Dorothy’s Bar And Game Room Eyes SE 52nd For Late-Night Play
Dorothy’s, a late-night bar and game-room concept, is on deck for a small shopping plaza on Southeast 52nd Avenue in Portland. A recent liquor-license application pegs the proposed spot at 3534 SE 52nd Ave. and identifies Dorothy’s as a new trade name rather than an existing storefront. Licensing...
Richmond Block on Lockdown as Cops Nab Trailer-Hiding Suspect in Teen’s Killing
Portland police arrested a man early Saturday after an hours-long block search through the Richmond neighborhood, ending a tense overnight manhunt linked to the 2025 killing of a 14-year-old boy. Neighbors were told to shelter in place while officers swept yards, flew drones, and brought in K-9 units before finally...
Vancouver, WA car ramming suspect arrested
The suspect accused of ramming into a rideshare driver's car multiple times in Vancouver, Washington, is in custody following a months-long investigation.
Understanding the neighborhood crow: Some say that we are children of the large-beaked bird
There are many different species of birds in Beaverton that many don’t know the names of, but everyone seems to easily recognize the Crow. More than 20,000 Crows roost every night in Portland, but they spend the day foraging in the suburbs—many hundreds of them in Beaverton alone.
This TriMet bus route in North Portland will be gone, starting March 1
PORTLAND, Ore. — A North Portland bus line will be discontinued Sunday as part of planned cuts as TriMet works to close budget gap. According to the agency, starting March 1, there will be no more service on North Kerby Avenue and North Russell Street. The old route traveled...
Pedestrian hospitalized after North Portland early morning crash
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and seriously injured in North Portland early Saturday morning, authorities said. Just after 1 a.m., officers responded to reports of a pedestrian hit at North Killingsworth Street and Vancouver Avenue. Officials said they found a man was hit...
Girl, 13, took part in theft of family car with 3 others before police...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 13-year-old girl allegedly took part in a plan to steal her family’s car, joining three others in a police chase that spanned from Gresham into Portland before everyone involved was arrested on Saturday night, authorities said. The girl was with family members at Sky Zone Trampoline Park in...
A recycling company improperly dumped 17 tons of plastic in a landfill. It has...
The Metro regional government is scrutinizing the work of a prominent Portland disposal company it hired to sustainably manage garbage and recycling from the Oregon Convention Center after determining the hauler dumped more than 17 tons of plastic in a landfill even though it was supposed to be recycled. That...
First responders rescue dog trapped in Happy Valley pond
It wasn’t exactly a “cat stuck in the tree” scenario, but first responders in Clackamas County lived up to that ideal during an animal rescue. A joint effort Saturday, Feb. 28, by the city of Happy Valley, Happy Valley Police Department, and Clackamas Fire District led to the rescue of an injured female dog from a...
Duo tied to grocery-store pickpocket scam pleads guilty
Two suspects linked to WinCo parking lot pickpocket thefts of debit cards pleaded guilty to bank fraud in separate court hearings. Lucian Sulitanu and Rexona Caldararu, identified as Romanian citizens, each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland to three charges: aggravated identity theft, bank fraud, and...

















