Clark County Public Health says use caution around bats
For most of us, the long days of summer mean enjoying more sunshine than we can in winter. The same goes for bats, who use the critical time to build up the thick layers of body fat they need to survive winter hibernation. While the flying mammals may be fascinating...
Multimillionaire mogul owes nearly $500K in homeless tax, Preschool for All tax, Portland says
The multimillionaire founder of the once-flourishing Shilo Inn chain, Mark Hemstreet, has refused to pay nearly half a million dollars in the regional government Metro’s homelessness tax and Multnomah County’s Preschool for All taxes, according to the city of Portland. The city filed suit earlier this month to...
Oil Terminal Operator Sues City of Portland for Delaying Transfer of Franchise Agreement
Zenith Terminals LLC filed a federal lawsuit today alleging the city of Portland has unreasonably delayed approving the transfer of Zenith’s franchise agreement with the city to a purchaser of the terminal. Zenith operates a 39-acre, 1.5 million-barrel terminal that receives and distributes crude oil and refined petrol
Portland City Council ‘daddy’ comment called disrespectful, traumatic
A dispute between two Portland city councilors over a comment directed at Mayor Keith Wilson escalated at a council meeting this week.
5-year-old Denver boy suddenly dies from rare disease on family vacation
Terese Peden and Viet Vu sit side-by-side comforting each other in the worst moment of their lives, losing their son Justin Vu.
Chinook Landing Marine Park closed ‘until further notice’ after shots fired
Multnomah County deputies launched an investigation at Chinook Landing Marine Park in Fairview following reports of shots fired in the area.
Clark County deputies looking for missing 88-year-old woman
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 88-year-old woman. Officials say Yeun Lee walked away from her home Wednesday morning near 162nd Avenue and 1st Street in Vancouver. Lee was last seen wearing a black...
Husband ID’d as suspect in Gresham cold case death. Police say his first wife...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Earlier in July, Gresham investigators raised new concerns over how Astrid Bridges died over 30 years ago. Now, police in Kentucky have similar questions about how the first wife of Bridges’ husband possibly had a similar fate. Gresham Police tell KOIN 6 they were called to a home on Southwest O
Readers respond: Portland chasing a scornful mate
I came to Oregon in 1972, sight unseen, thinking I would be here for three years. But that didn’t happen. I came to enjoy and respect what we all have here. I have never regretted my decision, even as I recognized that Portland and Oregon have had a relatively easy time in the world geographically, economically and soc
Portland’s Relationship With the Grateful Dead Is Especially Thick
The long, strange trip is far from over. Especially in Portland. Sure, other cities boast their own Dead-themed businesses; there’s a Grateful Head Pizza Oven and Tap Room with locations in Broken Bow, Okla., and Hot Springs, Ark., and a place called Ripple Rays in Richmond, Va. But Portland’s relationship with the ban
