Tech manufacturer wins Oregon tax breaks for $1.5 billion expansion
Semiconductor equipment manufacturer Lam Research has secured property tax exemptions for a long-planned expansion to its Tualatin campus, a project expected to bring $1.5 billion in spending by 2041 and 445 new research and engineering jobs to the suburban community. The pending expansion represents a major win for Or
Dream Deli Awaits Portland’s Sandwich Seekers
It’s a warm summer afternoon, and Dream Deli is bustling. Music is playing softly inside and, seated at the row of tomato-red outdoor tables, customers are enjoying a variety of sandwiches, salads and house-made sodas. The restaurant, which opened in late November of 2025, feels well-situated on the sunny corner of SE
This Haunted Oregon Restaurant Feels Like It Belongs In A Stephen King Story
Tucked away on NW Davis Street in Portland, Oregon, Old Town Pizza and Brewing is not your average pizza spot. This historic building carries decades of dark legends, mysterious tunnels, and at least one ghost who never quite checked out. Whether you come for the craft beer, the wood-fired pies,...
Oregon Dad Fatally Shot After Checking on Crying Woman in Stranger’s Car
Man gets asked by stranger why woman in his car is crying, pulls out gun and puts 'as many bullets' into the good Samaritan dad 'as possible' – Image for illustrative purposes only (Image credits: nvmwebsites-budwg5g9avh3epea.z03.azurefd.net) Portland, Oregon – A 30-year-old father was killed last summer after he appro
World Forestry Center faces lawsuit over Magness Memorial Tree Farm sale
Amid "outrage" from Sherwood-area community members, the World Forestry Center is now facing a lawsuit as the organization tries to sell its wildlife sanctuary, Magness Memorial Tree Farm.
As the sun sets on Lloyd Center, key tenants are moving to Pioneer Place....
In 2022, Jason Leivian took a gamble. The Floating World Comics owner had spent 16 years operating a brick and mortar in Old Town Portland before opting to relocate his business across the river. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, foot traffic downtown was still dismally low. Leivian knew it was time to move on.
Washington Deputy Ends Road Rage Pursuit With Perfectly Timed Grappler Deployment
A road rage incident in Washington ended with a patrol vehicle using a Grappler device to safely stop a suspect's car, preventing a potentially dangerous situation on a busy roadway. There are plenty of ways a road rage incident can spiral out of control, but few end with a patrol...
‘Bringing life back’: Willamette Falls public access plan moves forward with new design
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the City of Oregon City have selected a design firm to plan a new riverwalk at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site as part of an ongoing redevelopment project.
TRAFFIC ALERT | Closure of SB I-5 to I-205 ramp in Vancouver scheduled this...
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Drivers traveling through Vancouver, Wash. should prepare for a major weekend closure as the Washington State Department of Transportation completes the final phase of work on the southbound Interstate 5 connection to Interstate 205. Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, July 31, WSDOT contractor Kerr
Beaverton woman killed in Highway 26 hit-and-run near Oregon Zoo
A 45-year-old Beaverton woman was identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run on Highway 26 near the Oregon Zoo on Tuesday. Portland Police Bureau responded around 1:43 a.m. to Highway 26 where the found pedestrian Julie A. Fortin dead. Officers said the involved driver had left the scene. No...
