‘Very thankful’: Brush Prairie teen seriously injured in hit-and-run returns home
BRUSH PRAIRIE Wash. (KPTV) - Brayden Wallace, 13, sat at the dinner table playing cards with his friends Saturday – a seemingly normal activity that meant more than usual to his parents. “It’s just amazing being able to see him here and his friends here,” Crystal and Isaiah Wallace...
Man booked on assault charges after Vancouver standoff that closed parts of I-5
Vancouver authorities closed southbound Interstate 5 for a time on Saturday afternoon during a standoff with a man barricaded inside his East 13th Street apartment. Around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, a resident at the The Hudson apartments told police another person in the complex pointed a gun at them, police said in a news release.
New PDX Exit Lanes Slash The Schlep To Baggage Claim
Starting Wednesday, April 15, arriving passengers at Portland International Airport should have a noticeably shorter trek to their bags. PDX is turning on its permanent north and south exit lanes, cutting out the long walk through the main terminal and dropping travelers just a few escalator rides from baggage claim. The new corridors replace the temporary stadium stair pathway and are designed to speed...
A few showers Sunday, wettest south of Portland
It’s been drier and calmer today compared to yesterday evening and the overnight soaking. Still, a few showers have popped up here and there. That will continue through the evening. If you are headed outside, assume a shower could suddenly appear. There’s a small chance for a thundershower, but that’s more likely east of the Cascades.
Photos: Portland’s silliest relay event returns for 10th year
From a group of “bike punks” and messengers having a good time in the park 10 years ago, over the years, the Ladds 500 has been adopted into Portland’s roster of annual eclectic events. For the first four years, the event was an unofficial gathering, but it...
Portland Expands Business Tax Relief to 10,000 More Small Companies
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council unanimously approved a measure that increases the number of companies eligible for an exemption from the city’s business license tax (“BLT”). Portland’s business license tax– a 2.6% levy on net income for all companies that operate in the city-...
Milwaukie police pursuit ends in crash on McLoughlin at Harold Street
It didn’t seem unusual for Portland Police Bureau (PPB) Central Precinct officers to be dispatched to an injury accident on Monday, March 9 – but the first-arriving officers may have surprised to see Milwaukie Police Department squad cars and officers already there, at S.E. McLoughlin Boulevard at Harold Street in north Westmoreland.
Portland Wakes To Drizzle As Midweek Storm Targets Cascade Passes
Portland is starting the day on the soggy side, with Portland International Airport sitting around 52°F under a gray, damp sky. Showers are expected to fill in by mid- to late morning and linger on and off through the afternoon. The high should top out near 61°F before sliding back into the upper 50s later in the day.
The Portland Harbor Is a Toxic Embarrassment
This story first appeared in the March 27, 2012, edition of WW, under the headline “What the Muck?”. In any good monster movie, the initial terror comes from knowing there’s something awful out there—even though you don’t get a good look at it. It lurks in...
Triple alarm fire blazes through recovery center under construction
On Saturday night, April 12, Portland Fire crews responded to a large house fire near NE 99th Ave, between NE Glisan St and NE Burnside St, and managed to keep it under control by 11:44 p.m. with no reported injuries.
