Portland Housing Bureau Exceeds Goals with Over 1,500 Affordable Homes Created Under Housing Bond...
The Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) recently unveiled the 2024 progress report on the city's Housing Bond, and the numbers have quite a story to tell. Embarking on a mission set by voters back in 2016, the $258.4 million bond aimed to create 1,300 affordable homes for those struggling in the city. Now, nearly a decade...
Anchorage Man Convicted in Portland of COVID Relief Fraud Faces 20 Years in Prison
A Cameroonian national who lives in Anchorage, 64-year-old Peter Igwacho, faces a possible 20 years in prison after a federal jury in Portland found him guilty of Covid-19 relief-related wire fraud on Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon indicated that during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...
Oregon Grade School Flees Campus Due to Chemical Weapons Used by ICE, ‘I Wouldn’t...
The effect ICE has had on cities across the U.S. is devastating. We’ve been seeing far too many instances of people being ripped from the place they’ve called home for many years for us to feel comfortable about the state of the world. Unfortunately, its impact is also making its way into schools. Recent orders have...
The Newsfeed: WA contractor may avoid charges for teen worker injury
For now, a Vancouver, Washington-based contractor isn’t facing felony charges related to a teen worker’s severe injuries, but the company remains under scrutiny. In June, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office declined to criminally investigate Rotschy Incorporated over a 2023 incident resulting in the permanent...
After a pandemic and a fire, an 81-year-old Portland institution emerges from the ashes
Ringside Steakhouse, one of Portland’s oldest family run restaurants, is open again after a four-month closure due to a kitchen fire. The family-owned establishment has operated since the 1940s and offers a dining experience beloved by generations of Oregonians. Ringside has survived two fires 50 years apart, a...
Teen dies in accidental fall at Cape Horn Lookout in Washington
SKAMANIA COUNTY, Washington — A 17-year-old Washougal boy died Wednesday after falling from the Cape Horn Lookout along State Route 14, according to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received a report around 5 p.m. that the teen had fallen over an embankment near Milepost 25....
Oregon Man Pleads Guilty After Girlfriend Jumps From Vehicle to Flee Pistol Whipping on...
A resident of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation faces 10 years in prison after pistol- whipping his girlfriend around the head, resulting in life-threatening injuries when she jumped from a moving vehicle to escape him. Henry Jonathan Andrews (29) yesterday pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and...
Skidmore Fountain TriMet stop closure impacts Portland Saturday market
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The closure of the Skidmore Fountain TriMet MAX stop may significant inconvenience for vendors and patrons of the Portland Saturday Market. Irie Mock, the Marketing Promotions Coordinator for the market, said, "A ton of our vendors and customers use the stop every single Saturday to get to the...
Driver facing DUII after truck crash into Southeast Portland storage facility
A driver is facing a DUII charge after police said he crashed a pickup into a Southeast Portland storage facility early Saturday morning.
Motorcyclist Killed on Northeast Marine Drive in Collision, Speed a Suspected Factor
The streets bear witness yet again to the consequences of vehicular haste, as Northeast Marine Drive became the stage for a fatal encounter between a motorcycle and a car that has left one man dead. The incident, which occurred earlier this week, involved a motorcyclist aboard a 2006 Honda VFR800 and a 16-year-old...
