Little Milwaukie Float brings community to the water
At the edge of Milwaukie Bay Park on Saturday, a small crowd armed with flotation devices of all shapes and colors filed onto the dock. A large pontoon boat complete with a bar and music shuttled in guests. They were all there to take part in the Little Milwaukie Float.
Man dies in Portland shooting; five others hurt, including a teen
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Gunfire erupted at what police described as a large house party in Northeast Portland early this morning, leaving an 18-year-old man dead and five other people injured as investigators searched for evidence across multiple blocks. Portland Police Bureau Sgt. Kevin Allen said officers were dispat
Warehouse fire spreads to water tower, risks collapse near NW Naito Pkwy, firefighters say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Firefighters are battling a 3-alarm inferno in a vacant warehouse in Northwest Portland off of Naito Parkway near the Fremont Bridge Sunday afternoon. In addition to the fire inside the large vacant warehouse, which has been described by Portland Fire & Rescue as an “unsafe building,” crews are
Cool It While You Can: Portland Braces for Searing Heat and Smoke
Portland International Airport was around 57°F early Sunday with partly cloudy skies, but the city is about to trade its mild summer setup for a much hotter stretch. Sunday’s high should reach about 75°F before temperatures climb sharply early next week. Sunday Is The Last Easy Outdoor...
Accused teen shooter identified after another teen seriously hurt in Gresham
More details are being released in a Gresham shooting on Saturday that left one person in custody in the hospital
75-year-old man with dementia missing in Gresham
GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - A 75-year-old man with dementia is missing in Gresham after leaving his retirement home on Saturday afternoon, police said. Timothy Fook Keunglow left the Fairlawn of Olympus Retirement Living on Northeast Kane Drive around 1:30 p.m., according to the Gresham Police Department. Police said Keunglo
Readers respond: Portland agencies fight wildfire risk together
A report on wildfire risk in Portland cites energy consultant Robert McCullough’s concerns that “siloed” Portland agencies lack a unified fire response network, (“Is Portland at risk for urban wildfire? A local expert who analyzed Los Angeles fires thinks so,” July 20). I agree there...
Readers respond: ‘Daddy’ comment disrespects those who paved the way
The recent dust up at Portland City Council was not only disturbing but disappointing to see how two young female councilors of color treated Councilor Loretta Smith, a well-respected elder female councilor who has long been a warrior for justice, (“Tempers flare after Portland mayor casts first tie-breaking vote and c
Brentwood-Darlington ‘problem house’ burns twice in 3 days; 2 badly hurt
An early morning house fire on Wednesday, July 15th, badly injured two people and displaced five in Brentwood–Darlington – and then the same gutted house caught fire again just two days later. Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) crews were dispatched at about 6:50 a.m. to the first fire...
REVIEW: Megan Moroney returns from illness for Cloud 9 Tour stop at Portland’s Moda...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Last week, a tearful Megan Moroney scrapped a show in Denver three songs into a performance due to illness. Whether the Georgia country music star had ever canceled a show before was unclear, but the onstage admission that she couldn’t go on and a video that’s she posted online later made it clear that

















