Portland OR

The Portland City Council is poised this week to weigh whether to fast-track a renaming of César E. Chávez Boulevard to Campesinos Boulevard after explosive sexual abuse allegations against the revered farmworker union leader emerged earlier this spring. Proponents say the extraordinary allegations against Chávez — tha

Mark your calendars and toss your meal prep: The time is nigh for chicken fingers. Raising Cane’s is making good on its promise to expand into the Willamette Valley. The Baton Rouge-based chicken chain currently operates just one Oregon location and two in the Portland metropolitan area. The chain debuted at Pioneer Pl

Portland contractor J.R. Johnson will close and lay off 55 workers, according to a state layoff notice issued Monday. The closure will occur on Oct. 31, according to a notice issued in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The workers are not represented by a union. Founded...

PORTLAND, OR – A North Portland homeless shelter remains open after the community pitched in over $1 million. The operator is considering running the facility on their own, without county funds. Multnomah County told managers of the Bybee Lakes Hope Center it would lose 25% of its beds in...

Intel will no longer confer the titles “fellow” and “senior fellow” on its top researchers, dropping a prestigious designation that has endured at the company for nearly half a century. Instead, Intel notified employees last week that it will refer to its leading scientists as “distinguished...

The single-level house in Portland's Southwest Hills retains its original 1950s laminate counters, paneled walls and flooring.

Some meals are about the food. Others are about where you sit while you eat them. In Oregon, the waterfront dining scene delivers both – and then some, with settings that rival anywhere in the country. From rugged coastal cliffs to peaceful riverbanks, the views here are as varied...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Smoke from wildfires burning in the state rolled into Portland Monday evening, delivering a blow to air quality. According to KATU’s Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Dave Salesky, smoke moved into the Willamette Valley in the evening and then winds pushed it north into the Portland-metro area.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Eugene Police arrested a man in a high-risk traffic stop for pointing a gun at multiple drivers Saturday evening in western Eugene, officials said. Christopher Herrera, 42, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, DUII and three counts of menacing. Eugene Police responded to a 9-1-1 caller who

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A bias crime investigation is underway after a veteran’s home in Northeast Portland was vandalized with graffiti — words written underneath a combination Pride and U.S. flag. Portland police responded to a call from the home on Northeast 29th Avenue on Sunday morning.  A Pride-themed American fl