Portland OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — A new report shows fewer than two people per day visited the Multnomah County deflection center in its first year. The center was created so people in possession of drugs could get treatment, rather than going to jail. Across the state of Oregon, counties added programs like Multnomah County's...

As the oldest operating vertical lift bridge in the U.S., Portland's Hawthorne Bridge is prone to frequent closures and repairs. Yes, but: Let's give credit where it's due. The big picture: It's the oldest span across the Willamette and serves as the state's busiest bicycle and transit route, carrying roughly 800...

Three Sureño gang members from Salem and Portland were arrested after selling undercover agents 15 guns, 58 machinegun conversion devices and 57 grams of coke.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A shooting in Southeast Portland's Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood has left one person dead and two others injured. The shooting took place early Sunday morning, Nov. 16, at 6:34 a.m. when Portland Police officers responded to a report of a shooting inside a home near Southeast 125 Avenue and...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There were over 560 immigration arrests across Portland during October, officials announced. On Friday, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks took to X to talk about what he called “Operation Oregon Support: PORTLAND SWEEP,” which he said began a month ago. During that time, Banks said...

My most recent Dominos box featured the message “Do Your Slice: Recycle This Pizza Box.” As a longtime reader of your column, I know that Metro specifically DOESN’T want us to recycle pizza boxes. Does Dominos really not know this, or are they just giving us a giant middle finger in the name of corporate...

It was a shocking moment last week at Portland International Airport when a person passed through security with a meat cleaver in their carry-on bag.

About 50 employees from Zupans Market helped build Thanksgiving food boxes at the Sunshine Division.

Grease & Glory: 9 of Portland's Best Classic Burgers. In a city celebrated for its high-concept culinary scene, there's a deep, abiding love for the simple, timeless perfection of a classic burger. Before the rise of truffle aioli and brioche buns, these places set the standard with nothing more than good beef,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland police on Monday named the woman hit and killed by a car in Northeast Portland in late October. They say 78-year-old Mariya Stanko, of Portland, was hit on Northeast 102nd Avenue between Pacific and Halsey streets on Wednesday, Oct. 29, shortly before 8 p.m.