7 No-Frills Restaurants In Oregon With Fried Chicken So Good, People Drive Hours For...
Ever wondered where to find fried chicken in Oregon worth traveling across the state for?. These 7 humble spots serve up crispy, juicy delights that locals and road-trippers can’t stop raving about!. 1. Big’s Chicken (Portland) Holy crispy deliciousness!. This bright red building with the eye-catching blue neon...
PPB release bodycam video after officers shot suspect at Pearl District apartment
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bodycam video has been released after officers shot and killed a man in a Pearl District apartment on Feb. 5. The video, which is over an hour long, shows the time leading up to the shooting in the apartment on Northwest 14th Avenue, including the moments after the suspect, 57-year-old Erik […]
This Under-The-Radar Oregon Burger Joint Guards A Legendary Double Cheeseburger
Think you’ve already had Portland’s best burger? Iron Strike Smash Burgers might change your mind fast. Sitting at 431 SW Harvey Milk St in the middle of downtown, this low-key spot has earned serious local buzz for what many consider one of the city’s most satisfying double cheeseburgers.
Winter weather wreaks havoc along some roads in the Portland-metro area
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The winter weather has been wreaking havoc on some roads across the Portland-metro area. Large flurries began falling Wednesday evening in the West Hills to Banks. “It just got heavy and heavy and heavy, and there were some spots where it was coming down so...
Oregon Woman Sentenced to Prison After IRS Says She Used Employee Tax Withholdings to...
The owner of a tree removal and landscaping business in Happy Valley, Oregon, 47-year-old Joyce Leard, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in federal prison for willfully failing to pay owner employment business taxes to the IRS amounting to more than $3.5 million. According to court documents and statements, Leard...
Portland metro area prepares for potential Thursday snowfall
PORTLAND, Ore. — Winter weather is arriving to Portland, with a potential for snowfall in the metro area by early Thursday morning. Although any snow that falls isn't likely to stick in lower elevations, transportation departments like ODOT and PBOT have been getting ready, preparing their crews and equipment for any...
Knight family gives another $75 million to Providence
Phil and Penny Knight have given $75 million to cardiac care at Providence Heart Institute and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the hospital system announced Thursday. It’s the Knight family’s second $75 million gift to Providence Health & Services, following one in 2019. The Knights have given nearly...
“A Bad Sign”: Many Low-Income Portlanders Lose a Path to Specialty Health Care
There are a few routes by which one might end up in the care of a Providence health system specialist—say, a neurologist. As of this week, a subset of lower-income Portlanders would find that an important path has been closed. In the latest sign of a health system struggling...
Murmurs: Lawsuit Says Shelter Nonprofit Spent Wildly
LAWSUIT SAYS SHELTER NONPROFIT SPENT WILDLY: Sunstone Way, a nonprofit that collects $13 million a year running homeless shelters in Multnomah and Clackamas counties, spent public money on upscale office space, staff retreats to Bend, and bloated contracts with related organizations, according to a former employee...
A single mother in Beaverton is days away from eviction. She’s far from alone,...
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Faith Morrow is a single mother just days away from eviction — and with it, the very real possibility of being on the street. "My biggest fear is that we're going to become completely homeless and not have anywhere to go," Morrow told KGW. She...

















