Portland mother pleads for people to come forward in son’s killing 10 years ago
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Ten years ago on Saturday, in Old Town, a young father was killed, and police have still not arrested a suspect. Dion Matthews Jr. was 23 years old that night. He already had one child and his second was born less than two months after...
Former mayor Heidi Lueb says Tigard is a city in ‘chaos’ and ‘lacks accountability’
Former mayor Heidi Lueb is removed from the fray now going on at Tigard City Hall since her Sept. 9 resignation that followed an investigation into her conduct, and she wants to set the record straight. Lueb was appointed to an open seat on the Tigard City Council in January...
‘4-inch slash to his left vertebral artery’: Man murdered mail carrier in front of...
Chad Michael Westover, 53, was convicted last week of second-degree murder in the death of 43-year-old Tristan Salvatore Thomas, according to the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office. The post '4-inch slash to his left vertebral artery': Man murdered mail carrier in front of his mother after telling neighbors...
Increased Law Enforcement Presence at Portland ICE Facility Protest: Three Arrested Amid Tensions
As tensions rose in Portland's South Waterfront area, the presence of law enforcement during a recent protest became increasingly pronounced. On Saturday, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) was actively monitoring a demonstration around the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, which has long been a focal...
People Drive From All Over Oregon For Donuts That Are Bigger Than Your Hand
Oregon has a serious donut problem, and I mean that in the best way possible. Across the state, bakers are cranking out pastries so absurdly large they make your morning coffee look like a toy. These aren’t dainty treats you nibble politely at brunch. These are two-handed, plate-spanning monsters...
Train line from Portland to Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap,...
PORTLAND, OR— In November 2023, Baker City resident Matt Krabacher helped organize a petition pushing to restore a train line that would connect Portland and Salt Lake City. By the following January, he had raised 1,500 signatures
Woman attacks flight attendant and forces plane into emergency landing, police say
Tracy Barkhimer, 61, was arrested after the Alaska Airlines flight she was on was forced to make an emergency landing in Idaho following the alleged attack
7-Eleven employee fatally shot in Hazel Dell; suspect dead
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two men are dead after a suspected murder-suicide Friday evening. At 5:22 p.m., the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Clark County Fire District 6 and an AMR ambulance responded to a shooting at a 7-Eleven in Vancouver, located at 6212 Northeast Highway 99. Inside were two men...
Kaiser Permanente decries healthcare worker demands as strike continues
Thousands of Kaiser healthcare workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington hit the picket lines again Friday as a part of a national coordinated strike.
Portland School Board Votes to Pay Itself Stipends
The seven-member Portland School Board on Tuesday night became the first in the state to authorize paying itself monthly stipends. In seven separate votes approving each zone director for the stipends, each board member took turns recusing themselves and supporting each other for the $527 stipends. Altogether, the...

















