If You Love Brisket, This Portland Restaurant Serving Texas BBQ Is A Must-Visit
There is something unmistakable about the smell of wood smoke drifting through a neighborhood before most people have poured their first cup of coffee. In Northeast Portland, that scent has been part of the morning air since 2006. It rolls out of a wood-burning smoker on NE Killingsworth Street, where briskets are...
Investigators bust Portland secondhand store for criminal fencing operation
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Five people have been arrested in connection to a criminal fencing operation at the secondhand store Card Rhino, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), who have been working together on this investigation since 2019. “This was...
Metro Audit Confirms Conflict of Interest Involving Former Oregon Zoo Employee
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Metro audit has confirmed a conflict of interest involving a former Oregon Zoo employee after an anonymous tip was submitted to the agency’s Accountability Hotline. The contract at the center of the investigation was worth up to $120,000 and covered ZooLights display work. The...
Elwood Apartments residents call on Vancouver Housing Authority to address crime
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Residents living in Vancouver Housing Authority's (VHA) Elwood Apartments are demanding change from the organization. Some residents who live at the apartments, located at 6317 NE Fourth Plain Blvd., told KATU that they frequently witness drug deals and violence from people who are not...
Portland Police probe shooting near Southeast 131st Avenue and Division
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Police are investigating a shooting from Monday night. Officials say that officers were sent to the area of Southeast 131st Avenue and Division at 6:35 p.m. When officers arrived, they found shell casings and other evidence of a shooting involving a vehicle. “The victim...
5 charged in connection with Northeast Portland second-hand store dealing in stolen goods, DA’s...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities busted a web of Portland-area stores that bought stolen goods and resold them at a fraction of the price, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday. Five people have been charged in connection with the scheme so far. The bust focused on Card Rhino,...
Portland issues travel advisory for snow threat
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — With the threat of snow falling in the Portland area this week, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has issued a winter travel advisory. Current forecasts indicate that the hills in and around Portland have the highest chance of getting the most snow, especially above 500 feet.
New Burgerville CEO wants to take burger chain ‘back to its roots’
Burgerville on Tuesday named board member Kyle Welch CEO and said he wants to steer the company “back to its roots.”. Welch succeeds Ed Casey, who served four years in the role. “Burgerville was built on people — our employees, our guests, the local farmers and ranchers, and the...
15-year-old student stabbed in Vancouver high school bathroom
VANCOUVER, Wash — A student has been arrested after allegedly stabbing another student in a high school bathroom in Vancouver, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Around 2:47 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to Heritage High School, where staff said that a 15-year-old student had stabbed another...
Oregon Jail Releases Accused Child Rapist Before DHS Arrest at PDX as He Tries...
You truly cannot make this stuff up. A man facing child rape and sexual abuse charges in Marion County was released on bail in Oregon — and later arrested by federal agents at Portland International Airport while allegedly attempting to flee the United States using a fraudulent passport. According to a February 13,...

















