Hiker rescued from cave after 20-foot fall near Gold Beach
GOLD BEACH, Ore. - A Beaverton man was rescued after falling about 20 feet onto rocks near the ocean at Frankport, located about 13 miles north of Gold Beach. 23-year-old Nikhil Rowland called 911 at about 4:42 p.m. on March 31. Rowland said he had knocked out his front teeth, was having trouble breathing and was...
80-year-old scoop shop once called the world’s best ice cream to debut in this...
An 80-year-old creamery chain — once named the best ice cream on the planet by “National Geographic” — is bringing its handcrafted scoops to a Portland suburb. Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at [email protected]. Handel’s Ice Cream got its start in...
East county residents react to yet another grocery store closure in Multnomah Co.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Food deserts are becoming more dire as the price of gas goes up and fewer grocery store options narrow consumers' choices even further. Residents in Portland’s eastern quadrant are bracing for another potential loss: the Grocery Outlet at 10721 Northeast Sandy Boulevard is slated to close.
Portland man claiming to be an ICE officer arrested after demanding money at 7-Eleven
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland man claiming to be an ICE agent tried to extort money from a 7-Eleven clerk by saying he would target his family, prosecutors allege. Court documents state that a clerk at 7-Eleven at 9111 Southeast Division told police two men entered the store on March 29.
Portland Renames Custer Park To ‘Scht Wiwnu’ Park
In Southwest Portland, the park once known as Custer Park now has a new permanent identity: Scht Wiwnu Park, a Native name chosen to honor local language and ecology. City officials and tribal partners celebrated the renaming with a ceremony and volunteer huckleberry plantings at the park’s nature patch last...
Report: East Portland grocery store to close
PORTLAND, Oregon — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. The full story is here. Portland appears to be losing another grocery store, according to media reports. The Grocery Outlet store at 10721 N.E. Sandy Blvd. is slated to close this summer, the Oregonian...
‘Unwilling to compromise’: Grocery Outlet slated to shutter East Portland location
The owner of the Parkrose neighborhood grocer previously said he was considering closing the store due to safety concerns.
Portland lands three finalists and several semifinalist nods in 2026 James Beard Awards
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — This year, one bar and two restaurants in Portland made it as finalists for the2026 James Beard Restaurant and Chef Award. For nearly 40 years, the James Beard Awards have been likened to the Oscars of the food world, as the foundation helped set the standard for excellence in the culinary...
‘It’s going to absolutely destroy poor pickleball’: 12,000-square-foot facility is bringing this fast-growing racket...
It’s not quite tennis, not quite squash — and it definitely isn’t pickleball. You’d be forgiven for thinking pickleball’s reign as “that sport all your neighbors and their parents suddenly play” would’ve been infinite. The 2020s sports craze took the country by storm, with flurries of indoor courts popping up over...
Washington state audit flags ongoing financial trouble at Vancouver Public Schools
A new audit from the State of Washington shows Vancouver Public Schools spent more money than it brought in last fiscal year — raising concerns from members of the community. The report points to several reasons for the shortfall in the last fiscal year (which ended in August) including...

















