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A state public safety board Thursday took the unusual step of stripping a former Gresham officer of his police certification as he faces dozens of sexual abuse charges and disappeared after cutting off his GPS monitoring bracelet. The state Department of Public Safety Standards & Training hasn’t sought an emergency...

Elle Crée, a local creator of paint-by-number kits, is closing its Milwaukie warehouse and production site and holding a final clearance sale this Saturday. “We’re downsizing, we’re pausing wholesale, we’re laying off staff, and we’re going to be available for online retail only,” owner Rachel Austen said. “I’m going to move production to my home studio, which unfortunately means I have to...

A rare muscle disease has turned 62-year-old Portland veteran Greg Rathburn into a quadriplegic who depends on a ventilator and an electric wheelchair, but he is still fighting the federal agency that controls his benefits. Rathburn, diagnosed with inclusion body myositis in 2008, spent 21 years in the Air Force...

Skyrocketing fuel prices won’t keep police cruisers and fire engines from responding to emergencies. But a prolonged gas crisis could require cutting back on nonemergency services, officials for the city of Vancouver and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said. “When we budget, we plan for fluctuations in fuel...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland restaurant with multiple appearances in the comedy sketch show "Portlandia" is closing its doors after 13 years. The Slide Inn, known for serving German-inspired dishes with vegan and gluten-free options, has been a Kerns-Buckman neighborhood staple. Owners Eugen and Lenor Bingham first opened the location on Southeast Ankeny Street and Southeast 24th Avenue as an Italian restaurant...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW News partner. The full story is here. Nike will lay off 1,400 workers companywide, the company said Thursday. Many of those losing their jobs are technology workers in Nike’s operations department, according to the Oregonian, which...

Oregon's Department of Public Safety Standards and Training board made an emergency motion April 23 to suspend the certifications of a wanted former officer and revoked the public safety certifications of five public safety officers and took no action against six others following allegations of moral fitness violations, both on and off the job. The 26-member Board on Public Safety Standards and Training...

Architectural historian Eric Wheeler was speaking April 19 about one of his favorite subjects: Portland’s past, and the significant architects and developers who played an early role in the city. Wheeler was inside the 1916 English Arts & Crafts mansion built for developer Paul Cole Murphy on a former...

Students at Grant High School plan to donate money to help rebuild a Portland youth recovery center destroyed by arson.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An adorable pair of pups joined this week’s Second Chance Pets. Sam Ellingson with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington joined AM Extra with Sheeran and Yoshi!. The adorable puppy siblings are part of a litter of seven that recently arrived to HSSW with...