Pedestrian killed in NE Portland identified as 78-year-old grandmother, immigrant from Ukraine
Police have identified the 78-year-old pedestrian killed in late October when she was hit by a car while crossing a street in the Gateway neighborhood as Mariya I. Stanko. Stanko died at the scene, police said. The driver remained on the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said. The crash...
Rogue Brewery closes at Pier 39, other locations
Rogue Brewery abruptly ceased operations at all of its facilities Friday morning. Employees learned about the closure that same morning. The company operates pubs in Astoria, Newport, Portland and Salem. In Newport, Rogue Brewery maintains a large production brewery on land it leases from the Port of Newport. The...
16 Hole-In-The-Wall Oregon Italian Trattorias Where Every Dish Tells A Family Story
I came to Oregon hungry for scenery and left completely obsessed with the tiny trattorias tucked along its winding streets—places that feel like grandma’s living room, only with better lighting and far more oregano in the air. Each stop, usually hidden away on some quiet side street, taught...
Surviving Businesses of 1971 Downtown Vancouver: A Retrospective
In a nostalgic look back at Downtown Vancouver in 1971, a social media post has sparked a discussion about the businesses that have stood the test of time. The post features a photograph of the Kiggins Theater, a local landmark that has managed to survive the decades. The conversation quickly turns to other...
Passenger found with meat cleaver on plane at Portland airport
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - This weekend, officials confirmed reports that a flight at Portland International Airport was delayed on Thursday evening after a person brought a meat cleaver onto a plane. According to the Port of Portland, staff on a Delta flight to Salt Lake City reported to TSA that...
Portland liquor store employee robbed during deadly cardiac arrest, remembered by community
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A suspect robbed a southeast Portland liquor store while an employee suffered a cardiac arrest, taking advantage of the medical emergency to steal about $800 from the safe before abandoning the victim. Jason Hay, 53, suffered a cardiac arrest while working at Bins and Barrels Liquor...
Portland Police Maintain Order During ICE Building Protest, No Arrests Made
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) was on alert yesterday evening as they monitored a gathering near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in the South Waterfront area of Portland. According to a statement on the city's official website, PPB deployed their Rapid Response Team (RRT) and Dialogue Liaison...
30 years after she went missing: ashes, a pair of earrings, and closure
The stories we tell often are left at the dinner table, cast aside like gristle and crumbs then forgotten, but there are other life narratives that become a part of us, shape us and await a storyteller’s lilt. The Moth podcast gives voice to people like you and me,...
Portland-born songwriter Todd Snider dead at 59
Portland-born alt-country musician Todd Snider died Friday at 59, his record label said. “Where do we find the words for the one who always had the right word?” the label, Aimless Inc., said in a statement. “He relayed so much tenderness and sensitivity through his songs, and showed many of us how to look at the...
Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair to be sentenced in...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit is set to appear for sentencing in federal court Monday. Joseph Emerson pleaded guilty or no-contest to all charges against him in September as part of agreements with...
