People Living in Ridgefield Demand Answers to Plans For New Waterfront Plan Moving Forward
RIDGEFIELD, WA – Plans are in the works to redevelop Ridgefield’s waterfront, near Cardy Lake. But neighbors are overwhelmingly opposed to the proposed project, which includes a hotel, shopping center, and housing. “Once this land is developed and access is gone, we won’t get it back,” One speaker...
Oakland Plans to Pay Homeless Residents to Clean Up
A New ‘Sanitation First’ Pilot Borrows from a Portland Program that’s Moved Most of its Workers into Permanent Housing Oakland’s new “Sanitation First” policy, unveiled by Mayor Barbara Lee earlier this year, will offer payments to homeless individuals for cleaning … Continue reading →
Officials encourage Portlanders to use public transit during I-5 shutdown
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A major traffic situation is fast approaching for tens of thousands of drivers who use I-5 through Portland. At 10 p.m. on Friday night, the Oregon Department of Transportation is shutting down all southbound lanes in the Rose Quarter area for up to 5 weeks. TriMet, however, is putting plans in
‘It’s a little disturbing’: Portland neighbors speak out after ‘unsettling’ homicide investigation
'It's a little disturbing': Portland neighbors speak out after 'unsettling' homicide investigation.
Man faces manslaughter in killing of Washougal man
A judge last week set bail at $300,000 for a man accused of fatally shooting a Washougal man in a Minnehaha townhouse and then fleeing to Portland. Cash Devlin Cavett, 19, of Portland appeared in Clark County Superior Court via Zoom wearing a suicide-prevention vest. Cavett faces an allegation of first-degree manslaugh
First Responders Ready for Roadway Trouble in Chaos of Extended I-5 South Closure
PORTLAND, OR – We are just a day and a half away from the worst traffic chaos in recent memory, with the five week closure of I-5 south through the Rose Quarter area. ODOT will pre-position incident response vehicles along the closure route and detour area. “(They) respond to...
Demolition of former Lake Oswego church site for new housing complex begins
The demolition of the former church and school site at 17979 SW Stafford Road in Lake Oswego is underway. Ken Allen and Heitmann Allen Group are building an 11-lot subdivision featuring 53 housing units within four triplex buildings, three quadplex buildings and four cottage clusters at the site where Bethlehem Christi
Former Oregon Prosecutor Sues Multnomah County DA Over Heavily Redacted Kyron Horman Records Tied...
PORTLAND, OR — A former Oregon prosecutor and true-crime writer is taking Multnomah County’s top prosecutor to court over records connected to the long-running Kyron Horman case. Janine O’Neill says the district attorney’s office wrongfully withheld information she requested about the disappearance of Kyron, who was 7
Eugene sawmill, Molalla recycling center among recent DEQ fines
The Oregon Department of Environmental quality levied 12 penalties in July, totaling $430,292. Recipients included a glass manufacturing facility that failed to measure visible emissions, automotive fueling stations that failed to perform required tests and inspections and construction projects that failed to implement
Oregon parents could face fines if their kids are caught riding e-bikes, e-scooters
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KPTV) — E-bikes and e-scooters are a popular way to get around town, but in Oregon, riders must be 16 years old. If a child is caught breaking the law, parents can also face a fine, in some cases more than $100, on top of what their child is charged, even if they told their child not to ride the e-sc
