Teen charged in shooting death of Uber driver in 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. — A teen charged in the fatal shooting of an Uber driver in Southeast Portland two years ago was scheduled to make an initial appearance in juvenile court on Monday afternoon. It's unclear when the suspect was arrested; prior to his first court appearance on Monday, the...
K9 Griff captures Beaverton man sought on 9 warrants, caught hiding in blackberry bushes
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — A Washington County Sheriff’s Office K9 tracked down a wanted man with nine open warrants Saturday after he took off running and hid in some blackberry bushes on a nearby Beaverton trail. Shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, sheriff’s deputies tried to contact 29-year-old Rafael...
Lawsuit claims ex-Oregon congressman ran red light injuring Portland motorist
Former U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer has been accused of running a red light and entering the path of another motorist, causing a crash last year. Ricky Krecklow claims he was driving an SUV west on Northeast Weidler Street when Blumenauer entered his path of travel, from 102nd Avenue, around 9 a.m. on May 23, 2025.
Here are the 5 best pasta restaurants in the Portland area: 2026 Readers Choice...
Last week, we asked what’s the best place for pasta in the Portland area for The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Readers Choice Awards, and this week, we’re going to get straight to the voting results. No. 5: Estes Ristorante. Former Paley’s Place chef Patrick McKee’s long-running pasta concept began as...
‘We’re human beings who have to pay bills’: TSA workers protest at PDX, decry...
Transportation Security Administration workers are getting paid again, but that doesn’t mean things are back to normal for them. As the weeks-long partial shutdown of the U.S. government drags on, members of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1127, which represents Portland’s TSA workers, say it’s long past time for Congress to reach a budget deal.
TriMet to Bid Farewell to ‘Trailblazing’ LRVs
TriMet’s “trailblazing” Type I LRVs that helped establish light rail service in Portland, Ore., in the 1980s will be retired this month. As of this writing, only a handful were still on the active roster, but were not regularly in service. TriMet is planning a “Goodbye, MAX Type I” event for April 18, which will likely include a last run for the iconic cars...
Popular Asian-American Fusion Restaurant Shuts Down in Southeast Portland
The Chinese Cowboy closed its Washington St. location permanently on April 11 after two years of operations.
Beaverton man charged with harassment of woman during park photoshoot
Ayman Tarek Elkholy was arrested and faces seven charges, including four counts of harassment, one count of third-degree sexual abuse, one count of attempted strangulation, and one count of second-degree disorderly conduct, after allegedly attempting to assault a woman at Council Crest Park and harassing other women in the park.
First look at Spotlight Brewing and Hollywood Q food hall
Oregon’s newest brewery has opened their doors in the former Pono Brewing Beer Labs, Columbia River Brewing, and original Laurelwood Brewing location at 4035 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97212. Spotlight Brewing comes from the folks behind Zoiglhaus Brewing but is very much its own thing with its own brewhouse run by brewer Kevin Hanny creating his own original recipes.
Winter Storm Warning issued for the Cascades this week
The National Weather Service Office in Portland has issued a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 5 p.m. Tuesday through 5 a.m. Thursday morning for the Oregon and Southern Washington Cascades above 2,500 feet.

















