‘It was just lip service’: Progressive voters say MGP avoided tough questions at Battle...
Progressive constituents left Wednesday's town hall with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, frustrated, saying their questions on urgent issues — from preserving democracy to
Vancouver mayor warns delays on I-5 Bridge replacement cost $1M per day
Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle warned earlier this month that construction delays on the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program would cost $1 million a day. The comments come as the roughly
Gresham man who launched sharp dart into transit rider’s lung gets prison time
A dart attack that could have been fatal ended with a prison sentence of five years and 10 months Monday. Joseph Naes used a slingshot to fire the 6-inch-long dart on June 17, 2024, at another man on the East 162nd Avenue light rail platform, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case. Naes recognized...
1 hurt in shooting near Springwater Corridor in SE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - At least one person is hurt after a shooting in southeast Portland on Sunday night, according to Portland police. Just before 10 p.m., officers responded to Southeast Foster Road near the Springwater Corridor after reports of a shooting. Officers responded to the scene and found a...
Portland Public Schools’ Numbers Problems
Portland, we’ve heard, is where young people go to retire—not procreate. It’s not the only place where people are having fewer kids, and waiting longer to do so if they’re going to bother at all. But add the city’s housing availability and affordability issues, plus increases in homeschooling and other options since...
Over Francisco Ochoa-Lopez Convicted of Kidnapping in Beaverton, Fugitive After Fleeing Mid-Trial
In a recent verdict that has left more questions than answers, 27-year-old Over Francisco Ochoa-Lopez was convicted of second-degree kidnapping by a Washington County Jury; a crime dating back to an alarming incident on September 17, 2023, where he allegedly took a young child against her will. As reported by the...
Video shows Marine veteran tackled at Portland ICE protest
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran filed a tort claim notice against the Department of Homeland Security after video caught the moment he was tackled by federal law enforcement while protesting outside an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon.
Portland Area Storm Risk: Lightning and Downpours Possible in Oregon Cascades Until This Evening
Portland, Oregon – Drivers heading into the Oregon Cascades and foothills could face slick roads and possible lightning strikes through 8 p.m. tonight, as a band of thunderstorms and heavy rain rolls across the region. According to the National Weather Service in Portland, there’s a 25% chance of thunderstorms...
Police: Man disguised as worker arrested for burglary at Portland business
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man wearing a hard hat and work clothes was arrested early Monday morning after police said he tried to pass himself off as an employee at a Northeast Portland business. Officers were called to the 9700 block of Northeast Glass Plant Road just before 5...
Oregon, Washington school districts monitoring heat ahead of first day of school
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Several school districts across the Portland Metro area are set to go back to school, Tuesday, Aug. 26, on the tail end of a record-breaking heatwave. Officials with Portland Public Schools (PPS) told KATU they have not yet made a decision on making any changes...
