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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is encouraging Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to take advantage of free employment and training services, as new federal work requirements are now in effect statewide. Many people receiving SNAP benefits must now prove...

The crumbling Beaumont castle, a century-old English Tudor style residence with a three-story turret in Northeast Portland, sparked widespread interest when it was put on the market Nov. 25. “My phone rang every five minutes for the first couple of weeks,” said listing broker Cee Webster of Neighbors Realty. “People...

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - An Oregon man says he wouldn’t have survived a house fire if not for his 9-week-old kitten waking him up. Donald VanWormer, the longtime owner of Alternative Solutions Dispensary in Portland, says he was asleep two weeks ago in his Tillamook home when his 9-week-old kitten, Fred,...

A Portland man died unexpectedly last year, but not because he was injured by a fellow combatant during a bar brawl, a Multnomah County jury found Thursday. Richard Henderson and David M. Lomas, acquaintances through a drug connection, had finished sparring on a sidewalk outside the Platinum Pub, 4245 S.E. 182nd...

The Vancouver Station Food Cart Plaza, the self-proclaimed largest food cart plaza in America, has soft opened in Vancouver, Wash. with space for over 40 food vendors, a coffee shop, ice cream shop, private rooms, and more.

Trap Door Brewing is set to open a new location in Vancouver, first reported by Washington Beer Blog. However, the new location isn’t just a tap house. Trap Door Brewing is developing an expansive 42,000 square-foot food cart pod with a beer garden called Prairie View Station. The new...

Portland kicks off the work week with a dry day Monday with temperatures just a few degrees above average. Enjoy it now, because the rest of the week looks wet. The National Weather Service expects overcast skies early Monday followed by sun breaks during the afternoon. Portland should see a high of about 60 degrees,...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Sandwich Week is featuring $10 bites all across the metro area from March 2-8. There's 90 different restaurant locations participating in the year's celebration that includes beloved Portland sandwich spots — and other popular restaurants showcasing their delectable creations between two...

We have counted thousands of your votes, and the results are in for the Portland area’s best pizza places in The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Readers Choice Awards. Three of this year’s winners also made the list in 2024 — the last time we featured pizza for these awards. And judging from the comments, it’s a great time to...

Many drive-by shooting cases go unsolved, but outstanding work by the Portland Police Bureau investigating a shots-fired incident that took place in the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood, on Monday morning, February 16th, ended with a suspect in custody and a gun recovered, within just a few hours. The shots were...