DTNA to shutter Portland manufacturing plant at end of October
Daimler Truck North America will close Freightliner’s Swan Island plant in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 30, ending local truck manufacturing that began in 1947. The closure affects about 375 jobs, or 387 layoffs per a state notice, as production shifts to North Carolina and South Carolina. Union bargaining over...
A ‘death trap’: Dad sues city for $39M after 17-year-old dies on narrow-laned Beaverton...
The father of a 17-year-old driver who tried to navigate a slight curve on a rural Beaverton road and ended up crashing and dying has filed a $39 million lawsuit against the city, Washington County and the Oregon Department of Transportation. David Tankersley’s lawsuit contends that Southwest Tile Flat Road’s...
Locals Can’t Stop Talking About The Tacos Hidden Inside This Tiny Oregon Grocery Store
Tucked inside a small grocery store on SW Allen Blvd in Beaverton, Oregon, San Francisco Tienda Mexicana is hiding one of the best-kept food secrets in the area. Most people walk in looking for groceries and walk out with a full belly and a huge smile. The restaurant tucked inside...
ÆNIGMATUM: Portland Progressive Death Metal Band Drops Third LP, Infinitude’s Passage, Out Now Digitally...
Stream ÆNIGMATUM’s Infinitude’s Passage HERE. 20 Buck Spin has surprise-released Infinitude’s Passage, the blistering new album from progressive death metal force ÆNIGMATUM, now streaming everywhere. Infinitude’s Passage marks the third full-length statement from Portland’s death metal seers ÆNIGMATUM. Taking the intri
Portland’s Chinese American community celebrates heritage at downtown festival
Hundreds gathered at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland Saturday to celebrate the Chinese American community. The Chinese Festival, hosted by the Oregon Chinese Coalition, featured about 40 acts performing traditional dances, martial arts and live music. Authentic Chinese cuisine was served alongside several interac
‘Miracle on the Columbia’: Portland Deputies Reunite With Boy They Saved From River
Nearly two years after pulling a boy from the Columbia River, two Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies got to see the ending they rarely get: the child they rescued was back on the water, smiling and riding with them. River Patrol deputies Rodney Nuzum and Matt Lucas reunited with Samuel Wilkerson during a Wednesday rid
Washington County, Tualatin propose tax breaks for Lam Research for $1.7B investment
Washington County and the City of Tualatin announced a proposal on Friday that would give a tech company tax breaks and could lead to a $1.7 billion investment in the city, officials said.
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
