborne illness prevention, such as failing to discard contaminated or...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Some Iranian Americans in Downtown Portland gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square on Sunday, celebrating after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran. While many Americans have criticized the attacks, Iranian Americans KGW spoke with say the strikes were long overdue. “This is an incredible moment,” said...

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. — Down a winding dirt road in a quiet neighborhood outside Vancouver, Washington sits something that defies explanation: a full-scale spaceship that looks like it crash-landed in somebody's backyard. But this isn't a movie set or art installation. It's Kirby Swatosh's dream come true. "Welcome...

Burgerville, the Pacific Northwest’s premium fast-food chain known for its quality, locally sourced, and sustainably-focused menu, is turning 65! The company opened its first location in Vancouver on March 10, 1961, and has since expanded to more than 40 restaurants throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. To...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A prized painting that flew off a car on a busy Portland highway is back on display — after what its owner calls a real-life treasure hunt. Marcia Kahn, director of the newly opened River Art Gallery in Old Town, had just acquired the work by artist Jasper York when it […]

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multiple law enforcement units, including air support, were involved in the recovery of a vehicle owned by relatives of a 13-year-old girl who thought she had been kidnapped when she was inside their car when it was stolen from a Gresham trampoline park. However, according...

The head of Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Management accepted a six-figure severance to resign from his post last month, records obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive show. Shad Ahmed, who led the bureau since 2022, received just shy of $115,000 — or half his annual salary of $229,424 — and six months of health...

Blueberry fritters, maple bars, loukoumades and cronuts: Brandon Lyons has eaten them all (and more) over the last month in his quest to find the best doughnut in and around Portland. The big picture: The Rose City-based comedian has always loved doughnuts — he used to ask for them in...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Lawyers are back in federal court debating the use of force and tear gas during protests outside the South Portland ICE Facility. This week, a federal judge is set to decide if and how federal law enforcement can use chemical agents going forward. This is the suit the ACLU of Oregon brought […]