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Marta Guembes led the successful campaign to rename Portland’s 39th Avenue after labor leader Cesar Chavez in the late 2000s. Last week, following revelations that Chavez had allegedly sexually abused women and girls, Guembes took a photograph of Chavez off her kitchen wall and carefully cut it into 39 pieces.

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) - A motorcyclist has died after a serious crash along SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy on Monday night, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. The Oregon Department of Transportation said all lanes of SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy were closed for hours near SW 110th Ave in Beaverton after a serious...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man accused of stealing large brass plates from multiple TriMet MAX stations along North Interstate Avenue has been arrested, authorities said. Detectives with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said TriMet reported that between March 17 and March 19, 2026, someone unscrewed multiple...

Seth Todd, the Portland protester who first donned an inflatable frog costume and spawned an international trend, has been ordered to stay three blocks away from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in the South Waterfront for three months. The order springs from Todd’s arrest Jan. 8 after U.S....

Oregon’s iconic doughnut shop doesn’t do boring, and honestly, it refuses to even try. I walk in and get hit with wild flavors, bright colors, and a line that already feels like part of the experience. Every doughnut looks like it was designed to break the rules, not...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A former inmate at the Multnomah County Jail says she was raped by former Deputy Edwin Diaz and that the sheriff and other jail employees failed to stop it, according to court documents. According to the documents, Diaz targeted the woman while she was suffering...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland's City Council is expected to weigh new fees to help fund Portland's Bureau of Transportation (PBOT.) According to the city, this will help fund the new “Transportation Utility Fee” (or TUF) by adding a monthly charge for both businesses and residents. The money raised would help pay...

Opportunities often present themselves in unexpected ways. Sometimes they are so blaringly perfect they hit you in the face. That is how it feels with a new ownership team taking over a popular coffee shop in Downtown Gresham. It is right there in the name. Legacy Coffee is now helmed by Troutdale-based Legacy Church.

A 40-year-old man is in custody after police said he went on a vandalism spree in an East Multnomah County neighborhood. Christopher M. Kartzmark was taken into custody by Portland Police officers Saturday, March 28. He was evaluated at a hospital before being lodged at the Multnomah County Detention Center for...

PORTLAND, OR — A multi-agency investigation has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old man accused of dismantling and stealing critical infrastructure from TriMet MAX platforms, creating significant safety risks for commuters. Between March 17 and March 19, 2026, several large brass plates—each valued at over $1,000—were...