Prosper Portland board chair says no action needed after HR investigation into executive director
Prosper Portland’s board does not need to take action against the economic development agency’s executive director after an outside law firm investigated allegations of “inappropriate communications to a city staffer,” according to the agency’s board chair. Gustavo Cruz, Prosper’s board chair, informed Mayor Keith...
TriMet bus crashes into school building in Gresham, MCSO says
GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office says a school building in Gresham was hit by a TriMet bus on Tuesday evening. According to the MCSO, a TriMet FX bus crashed into a building that was previously Alpha High School near NE Cleveland Ave and NE 8th St. The building now houses Burlingame Creek...
The Portland, OR Hole-In-The-Wall Turning Dill Pickles Into A Soup You’ll Crave Forever
In a city obsessed with food trucks and endless pop-ups, Otto & Anita’s Schnitzelhaus is the old-school Bavarian refuge locals whisper about and Portland food nerds plot detours to visit. Tucked into Multnomah Village, this tiny, family-run spot has become a comfort-food pilgrimage site thanks to a legendary soup,...
6 backyard tools that might soon be illegal
The sound of your Saturday morning might be about to change forever because your favorite...
Portland emergency management director placed on administrative leave
The head of Portland’s emergency management bureau is on administrative leave. Shad Ahmed has led the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management for nearly four years. Deputy City Administrator Bob Cozzie informed PBEM staff of Ahmed’s leave on Friday. “I recognize this news creates uncertainty during what is already...
This Family-Run Portland Deli Has Been Serving Old-World German Flavor for Decades
Some food cravings refuse to be ignored. When you want a sandwich that feels filling in the soul as much as the stomach or a bratwurst that actually tastes the way it should there is one Portland spot that comes up again and again. It does not rely on trends or flash. It simply does […]
Judge to rule on deadly Portland dog mauling case of 6-year-old by Wednesday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A judge is set to make a decision by Wednesday in a Portland dog mauling case that resulted in the death of six-year-old Loyalty Scott. Koko Miller faces four felony charges, including criminally negligent homicide, after her dogs attacked and killed Scott at her home in December 2023.
Adulterous firefighter strangled wife in SW Washington, faked emergency to hide killing, jury finds
An unfaithful firefighter who strangled his wife in the bed they’d shared for two decades — clearing the way for a new romance with his mistress — was found guilty in the wife’s killing Tuesday. After a two week trial, a Clark County Superior Court jury...
Retired Lake Oswego firefighter sentenced in international child exploitation case
A retired Lake Oswego fire lieutenant who ordered live-streamed child sex abuse videos from the Philippines and attempted to meet up with children there was sentenced Tuesday to more than 15 years in federal prison. Kenneth William Green Jr., 57, of St. Helens, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children...
Award-winning Georgia pitmaster to bring signature barbecue to Portland, with Gregory Gourdet’s help
If you were to build a pitmaster in a lab, their background might look a lot like Bryan Furman’s. Born and raised in the South with grandparents who raised pigs, Furman trained as a professional welder before catching the barbecue bug in 2010, when he smoked a whole hog for his daughter’s 1st birthday.
