Asking Eric: Did annual vacation friends leave us out this year on purpose? This...
Dear Eric: For the past several years, our family has celebrated the new year with another family at a very specific location on the Jersey Shore. It’s been a lovely yearly tradition. This year, for whatever reason, we did not book the hotel. There was no mention of the...
17 U.S. Diners Where the Meatloaf Is Still a Local Legend
There is a special kind of hush when a plate of meatloaf lands at a classic American diner. Forks pause, gravy glistens, and someone swears this one tastes like home, only better. You are about to meet the slices that locals defend with fierce loyalty, the gravies that inspire debates,...
Here are the 5 best pizza spots in the Portland area: 2026 Readers Choice...
We have counted thousands of your votes, and the results are in for the Portland area’s best pizza places in The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Readers Choice Awards. Three of this year’s winners also made the list in 2024 — the last time we featured pizza for these awards. And judging from the comments, it’s a great time to...
Man arrested for shooting that killed 14-year-old after early-morning manhunt in SE Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 25-year-old man wanted for the murder of a 14-year-old boy in November 2025 was arrested on Friday after a reported assault and search in southeast Portland, police said. “I usually feel very safe here,” said Amber Ackerson, who has lived in the neighborhood for 35...
Portland man accused in high-speed Hillsboro crash that killed passenger to stay in jail...
Prosecutors say a Portland 19-year-old got behind the wheel drunk, threatened another driver with a gun, sped up to 99 mph while still drinking cans of Four Loko, then crashed into a pole and fled, abandoning his seriously injured passengers — one of whom later died. On Friday, a...
Progress and pressure: Downtown Portland faces a critical test
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As part of its ongoing series “A Year in Downtown,” KATU is revisiting a section of downtown Portland to measure progress in the city’s response to homelessness and substance use. The focus remains on one area bounded by West Burnside Street and...
Accused drug trafficker arrested in Southeast Portland bust
Portland police arrested a suspected drug dealer wanted on multiple felony warrants during a coordinated law enforcement effort targeting open-air drug activity, and found fentanyl, cash, and other items in the suspect's possession.
Fondling suspect at large after report at Portland Community College library
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland Community College issued a public safety notice Thursday afternoon following the report of a fondling incident at a campus library. According to school officials, the report came from the Sylvania Campus Library around 10:30 a.m. with the following details:. “An incident of...
Man who repeatedly rammed rideshare car in Vancouver last year arrested, found lying in...
A man who repeatedly rammed his car into a rideshare vehicle last November has been arrested in Vancouver. K Lodge Lodge was booked into the Clark County Jail on Wednesday. The jail roster shows he faces charges of first-degree assault, malicious mischief, harassment with threat to kill and hit-and-run. It...
3 people hurt after rollover crash in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - Three people were taken to the hospital after a rollover crash in Vancouver on Friday afternoon. The Vancouver Fire Department says crews responded to a crash near NE 117th Ave and NE 87th St at 2:23 p.m., where a truck and an SUV had collided. The...

















