You can have your PDX carpet and wear it, too: Columbia turns Portland’s airport...
Portland’s iconic airport carpet has officially made its way from the terminal floor to the closet. For years, arriving Portlanders marked their return home with a distinctly local ritual: snapping […]
Portland policy of allowing parked cars to pack streets led to motorcyclist’s death, jury’s...
A jury late last week said the city of Portland and a driver who caused a fatal motorcycle crash must pay a combined $5.1 million to the family of the dead motorcyclist — ruling that the city shouldn’t have allowed street parking to block the view of the driver, who pulled into the pathway of the motorcyclist because he didn’t see the motorcyclist coming.
Former teacher who has experienced school closures shares what’s at stake for Oregon communities
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Two Oregon school districts are weighing school closures that could affect students, teachers and entire communities. Portland Public Schools is considering closing up to 14 schools, while Salem-Keizer is recommending closing six elementary schools. Former teacher recalls past closures. Michael Kennedy is a former teacher and...
Renowned Portland historian and professor Stephen Dow Beckham dies
Longtime Lewis & Clark College history professor Stephen Dow Beckham died Saturday from medical complications following a collapse on Friday. He was 85 years old. Beckham was a well-respected Oregon historian, preservationist and educator who specialized in Native American history, the American West and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. “We...
Firefighters respond to fire on MAX train in SE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out in a battery compartment on a MAX train in Southeast Portland after crews received reports of a smoking train car on Monday evening. Crews responded to Tacoma station in the 8300 block of SE McLoughlin Boulevard just after...
Portland to weigh robotaxi rules as rideshare drivers warn of job losses and safety...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland City Councilors are beginning to look at what guardrails they want in place for automated robotaxis like Waymo before the technology goes online. The City Council's public works committee will hear from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) about potential rules for the automated...
Man shot and killed by Portland police was unarmed and drunk, lawsuit says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The family of a man who was shot and killed by Portland police has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. In a complaint filed Oct. 2 in U.S. District Court in the District of Oregon in Portland, Nicolas Thorn’s father accuses police of violating Thorn’s Fourth Amendment right by […]
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Seaplane nearly crashes into Hawthorne Bridge
A seaplane taking off from the Willamette River flew beneath the Hawthorne Bridge on Friday, as confirmed by Portland police, sparking a public request for the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate.
Oregon breweries, cidery clinch 35 medals at top national beer competition: Here’s the haul
Oregon’s keg has runneth over with praise at this year’s Great American Beer Festival. The annual contest, one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious, took place Sunday in Denver — judging more than 7,000 beers, ciders and hop waters across a variety of categories. At the end of the night, 336 competitors took home medals.
Portland parents chant ‘Save our schools’ as closure plan threatens up to 14 schools
"It's more than just a budget, and it's more than just a building, it's ripping apart communities."
