Legacy Health sends cease-and-desist letter to nurses union after claims about ICE agents
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A back-and-forth between Oregon's largest healthcare workers union and Legacy Health has led to a cease-and-desist letter over claims that federal agents are "roaming" the halls of a Portland hospital. The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) claims that since late September or early October,...
Fiery 3-car crash closes Hwy 217 South in Tigard for over an hour
TIGARD Ore. (KPTV) - A three-car crash closed Highway 217 South for more than an hour on Saturday evening in Tigard, according to police. Officers with Tigard Police were sent to the crash near Southwest Hall Boulevard just before 6 p.m. Police said one of the cars caught fire in...
Portland Suburbs Leave Taxpayers in the Dark on Years-Late Money Audits
Across the Portland area, some local governments are still years behind on basic financial checkups, leaving residents without up-to-date, official answers about how their tax dollars are being spent. Small cities, special districts and a handful of charter schools make up much of the delinquent crowd, and local...
Ex-Oregon fitness coach who used donation money to ‘fuel his cocaine habit’ pleads guilty
The former Orangetheory Fitness instructor is scheduled to be sentenced in Multnomah County Circuit Court in February.
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Portland pleads guilty to illegally entering US
A woman who was shot in the chest earlier this month by Border Patrol agents pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally entering the United States in 2023.
Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze at industrial warehouse in Argay Terrace neighborhood
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Firefighters have battled a two-alarm blaze at a commercial building in the Argay Terrace neighborhood. Portland Fire & Rescue responded to the scene near Northeast 127th and Marx Street around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, after someone called to report smoke spreading from a nearby structure. Crews...
Federal agents stopped Portland Uber driver to detain 2 passengers, driver says
An Uber driver says she was surrounded and stopped Tuesday by federal immigration agents in Portland who demanded she unlock her doors so they could detain the two passengers she had picked up from Union Station. Hannah Armstrong, 28, of Battle Ground, Washington, said she was nearing the end of...
Police receive nearly 200 tips as they continue manhunt for suspect who shot two...
PORTLAND, Ore. — On day four of a manhunt for a suspect who shot and wounded two officers on Monday, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) says it is working through a high volume of tips from the community. PPB spokesperson Mike Benner says of the 180 tips the bureau...
Will gold mining return to Oregon? What this Portland historian learned from the past
Before Oregon was known for timber, it was known for gold. That’s the underlying message of the new book “Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era.” Its author, Portland historian William F. Willingham, hopes it will raise awareness of an important aspect of Oregon history that’s...
A Beaverton charter school says it will go its own way
Board members from the Hope Chinese Charter School have turned down the Beaverton School District’s offer to become the district’s second Chinese dual language program. Instead, the 400-plus student school will retain its charter school status, and continue searching for a new campus, since it is outgrowing its...
