Woman ‘directed’ her dog to bite a man in a crowded Portland phone store....
A dog that a Multnomah County hearings officer ruled was used by its owner as a weapon against people in a crowded phone store last year could have its fate decided on Tuesday. The dog, Bruno, has been held at the county’s animal shelter for more than a year, while...
New tenant announces Lloyd Center exit ahead of demolition
PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW News partner. The full story is here. Another Lloyd Center tenant is leaving the mall as owners prepare the site for redevelopment. Foster youth nonprofit Project Lemonade is moving its retail space nearby to the Leftbank...
SE Stark Chaos As Portland Cops Shoot Rampaging Family Dog
Portland police shot a family dog on Monday after the animal attacked multiple people inside a Southeast Portland home, according to authorities. Officers were called just before 3 p.m. to a residence on SE Stark Street near SE 136th Avenue, where they arrived to find the dog still in the middle of the attack.
ICE agent in Portland threatened to use deadly force during call with 911 dispatch
PORTLAND, Ore. — "I need someone here now or else I'm going to have to shoot this kid." In a tense 911 call, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Northeast Portland warned dispatchers that he would shoot a young man he claimed was following him, yelling and punching his car.
Washington Square pivots to ‘experience retail’
Heavy machinery is chipping away at the former shell of an original landmark anchor department store at Washington Square shopping center, Sears, to make way for a recent-years trend in mall development known as experience retail. The initiative will install Dick’s House of Sport, a sports-entertainment center to...
Body found in bushes in Portland’s St. John’s neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. — A body was found in a bush Sunday in Portland’s St. Johns neighborhood, according to Portland police. Officers responded to the area of North Edgewater Street and North Willamette Boulevard after a man walking his dog discovered the remains in a bush. “The remains are...
VIDEO: Car crashes into Cup of Tea shop in Clackamas
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A car smashed through the side of a tea shop in Clackamas over the weekend. The shop, Cup of Tea off Sunnyside Road, told KOIN 6 that the store was empty at the time of the crash and no one was injured. According to the...
Lender to Walt Bowen’s Ritz-Carlton Tower Knew Project Was in Trouble Early On, Lawsuit...
The failure of Walt Bowen’s Block 216 office, hotel and condo building in Portland’s West End is reverberating through the real estate industry, court records show. Ready Capital, the lender that foreclosed on Block 216, knew the 35-story tower was in financial trouble but didn’t tell shareholders in Broadmark Realty...
Fire at Portland outdoor homeless shelter leaves 1 dead
PORTLAND, Ore. — A fire at a city-operated outdoor shelter in North Portland left one person dead Monday evening, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. Shortly before 6 p.m., dispatch notified fire crews of a potential fire at the shelter site, with reports of a single pod on fire.
Portland Offers $1,000 to Homeowners Who Rent Spare Rooms for 12 Months
The Portland Housing Bureau and Mayor Keith Wilson last week launched a new “home sharing” program that offers Portland homeowners a $1,000 check if they rent out a spare room. To receive the city check, homeowners must rent the spare room through one of two home-sharing platforms, PadSplit...
