The MOST-CRAVED Southern Brunch Experience You Can’t Skip in Portland, OR
Brunch daily 8:30 AM–2 PM | Dinner daily 4:30 PM–9 PM. Portland’s Screen Door Pearl District is the kind of place that turns simple brunch plans into a full-on comfort food mission. Locals happily wait in line for towering plates of Southern classics, loaded with crispy textures,...
Portland parent sentenced for shooting another father at school pickup
A Portland father who said he was defending himself when he shot another dad at school pickup was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison. Noureddine Dib, 43, was found guilty by a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury in April of attempted murder, assault, unlawful use of a weapon, discharge of a firearm in the city and reckless endangerment.
Portland arts leaders rally for tax reform as cultural institutions face funding crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — In Portland, the arts aren't just entertainment. For many, they are the heartbeat of the city's culture and identity. Those community values were on full display during Wednesday’s City Council meeting. "We see students who struggle to engage in other settings come alive in...
Missing Tigard teen found dead along Portland waterfront in suspected fentanyl overdose
A 14-year-old boy who was previously reported missing out of Tigard was found dead Monday morning along the Eastbank Esplanade in Portland from what police believe was a suspected fentanyl overdose. Officers with the Portland Police Bureau’s Central Precinct responded around 11:20 a.m. on May 4 to the Eastbank Esplanade...
Honduran national pleads guilty to fentanyl trafficking in deadly Clackamas Co. overdose case
CLACKAMAS COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A Honduran national in the U.S. illegally pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug trafficking and dealing charges in a case involving a deadly overdose. In November 2023, police pulled over 21-year-old Cristhian Martinez in Gladstone and found more than two pounds of fentanyl in his car.
Portland leaders talk ‘hard budget choices’ at Town Hall in Foster-Powell
At the City of Portland’s District 3 “Budget Open House” held on a Wednesday evening in April at Marysville Elementary School, elected officials laid out the difficult financial choices facing the city and asked residents to help set priorities for the year ahead. Over the course of...
Burglar dubbed ‘The Grinch’ gets 10 years after stealing wrapped Christmas gifts, victimizing Portland...
Chris and Kristin Sassano were at a Christmas breakfast with their kids last Dec. 20 when they started getting Ring camera notifications that a masked man with a gun had kicked down the back door of their Southeast Portland home and was stealing their wrapped holiday gifts. Kristin Sassano said...
Portland has more than 1,600 affordable housing units sitting empty, city says
PORTLAND, Ore. — As of this week, more than 1,600 affordable housing units sat empty in the city of Portland, despite the thousands still living unsheltered on the city's streets any given night — an issue Mayor Keith Wilson highlighted during remarks this week. There are several reasons...
2 hikers attacked by bears at Yellowstone Park
Two hikers were injured and airlifted out of Yellowstone National Park after a bear attack on Monday. (Source: MARIE JASKULA)
Police: Man charged after breaking into Hillsboro bar, stealing safe
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - A man is facing charges after police say he broke into a Hillsboro bar and stole the safe. Police said 40-year-old Jerry James Harmon broke into Coyote’s Bar & Grill on the night of April 26 and took off with the bar’s safe. Officers...
