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Multnomah County’s Preschool for All director has resigned after her ties to a preschool provider accused of “wasteful” spending of state dollars called her credibility into question with her employers. Multnomah County spokesperson Julie Sullivan-Springhetti confirmed Leslee Barnes’ resignation Thursday evening. It...

[Publisher’s note: Hi everyone. I’m back after being out of town since Friday. Sorry for the lack of posts! – Jonathan]. The City of Portland has launched an update to their Transportation System Plan. Known as “the TSP,” this plan is the bedrock of policies and projects that move our local transportation system...

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - A person was reportedly killed in a homicide in the Tanasbourne neighborhood of Hillsboro on Friday afternoon, according to Hillsboro Police. Police were dispatched at about 5 p.m. to the Extended Stay America on Northeast Cornell Road after people reported hearing the sound of gunshots....

PORTLAND, Ore. — Downtown Portland businesses appear to have begun boarding up their windows again this week, bracing for possible unrest ahead of a nationwide day of protest called “Rage Against the Regime,” organized by the activist group 50501. The protest, scheduled for Saturday, August 2, is...

Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday evening that is considering vetoing a controversial $45 million appropriation for the Willamette Falls Trust, which is seeking to buy 60 acres of property at the iconic waterfall between Oregon City and West Linn. In a carefully worded statement, Kotek’s office put the trust on...

Over the past decade, Oregon has earned a reputation—one not built on innovation or resilience, but on slow decline. What began as subtle warning signs has become a full-blown unraveling of the state’s economic foundation. From Portland’s empty storefronts to shuttered mills in rural counties, the symptoms are...

Reckless burning, failure to appear — Shannon Dixon Beckett, 56, of the 4000 block of East Burnside Street, Portland. Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrested Beckett Wednesday on charges of reckless burning, second-degree disorderly conduct, reckless endangering and a warrant for failure to appear on a charge of...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) — The former Kenton Hotel in North Portland is being transformed into a 24/7 shelter for unhoused veterans recovering from substance use. The site, located on North Interstate Avenue, will offer 17 beds to veterans. The original rooms in the hotel building currently remain intact, each featuring...

Portland's unsettling trend of arson fires took another shocking twist with the news of a serial arsonist who was arrested, released, and subsequently apprehended again after allegedly setting multiple new fires. According to KPTV, 35-year-old Aubrey A. Edwards was first arrested Tuesday evening for setting a vehicle...

Portland police, along with several other local law enforcement agencies, staged their 61st stolen vehicle operation last Sunday, resulting in a trove of recoveries and arrests. Information released by the City of Portland's official website stated that the collaborative effort between the Portland Police Bureau,...