“We need to ask for what we need”: Battle Ground school leaders weigh levy...
After months of financial strain and two failed levy attempts earlier this year, Battle Ground Public Schools leaders signaled support for a levy option and a February 2026 ballot measure. The ...
Battle Ground police seek public’s help after series of vehicle break-ins
The Battle Ground Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect connected to a series of vehicle break-ins reported across the city. The thefts occurred between
Prairie View Station the next vision in Clark County’s growing food cart scene
Across the river in Portland, robust food cart pods with carts featuring menu items from around the globe have been a staple for quite a few years. Since 2020, the cuisine on wheels scene
Portlanders Are Finally Allowed to Put Pizza Boxes in Their Recycling
My most recent Dominos box featured the message “Do Your Slice: Recycle This Pizza Box.” As a longtime reader of your column, I know that Metro specifically DOESN’T want us to recycle pizza boxes. Does Dominos really not know this, or are they just giving us a giant middle finger in the name of corporate...
Meat cleaver found in carry-on bag on departing PDX flight
It was a shocking moment last week at Portland International Airport when a person passed through security with a meat cleaver in their carry-on bag.
Woman hit and killed by car in Gateway neighborhood identified
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland police on Monday named the woman hit and killed by a car in Northeast Portland in late October. They say 78-year-old Mariya Stanko, of Portland, was hit on Northeast 102nd Avenue between Pacific and Halsey streets on Wednesday, Oct. 29, shortly before 8 p.m.
Shooter in boozy downtown Portland hotel party killing convicted on lesser charge
After a marathon deliberation session, a Multnomah County jury found Abdikadir Osman guilty of second-degree manslaughter for shooting a man during a brawl inside a downtown Portland hotel room. The Monday verdict, delivered after five days sequestered in the jury room, brings with it a mandatory sentence of six...
Portland finally gets its own Monopoly game. Here’s what’s on the board
Portland’s Monopoly game is finally here. Top Trumps released the very first officially licensed Portland Monopoly game at a press conference and event for businesses featured in the game at The Nines Hotel on Monday, and the list of properties is basically an ideal itinerary of a Portland adventure.
Step Into Portland’s Creepy’s: A Haunted-Carnival Dive Bar That Keeps One Eye on You
Step through the red glow on SE Morrison and you’ll feel Creepy’s staring back—like a carnival mirror that smiles with too many teeth. This beloved Portland haunt pairs eerie décor with surprisingly dialed drinks and late-night cravings that hit precisely right. Whether you’re there for a post-show nightcap or to...
Body believed to be missing hunter recovered from Mt. Hood National Forest
Rescue teams have recovered a body believed to be a missing man who disappeared while hunting on Oct. 31 in the Mount Hood National Forest.

















