Portland Housing Giant Faces 7 Lawsuits Over Bodies Left Undiscovered For Weeks
Eric Eno was found dead in his room at Portland's Shoreline Building on August 18, 2024, roughly 11 days after he died, his body showing significant postmortem decay by the time a staff member finally opened the door after residents complained repeatedly about the smell. His death is now at the center of the seventh wr
Brush fire briefly closes Highway 26 westbound at Vista Ridge Tunnel
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A brush fire broke out along Highway 26 late Friday morning off of Highway 26 westbound just west of the Vista Ridge Tunnel. The fire prompted ODOT to briefly close Highway 26 westbound at the tunnel at about 11:50 a.m. Portland Fire & Rescue officials...
This funky building in Beaverton’s Elmonica neighborhood is nearly finished. What is it?
One building on the corner of West Baseline Road and Southwest 170th Avenue in Beaverton stands out. Surrounded by more mundane brown apartment buildings, the structure is dressed in three hues of green, and a white jagged line cuts through that paint like a pixelated river. That funky building is...
Massive Brawl on SE Powell Leaves One Hospitalized, Drone Hunts Suspects
A large fight erupted in the 13000 block of Southeast Powell Boulevard in east Portland just before 1 p.m. Thursday, leaving one man with serious injuries and prompting police to deploy a drone and a police dog to hunt down anyone who fled the scene. More than 30 police units responded to the chaotic call, and officers
Oregon resident gets prison for buying 124 guns illegally
A 37-year-old man who bought 124 guns in Oregon during the past 12 years while falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on federal firearms forms was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half in federal prison. Vicente Cortez Quiroz, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty this spring to trafficking...
Portland Basks in One Last Sunny Stunner Before the Rain Rolls Back In
Portland starts Thursday with clear skies and temperatures around 63 degrees, setting up a mostly sunny day across the city. Highs should reach about 76 degrees, with light southwest winds and almost no chance of rain. It is the kind of late-August forecast that makes a patio, park or riverside walk look like a pretty
Teens, woman honored for saving father, daughters from drowning Washington river
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two local teenagers and a woman who rushed to help are being honored for saving a father and his two young daughters from drowning in the East Fork Lewis River earlier this summer. The three rescuers received awards Thursday from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue during a ceremony at Station 21. The fam
Portland: 80% of Fentanyl Trafficker Arrests Are Illegal Migrants from Honduras
Eighty percent of the recent arrests for fentanyl trafficking in sanctuary city Portland, Oregon, are illegal migrants from Honduras, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. About 80 of the 100 drug traffickers arrested since 2023 in Portland are illegals, Post Millennial noted. The crackdow
Lifelong Portlander to fellow residents: ‘You never think you’re going to be homeless’
Editor’s note: By the end of the year, Portland and Multnomah County will have 1,100 fewer shelter beds due to budget cuts necessitating the closure of 11 facilities. Read more about how the Portland-area got here just six years after approving a seminal new tax to improve homeless services.
I-5 Southbound Closure Starts September 11
Starting Sunday, September 11, all southbound lanes of 1-5 through the Rose Quarter will be closed for up to five weeks. The roadway surface has surpassed its 25-year lifespan and is showing its age with an increasing number of ruts, cracks and potholes from heavy use. To make repairs, a full 24 hours per day, seven da
