Multnomah County Just Fired a Key Health Leader. He Says He’s a Scapegoat in...
Following an investigation, Multnomah County has fired the leader of its large network of community health clinics. That leader, Anirudh Padmala, tells WW he is being made a “scapegoat” in a “power struggle” after having endured months of harassment. Padmala has spent the past year as...
Docs: Portland man waving and smiling while speeding the wrong way on I-84
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland man reached 100 miles per hour on I-84 while also driving the wrong way last week, prosecutors allege in court documents. Gresham Police arrested Devin Christopher Lavoie, 28 after spiking his Jeep Cherokee on Thursday June 25. Several 9-1-1 callers said they saw...
Active-duty U.S. service member charged with raping, trafficking teen girls in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A 20-year-old man was arrested after Vancouver police say he met teen girls on social media, then exploited them sexually while they stayed with him at a hotel. Police said they received a report about Andrew Joseph Guerrero staying at a hotel and having sex with...
More than 1,100 homeless shelter beds to close in Portland area by year’s end
A multiyear push to increase Portland’s homeless shelter capacity seems to have come to an end. After regularly celebrating newly opened shelters every year since 2022, the city and Multnomah County have both slashed their shelter budgets and announced that a total of 10 shelters open at the start of this year will be
Sunstone Way shelter closure reshapes homeless services in metro area
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Metro area's homeless shelter systems are undergoing major changes as one nonprofit provider officially shuts down and the city restructures several shelter sites. Sunstone Way, which operated more than 300 shelter beds across Multnomah and Clackamas counties, permanently closed Tue
Salvation Army seeks to dismiss Portland shelter lawsuit, citing religious ministry
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Salvation Army is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the organization of improperly maintaining Portland’s NW Northrup shelter, which was originally set to close Tuesday but has been extended to operate through the end of the year. The owners of a Pearl...
Airline expanding maintenance with new facility
Alaska Airlines is expanding its aircraft maintenance with a new 125,000-square-foot hangar facility at Portland International Airport that will allow maintenance technicians to work on up to three narrowbody aircraft or two widebody aircraft at a time. On June 16, Alaska Airlines broke ground on the building, which wi
Portland’s Hawthorne Neighborhood Is Getting a Listening Bar Unlike Anything Else in the City
Entity Lounge, a new deep listening lounge from husband-and-wife team Michael and Jamie Manahan, is set to open in August at 4536 SE Hawthorne Blvd, the couple confirmed to What Now Portland. The concept is equal parts neighborhood bar and immersive music experience, with a program built around beer, wine, and sake dur
Portland pays another top official to resign as costs of recent severances surpass $1M
Another top Portland official has received a hefty payout to resign for undisclosed reasons, becoming the latest beneficiary of the city’s sweetheart severance policy. Amanda Garcia-Snell, who led the problem-plagued Office of Community & Civic Life for less than 18 months, accepted just over $91,000 and six months of
Passenger Killed, Driver Injured In Early Morning Crash In Portland’s Cully Neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. — One person was killed and another was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Portland’s Cully neighborhood, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The crash was reported at about 3:27 a.m. near Northeast Lombard Street and Northeast 72nd Avenue. Officers arrived minutes later...
