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...
Protesters forcibly removed by security after interrupting Portland City Council meeting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As Portland City Council began a meeting to consider how to spend millions of dollars in unbudgeted housing funds, a group of protesters interrupted the proceedings, resulting in four arrests Wednesday night. City councilors initially heard from some Portlanders about the $20.7 million chunk...
ICE activity guts Portland-area Latino businesses: ‘A nightmare for us’
PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. The full story is here. Tejano singer Selena wafts through the sound system as Isabell Mendoza rearranges pantry products on the shelves of her East Portland market on a recent Thursday afternoon. Items aimed...
Man got drunk on date, threatened three black women with boxcutter, court docs say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A 20-year-old man is facing bias crime and other charges after prosecutors say a date escalated into a verbal confrontation in Downtown Portland. According to court documents and Portland Police investigators, officers responded at 4 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 16, to a report of a threat with a...
