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...
Portland Woman Found Guilty Except Insane in Brother’s Murder, Sentenced to Life Psychiatric Care...
Tamena Jaceeta Strickland, 37, was found guilty except for insanity of second-degree murder for the death of her younger brother, Deante Strickland, and guilty of two counts of attempted murder for shooting her grandmother and aunt, both named Shirley Strickland. The stipulated-facts trial resulted in her life-long...
Federal Charges for Two in Major Drug and Firearms Bust Across Portland, Milwaukie, and...
In a significant crackdown on alleged drug trafficking in the Pacific Northwest, a joint operation between the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) yielded an impressive haul of narcotics and firearms. Law enforcement conducted simultaneous raids in Portland,...
10 Hole-In-The-Wall Breakfast Cafés In Oregon Worth The Stop
Oregon mornings pair well with unpretentious cafés that care about the small details: fresh-baked biscuits, well-pulled espresso, and friendly counters where locals swap trail reports. This guide highlights low-key spots where breakfast is done with skill and character, from Portland neighborhoods to coastal and...
15 Hole-In-The-Wall Oregon Pizza Joints That Locals Say Are Always Worth The Wait
Oregon has a bunch of pizza spots that might not catch your eye right away, but locals know exactly where to go. These small places focus on the pizza, not the decor, and that’s what keeps people coming back. I’ve pulled up to more than one unassuming building thinking...
