Museums offer free admission to Oregon, Washington educators this weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Starting this weekend, Oregon and Washington educators will have access to some local museums for free. From July 27 to Aug. 9, educators can visit the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Lan Su Chinese Garden, Maryhill Museum of Art, Oregon Historical Society, and Portland Chinatown Museum...
Renters need to make $33/hour to afford 1 bedroom
A Clark County renter on the hunt for a studio apartment would need to earn $61,000 annually to comfortably afford the $1,628-a-month fair market rent, according to a recent study. The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach report compares median salaries and rental prices across the nation. It...
Man accused of 4-alarm Portland apartment fire faces additional charges for attempted murder, bias...
A man accused of intentionally setting fire to a Portland apartment complex earlier this month is now facing additional charges for the 4-alarm blaze.
Scappoose woman turns herself in to jail for alleged child exploitation crimes
A Scappoose woman turned herself in to the police after a grand jury indicted her for crimes related to child exploitation. Scappoose resident Carter Hamilton Pace, 20, was indicted by a Columbia County grand jury on eight counts of first-degree encouragement of child sexual abuse, according to a press release from...
Federal authorities nab $2.5M from Vancouver developer after COVID-19 relief fraud
The Asset Recovery Unit sold several of DeFrees’ personal assets, including a 2011 Land Rover and 2016 Duckworth boat.
Court docs: Woman hits Motel 6 employee with beer can, pulls fire alarms
TROUTDALE, Ore. (KATU) — A woman is facing several charges after police say she went on a rampage at a Motel 6 in Troutdale. According to court documents, deputies were called to a reported assault just after midnight Thursday at the Motel 6 on Northwest Frontage Road. An employee...
New Homeless Shelter About to Open in Downtown Portland at Site of Church
PORTLAND, OR – Sandeep Debaker lives in downtown Portland. “There’s a shelter going in on 12th and Clay, supposed to open August 4th. We were not given any notice about this.”. That new overnight low barrier shelter, will open at the site of the former St. Stephens...
Missing 14-year-old girl Hillsboro girl found safe
HILLSBORO, Ore. — A missing 14-year-old girl was found safe, Hillsboro Police said Friday morning. Hillsboro Police officials are asking for help in finding a missing 14-year-old who was reported as missing on Thursday evening. The juvenile was last seen near Northeast Cornell Road and 51st Street. She is...
Bizarro world: I went to Costco at 9 a.m. during new store hours and...
On a recent Saturday at 9 a.m., I went to Costco during its new earlier opening hours for Executive members. What I was expecting was a slightly easier shopping experience. What astounded me was the warehouse was nearly completely void of people: I saw maybe two or three dozen other customers, opposed to several...
Portland Man Sentenced for Orchestrating Threats That Forced Hospital Evacuations
PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal court in Brooklyn, NY, sentenced a Portland, Oregon man, 31-year-old Domagoj Patkovic, to five years in prison for a swatting and bomb threats scheme targeting Jewish hospitals in New York City in Long Island. One of the hospitals was locked down and partially evacuated after a threat was...