Portland OR

Five years ago, a record-setting heat wave hit Oregon and revealed how unprepared Portland and the rest of the state were for the accelerating effects of climate change. As a “heat dome” pushed up temperatures above 95 degrees for four days straight, hitting a peak of 116 degrees in Portland, it turned homes across the

Sporadically throughout the spring and summer, Multnomah County employees bring a white canvas into Portland-area parkland — not to channel their inner Bob Ross, but to catch a tick or two. Or in some cases, 25, like they did last month at Powell Butte Nature Park. “We’re seeing a...

Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos was named Monday in a Multnomah County lawsuit stemming from her time as executive director of the east Portland nonprofit Verde. The lawsuit, filed by former employee Alagia Amber Conwell-Felix, alleges Avalos and supervisor Luis Velasco unlawfully terminated her while she was on

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) - Nearly a dozen people have been displaced after a fire destroyed a home in Beaverton on Thursday night. Just after 6:30 p.m., Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews responded to a fire near Southwest Oregon Trail Lane and Southwest 147th Place. TVF&R said 911 callers reported flames and heavy blac

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon officials asked the public to help find a two-year-old boy who went missing from Portland last Wednesday, June 17. The Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Division, is asking the public to help find Armani Andrews and call 911 or local law enforcement if they believe they s

ALOHA, Ore. (KATU) — Police have not yet publicly identified the suspect involved in an incident at a Washington County McDonald's earlier this week. However, KATU has learned through court records and law enforcement sources that the suspect is Marco Jimenez-Ramos, 40. Washington County sheriff's deputies were involve

Two days of high-stakes argument in a Portland courtroom this week put Big Oil and Multnomah County on a collision course over who should pay for the deadly 2021 heat dome and its long tail of costs. Oil industry lawyers told a Multnomah County judge that federal law leaves no...

A Portland city councilor failed to pay last year’s property tax bill on his home for more than six months, racking up penalties and interest. Mitch Green, a District 4 representative, had $7,328 in unpaid 2025 taxes on his West Portland Park home through Friday morning, according to Multnomah County records.

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) - Part of NE Brookwood Pkwy has been closed due to downed utility lines in Hillsboro on Thursday evening. Hillsboro Police said around 5:30 p.m. that the utility lines are partially blocking northbound and southbound lanes of NE Brookwood Pkwy between Hwy 26 and NE Huffman St.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Parks & Recreation kicked off the city’s summer Free Lunch + Play program with a celebration at a southeast Portland park on Thursday. The event was held at Parklane Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for kids 18 and under. More than half...