Portland mayor recommends ‘painful’ public safety cuts in budget
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's proposed budget, released Monday, includes more than $20 Million in cuts to the city's police and fire bureaus. The potential cuts are meant to close a roughly $170 million budget gap in city government. "I've done my utmost to set up...
A Hail Mary plea saved this 119-year-old Portland restaurant, but owners say they’re ‘not...
A slow afternoon is enough to put Michelle Wachsmuth on edge. Five days a week, from open to close, you can find her dashing throughout the many dining rooms of Old Town Portland’s historic Wachsmuth Building — tending bar or shucking shellfish at Dan & Louis Oyster Bar, the restaurant her husband’s great-grandfather first opened 119 years ago.
Pedestrian seriously injured in Vancouver crash; speed suspected
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - A pedestrian has been hospitalized after being hit by a suspected speeding driver in Vancouver early Monday morning. At about 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a crash in the area of West Mill Plain Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. Police said a driver was going westbound on Mill Plain when they hit a person who had stepped into the crosswalk.
MAX collision with car in downtown Portland causes delays
PORTLAND, Ore. — A TriMet MAX train collided with a car in downtown Portland on Monday afternoon, disrupting MAX service through the area. The crash happened near the Galleria/SW 10th Ave. stop, TriMet said in an alert. Both the MAX Blue and Red lines are disrupted for the time being, with shuttle buses instead serving riders between Goose Hollow/SW Jefferson St. and Oak...
$25 million multifamily project in Portland building permits | April 20, 2026
A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week. Address: The Bidwell Marriott Portland, at 520 S.W. Broadway. Applicant: Allen Sensel of Allana Buick & Bers of Seattle. Owner: Broadway & Washington Condo Owners...
‘Top Chef’ contestant opens new bar with French-inspired food in Northwest Portland
A former “Top Chef” contestant is expanding his portfolio with a new neighborhood bar serving “blue-collar French” food in Northwest Portland. Say When, which opens later today, will serve French-inspired food and matching cocktails in the former Cha Taqueria space on Northwest 21st Avenue. The bar...
Pedestrian hit in a possible speeding incident in Vancouver
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a car in Vancouver on Monday morning, and the driver is believed to have been speeding.
Oregon wheat responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic impact
WASCO COUNTY, Ore. — Wheat in Oregon has been a staple and a big economic crop for at least 135 years, according to the Port of Portland. In fact, the port was created in 1851 primarily to make sure Oregon wheat could reliably be distributed internationally. To this day,...
Child exploitation uploads traced to IP at Portland fire station; firefighter charged
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland Fire & Rescue firefighter is facing charges linked to a child sexual assault material investigation after investigators traced “illegal content uploads” to a fire station. The charges stem from an investigation headed by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involving...
Beaverton police seek additional victims of caretaker charged with financial elder abuse
Willow Sarafina McCullough, 23, was indicted on 22 counts of financial abuse of the elderly, including aggravated identity theft, identity theft, fraudulent use of a credit card, and theft, for allegedly defrauding five victims while working as a caregiver.
