Workers at PGE’s Tualatin power grid operation center may go on strike starting Aug....
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - System operators working for Portland General Electric may go on strike as early as Aug. 2, which could possibly lead to widespread power outages, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 125 said on Thursday. This comes after IBEW Local 125 provided an official strike...
Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart named ‘Best Local Celebrity’ in Portland
KOIN 6 News Chief Meteorologist Josh Cozart won the Best Local Celebrity title in Willamette Week's latest "Best of Portland" contest.
Guest Article: Right turn on red laws and what they mean for cyclists
This article was written by Susan Rosenthal. It has been guest-edited by Adrienne So. Given policy discussed last month at Portland City Council that could ban right turn on red for drivers at another 200 intersections, it behooves bicycle riders to know more about this traffic policy. Right Turn on...
Nike music exec accused of running $1M+ theft scheme from within
BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - For nearly two decades, John Griffith sat at the center of one of the most powerful marketing operations in the world. As Nike’s head of Global Brand Marketing, Music Supervision, Strategy and Licensing, Griffith controlled which music vendors got hired — and at what price. It was a position of
Three Brothers From Jalisco Are Opening a Restaurant Focused in Birria This August
Birrieria Los 3 Hermanos is opening at 17218 SE Powell Blvd, Suite B in mid-August, with brothers Kevin, Christopher, and Alexis Jasso García behind the project. Kevin confirmed to What Now Portland that the restaurant will focus exclusively on beef birria and goat birria, prepared in the style of La Barca, Jalisco, ma
Bar Siete Is the Latest From One of Portland’s Foundational Mexican Chefs
The name Bar Siete isn’t just a nod to the new Laurelhurst neighborhood bar’s $7 small bites. Bar Siete is also longtime Portland restaurateur and champion of Mexican cuisine Oswaldo Bibiano’s seventh restaurant. But that’s not the whole story either. The name also refers to Bibiano’s birthdate, Oct. 7, 1967. And, clea
Say Howdy to Portland’s Newest Country Western Bar and Venue
Put on your boots, cowpoke! Honky-tonk tunes are coming back to life at 4847 SE Division, the former home of the beloved Landmark Saloon. Shortly after the Landmark closed its doors in February 2026, two regulars rallied to resurrect it. Scott Phillips and Graham Talley are carrying on the country-western tradition fro
Man sentenced to 10 years for entering Beaverton homes, crawling into bed with people
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KPTV) — Christopher Lloyd Rydman pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree sexual abuse, first-degree burglary of an occupied dwelling and private indecency, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, authorities said. Washington County Circuit Judge Eric Butterfield imposed the sentence in the July 21, 202
8,000 PGE customers lose power for several hours in SW Portland, Tigard
Thousands of people in southwest Portland and Tigard lost power for several hours on Wednesday afternoon amid an ongoing heatwave.
Judge orders mistrial for suspect in City Nights club shooting
A judge ordered a mistrial Wednesday, July 22, for a 40-year-old Portland man charged with attempted murder in connection with a December 2024 shooting at City Nights club in Eugene. Desmond Boris Washington was arrested Jan. 17, 2025, according to jail records, in connection with a shooting just after 2...
