Portland Gets Drenched As Friday Flood Fears Surge
Portland is flat-out soaked this Thursday, March 12, with steady rain, low clouds and patchy fog keeping temperatures parked near 48°F at PDX. The wet stretch is locked in through Friday, with periods of heavy rain and spotty street flooding likely across low-lying neighborhoods. Flood watches now cover much of the...
Burger night at SE Portland’s Meatstuff draws lines around the block
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On the last Friday of every month, SE Portland’s Meatstuff Butchery fires up the grill for its now-famous “Last Friday” burger night. Fans will line up for hours to get their hands on a freshly made burger cooked over an open fire.
Elephants Delicatessen owner says suspect in fire has history with staff
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The owner of Elephants Delicatessen in Northwest Portland, which was badly damaged by a fire earlier this week says the suspect in the blaze was known to staff. Catherine Stough, 56, turned herself in to fire investigators near the scene on Tuesday. She said she...
Clark County settles lawsuit with widow of Vancouver police officer killed by deputy
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Clark County has approved a multi-million dollar settlement with the wife of Vancouver police officer Donald Sahota. On Wednesday afternoon, county councilors unanimously agreed to pay Sahota’s widow $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit she filed in federal court last year. Donald Sohata, who was...
Vancouver Public Schools to cut nearly 200 teachers and staff amid budget deficit
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Vancouver Public Schools formally adopted a resolution on Tuesday that would cut nearly 200 full-time teachers and staff, as the district faces an ongoing budget deficit. The resolution, originally posed for the school board’s consideration earlier this month, was outlined to reflect the...
Inside Portland’s cannabis packaging recycling facility — Oregon’s most extensive program
This Portland-based facility is snagging up plastic cannabis containers across the state and turning them into nursery pots and more. P3 Distributing, located in Portland, just outside of Milwaukie, is Oregon’s most established and extensive recycling system for cannabis packaging. Owner Patrick Caldwell started the...
Rain records broken as Northwest hammered by atmospheric river, more on the way
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An atmospheric river that has pummeled the Pacific Northwest this week, causing flooding and landslides, has broken rainfall records. “This Atmospheric River event is one for the record books,” KATU Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Dave Salesky posted on social media on Thursday afternoon....
Gresham grocery store identified as measles exposure site
GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Health Authority identified a grocery store in Gresham as a measles exposure site on Thursday evening. Shoppers who visited the WinCo Foods at 2511 SE 1st St between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on March 7 may have been exposed to measles, according to OHA.
‘I didn’t believe it’: Portland barback speaks out after attack fractures 8 teeth, dislocates...
Marcos Cordova Meza was no stranger to the night scene at Portland’s landmark Sandy Hut Bar & Lounge after nearly two years working shifts as a barback, helping wash dishes and stock liquor. While it sometimes got rowdy, he said, he’d never known it to get violent. He certainly...
Nonprofit Shelter Provider Accused of Imprudent Spending Will Close Up Shop
Sunstone Way, the nonprofit shelter provider that was sued by a whistleblower last month, plans to close July 1, blaming reduced government funding and rising costs. “The recent and anticipated funding reductions, coupled with anticipated increases in expenses in fiscal year 2027, forced the board of directors to...

















