Portland man charged with shooting rocks at couple with slingshot on MAX platform
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Portland man faces multiple charges after transit station windows were shattered and rocks were thrown at passengers in a slingshot attack early Saturday morning at a TriMet MAX station. Jonas Tarauo, 25, was arrested by Portland Police Bureau officers shortly before 2 a.m. at the...
PBOT urges drivers to avoid neighborhood cut-throughs during I-5 Rose Quarter closure
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — With all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 through the Rose Quarter set to close the night of Friday, Sept. 11, Portland transportation officials are warning drivers to plan ahead and avoid cutting through neighborhood streets. The closure is expected to significantly alter commutes and affect...
Former PPS principal removed after cocaine incident now listed as kindergarten teacher
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A former Portland Public Schools principal who was removed from her position following a 2019 incident involving a student and cocaine is now listed as a kindergarten teacher at another PPS school. PPS’ staff directory lists Diana Madarieta as a kindergarten teacher at Sitton Elementary School.A
Popular chicken chain sets opening date for second Oregon restaurant
Mark your calendars and toss your meal prep: The time is nigh for chicken fingers. Raising Cane’s is making good on its promise to expand into the Willamette Valley. The Baton Rouge-based chicken chain currently operates just one Oregon location and two in the Portland metropolitan area. The chain debuted at Pioneer Pl
Portland contractor to close after 56 years in business
Portland contractor J.R. Johnson will close and lay off 55 workers, according to a state layoff notice issued Monday. The closure will occur on Oct. 31, according to a notice issued in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The workers are not represented by a union. Founded...
Arrest Uncovers Large Identity Theft Operation
A Beaverton Police Department investigation that began with the arrest of a wanted man led officers to recover hundreds of pieces of suspected stolen mail and identity-theft evidence, stolen financial documents, credit cards, passports, counterfeit postal keys, drugs, and other suspected stolen property. On August 14,
Beaverton Arrest Uncovers Counterfeit USPS Keys, Thousands of Stolen Trading Cards
A Beaverton patrol officer's recognition of a wanted man outside an apartment complex on SW Windmill Drive has unraveled what investigators describe as a sprawling identity theft operation, with hundreds of pieces of stolen mail, counterfeit U.S. Postal Service master keys, and thousands of collectible trading cards re
A pilot became an architect and built this stunning Portland home. Now it’s for...
The single-level house in Portland's Southwest Hills retains its original 1950s laminate counters, paneled walls and flooring.
Winds bring wildfire smoke into Portland-metro area Monday evening
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Smoke from wildfires burning in the state rolled into Portland Monday evening, delivering a blow to air quality. According to KATU’s Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Dave Salesky, smoke moved into the Willamette Valley in the evening and then winds pushed it north into the Portland-metro area.
Oregon man pointed gun at multiple drivers before arrest, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Eugene Police arrested a man in a high-risk traffic stop for pointing a gun at multiple drivers Saturday evening in western Eugene, officials said. Christopher Herrera, 42, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, DUII and three counts of menacing. Eugene Police responded to a 9-1-1 caller who

















