Portland’s Short-Term Rental Fines Are Some of the Highest in the Nation. They Just...
One day at their home, in April 2023, Rebecca Alvarez’s husband, Victor, went into sudden cardiac arrest. In the coming months at Oregon Health & Science University, Rebecca worked and lived with Victor at his bedside as he awaited organ transplants, and the couple’s four children moved in with extended family. That’s
SW Portland neighborhood facing parking problems due to construction
A Southwest Portland neighborhood is battling some serious parking problems due to construction on a new apartment complex.
Police look to identify driver 2 years after Gresham hit-and-run
GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - Two years later, police are still looking to identify the driver from a hit-and-run crash that left a woman with “lasting” injuries. According to the Gresham Police Department, the crash occurred on July 7, 2026, on Northeast 162nd Avenue in Gresham - near East Burnside Street - when the woman was
Portland Japanese Garden sets July 12 Tanabata Star Festival
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Japanese Garden will host its annual Tanabata (Star Festival) celebration on Sunday, July 12. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. “Tanabata celebrates the annual meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair), two lovers separated by the Milky Way who...
Portland councilors to consider lifting income limits for some affordable homes
Portland City Councilors may tweak a policy meant to boost homeownership for lower-income Portlanders due to a lack of buyers. The change, which councilors will consider on Wednesday, would allow people of all incomes to buy homes initially intended for lower-income buyers. The Portland Housing Bureau says the decision
Downtown Food Pod Fires Up Carts While Building Plays Catch Up
Sip & Forage, a new food-cart pod taking over the shuttered Wells Fargo site in downtown Portland, is flipping the usual opening playbook. Instead of waiting for the surrounding building to be finished, the pod plans to welcome customers to its outdoor carts first. Set at 1900 SW 5th Ave, just a block from Portland Sta
Oregon woman sues hospital for alleging injecting rubbing alcohol instead of anesthetic into her...
A woman in Oregon is suing Kaiser Permanente for $13 million after she was allegedly injected with rubbing alcohol rather than anesthetic during a visit to her podiatrist. In late January, Sarah Blackman, of Washington County , was suffering from a pair of ingrown toenails and went to receive treatment from her podiatr
‘The truth emerges’: Vancouver-based ZoomInfo faces class action suit from investors
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – ZoomInfo, based in Vancouver, Washington, is facing a class action lawsuit from investors, alleging they were misled into thinking the company was more profitable than executives led on. The lawsuit was filed June 26 in the United States District Court in Seattle by ZoomInfo investor...
These 11 Haunted Houses in Oregon Are Real Paranormal Hotspots
Fog rolls in thick from the Pacific, and old buildings creak with stories that don’t quite end when the lights go out. Oregon has a way of holding onto its past, and some say that past never really leaves. You can feel it in the cold spots that appear...
WATCH: Two officers hurt in scuffle with trespassing suspect in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Two police officers were injured early Tuesday morning in a scuffle with a suspect while on a call about a reported trespassing at a property in Northeast Portland. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) released some body camera footage from the incident. It began when officers...

















