Here’s how much was spent on homeless services in the Portland area last year
Local, state, regional and federal governments, plus private philanthropies, spent $724 million on direct homeless services in the tri-county Portland area in fiscal year 2024, according to a report released Tuesday by economic consulting firm ECOnorthwest. Eviction prevention, long-term rent assistance, street...
Residents weigh in on Portland’s sanctuary status during Council committee meeting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — City Councilors took public testimony Tuesday over Portland’s status as a sanctuary city and what should be done about Immigration and Customs Enforcement being in the city. Some people testified that Portland does not need to have sanctuary city status and ICE is not...
Normandale Survivors Asked Police For An Explanation. What Portland Got Was a Partial Apology...
[This opinion piece is being published to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the death of Deg, one of the victims of the 2022 Normandale Park shooting that left two people dead and another three injured. The mass shooting was carried out by a man who was angry about a peaceful protest happening in his...
Portland Raises Parking Fees to Pay for Street Maintenance
Parking rates in downtown Portland are going up as the city attempts to fill a budget gap and raise revenue for street maintenance and repair. The 20 percent hike in parking rates is expected to bring in roughly $4.1 million per year, reports Asa Gartrell for Willamette Week. According to...
Vancouver woman sentenced to 7.5 years in fentanyl overdose death of daughter
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — A judge sentenced a 39-year-old Vancouver woman to 7.5 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury found her guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the death of her 21-month-old daughter, according to The Columbian. Katherine Richards’ daughter, Ruth, died of a fentanyl overdose in March...
Former Portland journalist committed ‘targeted acts of violence,’ prosecutor claims as trial starts
Prosecutors revealed in court Tuesday the camera footage, physical evidence and internet searches they claim will show that a former reporter committed a spree of hate crimes targeting houses of worship and a minority-owned business in Portland in 2022. A Multnomah County jury is expected to begin deliberating 11...
Portland’s oldest MAX train retired after nearly 4 decades
It’s been 39 years and 2.2 million miles traveled for this TriMet MAX train. Now, it’s ready to roll into retirement.
Justice Served After Decades, Oregon Man Gets Life for ’88 Murder Following Cold Case...
After nearly four decades since the disappearance of his wife, Robert Atrops, 70, was handed a life sentence for her 1988 murder, per an announcement by an Oregon court on Tuesday. In mid-April, a jury found Atrops guilty, drawing on new DNA evidence that emerged from Washington County's nascent cold case unit,...
Grand jury indicts Gresham man in fatal stabbing of ‘Sheriff of Clinton Street’
Prosecutors on Thursday brought charges against a Gresham man, accusing him of stabbing another man to death in Portland’s Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood last July. Ronnie L. Scott, 61, faces charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter and first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing 73-year-old Kenneth Housman...
The Massive Consignment Store In Oregon Packed With Rare Finds And Ridiculously Good Deals
You know that feeling when you stumble upon something so perfect you can’t believe no one else snatched it up first?. That’s the everyday magic of Village Merchants in Portland’s Southeast district – a consignment paradise where yesterday’s treasures become tomorrow’s conversation starters at prices that’ll make your...
