Tow Truck Driver’s Roadside Bathroom Break Leads to $3.2 Million Lawsuit After I-5 Motorcycle...
Every driver has had a moment where nature called at the worst possible time. Usually that just means an uncomfortable few miles to the next exit. For one tow truck driver in North Portland, it ... Read more
House Fire Erupts In Foster-Powell As Crews Race To Southeast Portland Scene
Portland Fire & Rescue said Wednesday that crews were responding to reports of a house fire in the Foster‑Powell neighborhood in Southeast Portland. Firefighters were on scene working to contain the blaze, but officials had not immediately released any information on possible injuries or what may have started the fire.
Campers arrested after allegedly threatening people with bow and arrows near the Molalla River
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two campers were arrested after authorities said they menaced multiple people with bows and arrows at the Three Bears Recreation site in the Molalla Forest Recreation Corridor. On Tuesday, July 21, Clackamas County deputies responded to reports of a menacing in progress near the recreation...
Beaverton trampoline park identified as measles exposure site
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV) - A trampoline park in Beaverton was identified as a measles exposure site on Thursday, according to the Oregon Health Authority. OHA says anyone who visited the Sky Zone Beaverton trampoline park at 10750 SW Denney Road between noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, may have been exposed to measl
Workers at PGE’s Tualatin power grid operation center may go on strike starting Aug....
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - System operators working for Portland General Electric may go on strike as early as Aug. 2, which could possibly lead to widespread power outages, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 125 said on Thursday. This comes after IBEW Local 125 provided an official strike...
Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart named ‘Best Local Celebrity’ in Portland
KOIN 6 News Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart won the Best Local Celebrity title in Willamette Week's latest "Best of Portland" contest.
Guest Article: Right turn on red laws and what they mean for cyclists
This article was written by Susan Rosenthal. It has been guest-edited by Adrienne So. Given policy discussed last month at Portland City Council that could ban right turn on red for drivers at another 200 intersections, it behooves bicycle riders to know more about this traffic policy. Right Turn on...
Nike music exec accused of running $1M+ theft scheme from within
BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - For nearly two decades, John Griffith sat at the center of one of the most powerful marketing operations in the world. As Nike’s head of Global Brand Marketing, Music Supervision, Strategy and Licensing, Griffith controlled which music vendors got hired — and at what price. It was a position of
Three Brothers From Jalisco Are Opening a Restaurant Focused in Birria This August
Birrieria Los 3 Hermanos is opening at 17218 SE Powell Blvd, Suite B in mid-August, with brothers Kevin, Christopher, and Alexis Jasso García behind the project. Kevin confirmed to What Now Portland that the restaurant will focus exclusively on beef birria and goat birria, prepared in the style of La Barca, Jalisco, ma
Bar Siete Is the Latest From One of Portland’s Foundational Mexican Chefs
The name Bar Siete isn’t just a nod to the new Laurelhurst neighborhood bar’s $7 small bites. Bar Siete is also longtime Portland restaurateur and champion of Mexican cuisine Oswaldo Bibiano’s seventh restaurant. But that’s not the whole story either. The name also refers to Bibiano’s birthdate, Oct. 7, 1967. And, clea
