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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland man received a 22-year prison sentence on Thursday for a crime spree targeting four women in Southeast Portland in March. PAST COVERAGE | Suspect arrested after string of assaults on women in SE Portland's Tabor neighborhood. Judson Defir, 43, pleaded guilty to kidnapping,...

Sunstone Way, the embattled homeless shelter provider, billed Multnomah County up to $3.6 million in unallowable expenses over a 18-month period. That’s according to a remarkable letter county officials sent to Sunstone Way’s leaders on June 16, detailing allegations against the nonprofit. In that letter, county offici

“Bummed.” “Disappointed.” “Not happy.”. Those were just a few of the words used by a largely dejected Portland City Council to describe their displeasure late Wednesday as nearly all of them moved to approve Mayor Keith Wilson’s budget. After weeks of trying to restore some of the drastic cuts in the mayor’s $8.5 billi

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A cat rescue in Vancouver is in the final phase of opening a new medical center, and they need your help to cross the finish line. The nonprofit Furry Friends rescues, fosters and hosts adoptions for stray, feral, senior cats and more. The new facility would be specifically geared toward cats […

A line of people stretching out the door before the sun even thinks about rising. That is the first sign that this Oregon bakery has something special behind the counter. The shop is small and the sign is nothing fancy, the kind of place you might drive past without a second look. But locals know better.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A deadly motorcycle crash during the Thursday afternoon commute has all northbound Interstate 5 lanes closed in North Portland for a crash investigation. The crash happened around 5 p.m. just north of N. Lombard Street, near the 206A exit and N. Columbia Boulevard. Portland Police...

Bar Noto is set to open on mid-July at 1932 NW Lovejoy Street, in Portland’s Alphabet District, owner Gloria Noto confirmed to What Now Portland. The concept is all about an aperitivo bar serving a tight selection of natural wine, non-alcoholic wine, and beer, paired with light bites like chips, olives, and cheese. Hou

GRESHAM — When her son began receiving free books in the mail at his grandmother’s Washington house, Claire Catt jumped into action. A mother of two “program graduates” from a program which now provides free books every month to children under the age of 5 in states across the country, Catt began pulling volunteers tog

Thavatsay Phimmoungkhoun, better known as “Nong,” the owner of the Khao Niew food cart near Portland State University, has been released from federal immigration custody, according to a social media post Thursday. Khao Niew, which has both a restaurant and food cart, posted to Instagram on Thursday, June...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Portland metro area is gearing up for celebrations of freedom honoring the moment when slavery came to an end in America. Juneteenth, which is now a federally recognized holiday, is on Friday, June 19, and Portland’s annual parade and festival organized by Juneteenth Oregon is back on Saturd