Cold Weather Advisory issued for areas outside of downtown Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a “Cold Weather Advisory” for the central and southern Willamette Valley, the Tualatin Valley, along the lower Columbia River, and Oregon coast range. WEATHER | Latest Storm Tracker 2 Forecast. The advisory goes into effect...
Oregon Zoo welcomes new polar bear
Kallik, the 3-year-old playful polar bear, comes from the St. Louis Zoo, weighing more than 700 pounds.
Movie screening to benefit Portland no-kill cat shelter
PORTLAND, Or. — The famous Hollywood Theatre in Northeast Portland is hosting a community benefit screening on Feb. 1 to benefit a local nonprofit that operates a no-kill cat shelter. House of Dreams takes in and cares for homeless, abandoned, and medically challenged cats around Portland. On Feb. 1,...
3 displaced after fire destroys home in Washington County
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue battled a house fire that displaced three people Tuesday afternoon.
Former Portland Nightclub Owner Convicted In 1990 Murder Taken Into Custody In Clackamas County
A notorious Portland nightclub owner convicted of murdering a 21-year-old employee in 1990 was taken into custody in Clackamas County on Friday, according to jail records. Larry Hurwitz, 71, is being held at the Clackamas County Jail on charges of fourth-degree assault on a domestic partner and parole violation. He...
Multnomah County health inspections: Oishii Mika Sushi, Frank’s Noodle House, Sparky’s Pizza
Health inspectors identified several Multnomah County restaurants with food safety violations in the first half of January. The county’s public health department conducts unannounced, semiannual inspections of food-service establishments to assess compliance with health codes across three categories:. Priority items:...
Why aircraft noise is shaking these Portland neighborhoods
North and Northeast Portlanders are used to a certain level of noise. With major freeways, an airport and a racetrack nearby, the roar of a loud engine is part of everyday life. But some residents (including this Piedmont local) have reported noisier-than-normal aircraft sounds — enough to rattle houses and...
Portland Public Schools floats plan to shed nearly 300 positions to close $50M budget...
With the current school year almost at its halfway point, school districts around Oregon have begun looking ahead to next year. The picture isn’t pretty. In Portland, district leaders have released an early draft of how they would close a $50 million budget gap that includes 288 fewer employees overall, including 180...
No one has been convicted of violating Portland’s public camping ban, records show
It’s been just over two months since Portland police began ticketing people for camping on public property. Now, the impact that the city’s new penalty has had on the criminal justice system — and those ticketed — is beginning to come into focus. Court data reviewed...
Portland Water Bureau Detects Cryptosporidium in Bull Run Watershed
The Portland Water Bureau is back in the spotlight after its recent detection of Cryptosporidium in the city's primary drinking water source, Bull Run Watershed; traces of the parasite were found in multiple samples over a four-day span. According to a report from the Water Bureau, one Cryptosporidium oocyst was...
