Man’s body recovered after apparent drowning at Scotts Mills County Park
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — Deputies recovered the body of a 20-year-old man who apparently drowned at Scotts Mills County Park. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responded just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a possible drowning. Deputies searched the area but did not locate the victim.
Beaverton activates photo enforcement cameras along TV Highway
Add Tualatin Valley Highway at Southwest Millikan Way and Southwest 160th Avenue to the list of Beaverton intersections now containing photo red light and speed enforcement. The city began testing two cameras, which monitor only eastbound and westbound motorists along Tualatin Valley, on July 6 but did not issue ticket
Sandy Mart Taking Over Former Lucky B Food Mart on NE Sandy Boulevard
Sandy Mart LLC has filed for a liquor license at 13038 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, taking over the space long known as Lucky B Food Mart and GME Fuels. Owner Tajinder Singh told What Now Portland he is targeting an opening sometime between mid-August and early September, depending on how quickly he can finalize the nece
Wildfires Mean Portland Edges Out Kinshasa for World’s Worst Air
Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world, edging out Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The air in both cities is classified as unhealthy, although the quality is improving in the Congolese capital on Wednesday, according
Clark County man charged with shooting, killing bald eagle with shotgun
A 66-year-old Brush Prairie, Clark County resident was charged Tuesday with violating federal law by allegedly shooting and killing a bald eagle with a shotgun. Benjamin G. Allen is accused of shooting and killing the bald eagle with a shotgun on Feb. 5. Allen has been summoned to appear in U.S. District Court in Tacom
The Absolute Best Donuts In Portland Are Fried To Order
Portland, Oregon is a donut town. While I was growing up, the rest of the country thought of us as the city with the weird, bright-pink shop known as Voodoo Doughnuts. The city has better, lesser-known spots in every neighborhood, like Sesame, Doe, Blue Star, and Coco. However, the city only has one shop that's worth w
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: ‘Firenado’ seen during Oregon’s historic wildfire activity
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A “firenado” was caught on camera over southeast Oregon on Friday, July 31, from Phillip Sitz via Storyful. Not something seen all the time, a “firenado” looks similar to a tornado but develops more like a dust devil. “Firenado” sightings are rare, but form when wildfires create a large hot spot
A fast-food chicken chain is opening its second Oregon restaurant this fall. More might...
There can never be too much fast-food fried chicken. Raising Cane’s is making sure of that. The Baton Rouge-based chain has been working to expand its footprint in the Willamette Valley and beyond, bringing its fan-favorite chicken fingers and sauce to new audiences. One of those restaurants, located just...
Man ‘acting erratically,’ firing gun near campground before being shot by Oregon troopers
SWEET HOME, Ore. — Oregon state troopers shot and injured a man accused of crashing his truck off Highway 20 on Monday night and firing a handgun near a campground in Linn County, to the east of Sweet Home. The incident started at about 7:20 p.m. when Oregon State...
Person dies in downtown Portland, SW 4th Avenue near Morrison Street closed, police say
Portland police responded Tuesday afternoon to a reported death in downtown Portland. A Portland Police Bureau spokesperson told The Oregonian/OregonLive that officers are communicating with the person’s family and that Southwest 4th Avenue near Morrison Street was closed. “It appears an individual has taken their own

















