Portland OR

A swimming pool at the East Portland Community Center is temporarily closed after a boiler malfunctioned on Saturday. Portland Parks and Recreation said in a statement that the center’s lap pool, leisure pool and spa area will be closed until Monday or later while staff work on repairing the boiler. The center is...

In an age when a single latte can rival your phone bill, stumbling upon a spot that lets you eat like a king without spending like one feels like striking gold. The Original Hotcake House in Portland remains a proud reminder that a stellar breakfast doesn’t have to come with a luxury price tag.

Longtime Portland resident Linda Jaramillo sat around a large table inside Higgins restaurant Friday waiting to reunite with friends for lunch, something she hadn’t done in years since the COVID-19 pandemic. “When I heard that Higgins was having some financial difficulties, I got right on it,” Jaramillo said. “We...

Oregon’s doughnut scene is a sweet-lover’s paradise with options ranging from quirky classics to artisanal creations. Whether you’re craving the comfort of traditional glazed or hunting for innovative flavor combinations, the Beaver State delivers. Grab your coffee and prepare for a sugary adventure through these 14...

Investigators are searching for more victims after a man was detained on Wednesday in connection with deceptive tool thefts from retailers in Portland and Clackamas, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. On July 10, an employee at a Clackamas interior supplies store claimed that on July 9, someone...

City leaders have tried diligently to help our beautiful Portland recover from the last six years of disasters. Commercial enterprises have suffered from the lack of people using downtown for shopping, eating and working. In order to have people come to the downtown area, we must encourage them any way we can. Yet...

Covering or obscuring auto license plates is illegal in Oregon, but the practice is widespread, making roads more dangerous for other motorists and pedestrians alike. Anyone driving on a Portland-area streets cannot fail to be struck by the fact that while most cars obey the speed limit, a significant and growing...

There’s a certain magic that happens when maple meets dough, and nowhere is this alchemy more perfectly executed than at Annie’s Donut Shop in Portland. This unassuming bakery has been quietly revolutionizing breakfast one maple bar at a time, creating pastries so divine they could make a pancake jealous.

Another Elmer's restaurant in the Parkrose neighborhood is located about two miles away from the incoming diner.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A crash had Interstate 5 southbound closed at Rosa Parks Way for nearly two hours in North Portland on Friday evening. The crash was reported at about 8 p.m. There’s no initial word on whether anyone was injured in the crash. KATU News has reached out...