PHOTOS: Portland man arrested after I-205 chase ends in crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man has been arrested after he led police on a chase and crashed his vehicle on Interstate 205 late Thursday night. Casey Padula, 30, was booked into Multnomah County Jail early Friday morning on charges of third-degree assault, fleeing or attempting to elude police, criminal driving while his driving privileges were suspended or revoked, failure to perform the...
Portland Power Giant Crashes California’s Energy Party
Portland-based PacifiCorp has just slipped into California’s high-stakes power game, becoming the first utility from outside the state to join the California Independent System Operator’s new Extended Day-Ahead Market. The market, known as EDAM, went live on May 1 and is built to coordinate day-ahead planning across a wider Western footprint to smooth out prices and shore up reliability. PacifiCorp...
I-205 Chase Chaos, Portland Driver Nabbed After High-Speed Crash Flips Pickup Truck
What started as a close call with a patrol SUV on a Southeast Portland street turned into a high-speed chase on Interstate 205 Thursday night, ending in a violent crash that flipped a pickup and sent its driver to the hospital, according to authorities. The pursuit involved a white BMW SUV and clogged traffic on one of the metro area’s busiest evening commute...
2 fallen Portland firefighters honored at David Campbell Memorial
Portland Fire & Rescue held a ceremony on Wednesday to honor and remember firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
8 arrested in sit-in at Hilton-owned Portland hotel that protesters say housed ICE and...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police arrested eight people Friday morning during a protest in the lobby of the Hilton-owned Porter Portland hotel, where demonstrators from the group Sunrise Movement PDX called on the company to stop accepting bookings for ICE agents and other DHS personnel. "They shouldn't be profiting off...
Clackamas Town Center: From Blackberry Fields to Portland’s Most Contested Mall
An Olympic-sized ice rink and a public library branch once occupied the interior of the mall at 12000 SE 82nd Avenue in Happy Valley. Both are gone. Clackamas Town Center opened on March 6, 1981, with five department-store anchors and amenities no straightforward retail center would have needed. Its 1.4...
Shelter-in-place advisory issued for Vancouver residents after hazardous materials spill
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Firefighters issued a shelter-in-place advisory late Friday night for residents around Northeast 107th Avenue after a pickup truck carrying hazardous materials crashed on Padden Parkway. The crash happened at about 9 p.m. near Northeast Padden Parkway and 107th Avenue. Firefighters said a driver of a...
One person dead after crash, fire at Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A person is dead after a vehicle crashed into the Multnomah Athletic Club and caught fire early Saturday, Portland fire and police officials said. Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded around 2:49 a.m. May 2 to reports that a vehicle had crashed through the club’s front entrance. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, crews found one person dead inside the vehicle.
This Old School Oregon Oyster Bar With Nautical Decor Has Been Serving Legendary Chowder...
Some restaurants age gracefully. This one aged into a beautiful mess of nets, wooden barrels, and salty attitude. You duck through the entrance and time warps backward. The nautical decor is not ironic. It is original. Booths creak like they remember prohibition. The chowder has been bubbling in that kitchen...
Portland moves forward with a decades-old road project
The Portland Department of Transportation will begin repaving seven blocks of NW 23rd Avenue from NW Northrup to Vaughn streets on May 4th, with construction taking place Monday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

















