Portland OR

A 46-year-old cyclist who broke his hand while crashing after riding over a pothole on a Portland street filed a $950,000 lawsuit last week against the city, which has been struggling for decades to scrape together the funds to fix up a historic backlog of cracked, rutted and worn roads.

Everyone needs a favorite place to go when they have to get out of the house and just relax. For Nutmeg the cat, that place is the CVS Pharmacy at Southeast 17th Avenue and Tacoma Street — a choice that earned him the title of “unofficial mayor of Sellwood” in Willamette Week.

Portland police swept through the city's downtown core in a targeted retail-theft mission that ended with 10 arrests and piles of suspected stolen merchandise laid out on the sidewalk for documentation, video shows. Officers moved in and out of storefronts and nearby public spaces, stopping people, sorting through good

Is it OK to tip less in Oregon now that we have more fair minimum wages and workers are paying no federal taxes on tips?. I understand that even $30 per hour is a challenging living wage and have no misconceptions about how far $16.20 per hour can get someone. However, some of the server wages are surely passed along t

Follow part of the Mt. Hood Scenic Byway this summer on your ultimate road trip!. Hit the road for forest hikes, soothing hot springs, waterfall views and mountain towns full of local eats, Oregon Trail history and memorable places to stay tucked beneath towering evergreens. Make a few new friends...

Anyone with information on these individuals may call the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office or its detectives, or the Newberg-Dundee Police Department. The sheriff’s office crime information tip line is 800-577-1707. Newberg police can be reached at 502-538-8321 and Yamhill County detectives can be reached at 503-4340750

After a long and often contentious process, the Oregon City School District’s budget committee voted last week to recommend a slimmed-down budget that cuts staff and consolidates two schools, while still providing pay increases for employees. Teachers and parents packed recent budget meetings, holding signs reading “Ed

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — On Tuesday, Portland hit a grim milestone with its eighth homicide so far of 2026 after an early-morning shooting on the city's southeast side. Also on Tuesday, Portland city leaders discussed efforts to reduce gun violence during a public safety meeting, highlighting a decline in shootings and

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — A Portland resident is recovering after a frightening incident Monday night. According to the Washington State Patrol, 38-year-old Kendra Watkins was traveling south on Interstate 5 near milepost 52 in Cowlitz County, when a deer jumped into the left lane. The vehicle Watkins was driving...

PORTLAND, Ore. — KGW has obtained federal court records that reveal a months-long hunt by Army investigators for stolen military equipment, including sensitive survival radios capable of reaching soldiers anywhere on earth. Details of the investigation have not previously been reported. On October 29, 2025, three U.S.