Portland women sue city after police ram wrong car
Two Portland women are suing the city and police, alleging officers mistook their car for one driven by a reckless driver who refused to pull over, followed them for over 10 miles and then rammed into their car without notice and pointed guns at them. Colleen McDonald and Hilary Rossio...
Body cam footage shows in-custody death during welfare check in North Portland
Body-worn camera footage released by Portland police is shedding light on when police welfare check resulted in the death of a man in custody in the Kenton neighborhood last month.
Former Portland freelance journalist convicted of bias crimes, arson
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Former freelance journalist Michael Bivins was convicted by a jury in a Multnomah County court on multiple charges ranging from bias crimes to arson. He was found guilty on 11 charges in total, including one count of first-degree arson, five counts of first-degree criminal mischief and five...
2 hospitalized, 1 detained after 4-alarm apartment fire in E Portland
Man arrested for manslaughter, DUII after bicyclist killed in crash near Salem. A man has been arrested for manslaughter after a deadly crash just south of Salem on Thursday night. Updated: 2 hours ago. |. An Albany man who was reported missing earlier this month has been found dead, according...
Portland’s Quiet Housing Revolution Is Starting to Pay Off
The following article appeared originally in Strong Towns on June 11, 2025. It is reposted here under Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 4.0 International). More than a thousand new homes have quietly slipped into Portland’s single-family neighborhoods over the past two years—and most people haven’t even noticed.
Cannabis Store Opening in Downtown Montavilla
Broadway Cannabis Market will open a new location in the former Tub and Tan building at 8028 SE Stark Street. The Oregon marijuana dispensary chain signed a five-year lease for the Montavilla storefront in a building currently listed for sale. The company’s owner, Tony Birch, is recognized for introducing an upscale...
Intel now expected to lay off over 2,000 Oregon employees
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Intel layoffs are expected to be much greater than initially expected. According to a WARN notice released on Friday, the semiconductor manufacturing corporation is going to lay off 2,392 employees at these four Intel locations in the Portland area on Tuesday, July 15. The workers are not...
‘Authoritarian abuses’: Oregon family with 4 kids detained for nearly 2 weeks by feds,...
An extended family from Honduras with roots in Portland for over two decades – including four U.S. citizen children, their mother, father and grandmother – have been detained by U.S. immigration and border authorities for nearly two weeks, according to accounts from a family member, a friend, their lawyer and U.S....
It’s last call for this SE Portland dive bar famed for its onion ring...
A Southeast Portland bar known for its signature onion ring burger — a patty so popular it spawned a short-lived spinoff storefront named for it — will pour its last pint next month. >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. If you...
Portland food insecurity grows as funding cuts impact school programs, nonprofits
The Sunshine Division in Portland, Oregon is expanding its food assistance programs due to increased food insecurity and cuts to USDA programs, while Representative Suzanne Bonamici is concerned about the impact of the recent tax and spending law on the state's ability to provide for its children.
