Portland OR

Six-year-old Julian Worsham of Beaverton, Oregon is like a lot of other first-graders : he loves Super Mario and Taekwondo. But he has achondroplasia , the most common form of dwarfism , and goes to a school that wasn't built for kids his height. "He's born into a world that just, in some ways, is not built for him,"...

PORTLAND, OR – The Portland Police Bureau reports that on Saturday, July 12, the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit targeted illegal drug operations on the north side of the city. They say the operation included officers and investigators with NOC, the Enhanced Community Safety Team, Human Trafficking Unit, North...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — U.S. Highway 26 is currently closed between Mount Hood and the OR 216 junction at milepost 65 due to a crash, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). The closure affects all lanes and shoulders in both northbound and southbound directions. ODOT advised those...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An elderly woman survived a courageous escape from a massive apartment fire in East Portland by jumping from a balcony, according to a neighbor. The fire, which broke out in the Hazelwood neighborhood on Friday, prompted a four-alarm response from Portland Fire & Rescue. Michael...

A man suspected by law enforcement of being responsible for at least three recent burglary or trespassing incidents in Yamhill County was detained in Newberg last week. The Newberg-Dundee Police Department reported a burglary in progress at a home in the 800 block of Dayton Avenue at about 8:43 a.m. on July 9.

“How’s my driving?” asks your bumper sticker. “Not great, Bob,” says the robot with a camera. That little one-act play repeats on the daily at 15 intersections across Portland, thanks to fixed speed cameras. Councilor Steve Novick thinks the city should install 1,000 of them. Traffic safety advocate Sarah Iannarone...

Within days of Intel announcing plans to lay off hundreds of Washington County employees, that number has shot up nearly fivefold. The California-based chipmaker issued a revised notice Friday, July 11, to clarify that it will cut 2,392 jobs instead of an initially expected 529 across its four campuses, three of...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After three decades of serving award-winning farm-to-table fare, Higgins Restaurant is begging customers to come back. “Our beloved restaurant is on the brink,” the owners said in a statement on social media on Saturday. “While our menu is still the same James Beard quality, downtown Portland...

Twelve F-15C Eagle military jets from California are in Portland for pilot training this month, causing an increase in the number of planes taking off from the Portland Air National Guard base in Northeast Portland. The F-15C jets are assigned to the 144th Fighter Wing out of Fresno, California. They...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Central Bike Squad seized 14.1 pounds of marijuana, 16 times the legal limit, as well as ammunition, and a realistic replica firearm, after questioning two occupants sitting in a parked vehicle in the Old Town neighborhood on Friday evening. The officers established that...