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Beaverton’s recognition as a dining destination for international cuisine began in its formative years as a farming community surrounded by rich, fertile “beaver dam” soil. Italians, Germans, and Swedes settled herein the late 1800s, bringing traditional dishes from their homelands. Fresh produce and dairy, locally grown hops, wheat, beef, and set the standard for future and new culinary experiences.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire & Rescue is on the scene of a two-alarm fire in the Belmont neighborhood. Crews were dispatched to the 400 block of Southeast 30th Avenue near Stark Street just after 4:45 a.m. Friday. A second alarm was added shortly after 5 a.m. “This...

Fire crews raced to the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood of Southeast Portland on Thursday after 9-1-1 callers reported what sounded like an explosion followed by a possible residential fire. Portland Fire & Rescue said a public information officer was heading to the scene, and officials had not yet confirmed any injuries or identified a cause.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two Oregon men will serve prison time after being convicted of an $18 million real estate scheme. Federal court documents show Anthony Matic was sentenced to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release on Thursday, while Robert Christensen was sentenced to 63 months behind bars and three years of supervised release.

ALOHA, Ore. - An Aloha man pleaded guilty to pointing a laser at a Customs and Border Protection helicopter and possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Brian Nepaial, 38, admitted to aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to U.S. Attorney Scott Bradford for the District of Oregon, the case highlights serious federal offenses that put...

The owner of NW Metals in North Portland has been ordered to hand over control of the property to a court-appointed trustee for environmental assessments, after being found in contempt of court for failing to comply with state air quality, water quality and solid waste laws.

A contractor was injured after falling 20 feet into a wastewater treatment tank on Tuesday, Vancouver Fire Department announced.

Multnomah County is seeking help identifying an adult man found in a wooded area in North Portland, who was wearing black leggings and a black t-shirt and is estimated to be between 19 and 31 years old.

Portland residents and businesses will soon face a new monthly fee, after city councilors adopted the surcharge to bolster the city’s ailing transportation system, a feat that prior local elected leaders tried — and repeatedly failed — to achieve. The ordinance, approved in a 9-3 vote Wednesday,...

Mayor Keith Wilson says he “does not support” the severance package offered to departing Home Forward CEO Ivory Mathews, who announced her resignation earlier this week after WW reported on her extensive agency-funded travel in recent years. Wilson’s statement comes less than 24 hours before the Home Forward...