Police: Man stabs neighbor recording him picking fights in downtown Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 57-year-old man faces felony charges after prosecutors say he stabbed a neighbor who was recording him during a fight outside a downtown apartment building last Friday. Russell Joseph Szkolnyj was arrested Sept. 25 after officers found him near a trash bin holding a glass pipe...
Nike to relocate some Beaverton staff as part of $2.5B cost-cutting plan
Some employees who serve the Asia Pacific and Greater China region will “move closer to the athletes and markets they serve,” Nike said.
‘Complete disregard for the law’: Oregon drug trafficker gets 10-year sentence
A Fairview man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after Multnomah County deputies busted a drug trafficking deal, finding almost 400 grams of meth in his motel room.
Suspicious death investigation underway after body found behind Portland area business
Authorities launched a suspicious death investigation in Multnomah County after discovering a body believed to belong to a man in his 40s or 50s behind a business in a Fairview shopping center.
Marine turned homeschool mom sues Oregon district over denied reimbursement for Christian curriculum
Tessa Bulzan said Hillsboro School District approved her Christian curriculum academically but denied reimbursement over the author's biblical worldview.
Neighbor warns of ‘door kick challenge’ reports in Portland metro: ‘It’s very dangerous’
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — Law enforcement agencies are warning about a social media trend called the "door kick challenge," saying the prank isn’t only illegal, but could be dangerous to everyone involved. Several instances of the prank have surfaced on neighborhood groups in the Portland metro area, and...
Non-union elevator contractor faces federal fraud charges
Portland’s VA Medical Center may be on track to award a $12 million elevator modernization contract to a non-union Florida company whose owner is on trial for defrauding the federal government. The work involves modernizing 21 elevators in all, and it’s one of about 90 similar elevator projects at...
Willamette Week: ‘How to help mom and dad over the hill’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The average Portlander’s parents are of retirement age. You may have noticed your parents now calling on you for help with things they once did for you, like making doctor’s appointments or driving them there. This week, Willamette Week looks at what it...
Historic Irvington Peace House becomes Crow Manor haunted house for Doernbecher benefit
Portland has a thing for crows, and this Halloween they seem to be everywhere. Downtown, there's the Wildwood Crow Tour. Now, crows have also taken over a historic home in Irvington. The house, known as the Peace House, has been transformed into "Crow Manor," a haunted house full of spooky surprises. Proceeds benefit D
West Linn police log: A rooster returns, a sliced finger and more
West Linn police log: A rooster returns, a sliced finger and more 9/16 1:44 a.m. A neighbor couldn’t sleep because of the construction noise and yelling by workers from the […]
