Amtrak temporarily suspends service between Seattle, Portland
SEATTLE - Amtrak Cascade has suspended service between Seattle and Portland through Monday, Aug. 10, due to a warehouse fire near the tracks in Portland. Amtrak is currently working on temporarily replacing the affected route with buses. What we know:. On Sunday, Aug. 2, the Centennial Mills warehouse just north...
Police: Meth, fentanyl, heroin seized during drug busts in Troutdale and Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - Multiple people were arrested and a large quantity of drugs was seized during three operations by the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit this week, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The first operation happened in Troutdale on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Police said detectives seized 13 pounds...
Shocking video shows shooting that critically injured 17-year-old in Gresham
GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — Shocking video shared by Gresham police Wednesday shows a shooting at a low-income apartment complex in Gresham that critically injured a teen Saturday afternoon. The video shows three teens walking through the Rockwood Village apartment complex near Northeast 188th Avenue and East Burnside Stree
Beaverton man sentenced to prison for shooting his teen girlfriend
BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - A Washington County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a 20-year-old man to 70 months in prison for shooting his teenage girlfriend in 2024, authorities said. Sky Alexander Korbut was sentenced last week to nearly six years in the Oregon Department of Corrections. A jury found him...
Robber chased out of Portland store by samurai sword-wielding clerk, court docs say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Portland man got more than he bargained for when he robbed a smoke shop on East Burnside this week, prosecutors said. According to court documents, the suspect walked into Sandy Smoke Shop on Monday afternoon, went behind the counter while armed with a knife and grabbed items from a display ca
Cleaner Air Is Coming to Western Oregon Tonight, but Wildfire Smoke Could Worsen Farther...
After several days of staring through a brown haze, people across western Oregon may finally be able to open a window and see the hills again. Wildfire smoke that settled over Portland, Salem, Eugene and much of the Willamette Valley is expected to begin thinning Thursday afternoon, with a more noticeable improvement a
Washougal vehicular homicide case dismissed after accused defendant’s death
A Clark County Superior Court judge has dismissed the vehicular homicide case. an 86-year-old man who hit two people with his car, killing one, in Washougal after the defendant died, court records show. Jesse Shehan of Washougal died May 28, according to court filings that cite the Washington State Department...
Red Leaf Organic Coffee Set to Open in Former Starbucks Space at Vancouver Mall
Red Leaf Organic Coffee is taking over the space near H&M at Vancouver Mall, located at 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr in Vancouver, WA. The space has sat empty since Starbucks. closed its mall location in 2024. Co-Founder Ray Vandervalk confirmed to What Now Portland that they are planning to open on September 7.
The Fields Park Closes While Officials Gauge Hazards From the Centennial Mills Fire
The park next to the Centennial Mills warehouse that was gutted by a fire Sunday has been temporarily closed. Portland Parks & Recreation announced Wednesday that The Fields Park was closed Wednesday morning and would remain so until experts can determine the area is safe from the building’s potential collapse.
30-year-old man killed in SE Portland shooting identified
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A man who died after a shooting in a southeast Portland parking lot last week has been identified by the Portland Police Bureau. Police said 30-year-old Stephan O. Varlmov, of Portland, was shot in a parking lot in the 9200 block of Southeast Clinton Street just after 8 a.m. on Friday, July 31.
