Inside Portland’s cannabis packaging recycling facility — Oregon’s most extensive program
This Portland-based facility is snagging up plastic cannabis containers across the state and turning them into nursery pots and more. P3 Distributing, located in Portland, just outside of Milwaukie, is Oregon’s most established and extensive recycling system for cannabis packaging. Owner Patrick Caldwell started the...
Rain records broken as Northwest hammered by atmospheric river, more on the way
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An atmospheric river that has pummeled the Pacific Northwest this week, causing flooding and landslides, has broken rainfall records. “This Atmospheric River event is one for the record books,” KATU Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Dave Salesky posted on social media on Thursday afternoon....
Gresham grocery store identified as measles exposure site
GRESHAM, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Health Authority identified a grocery store in Gresham as a measles exposure site on Thursday evening. Shoppers who visited the WinCo Foods at 2511 SE 1st St between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on March 7 may have been exposed to measles, according to OHA.
‘I didn’t believe it’: Portland barback speaks out after attack fractures 8 teeth, dislocates...
Marcos Cordova Meza was no stranger to the night scene at Portland’s landmark Sandy Hut Bar & Lounge after nearly two years working shifts as a barback, helping wash dishes and stock liquor. While it sometimes got rowdy, he said, he’d never known it to get violent. He certainly...
Nonprofit Shelter Provider Accused of Imprudent Spending Will Close Up Shop
Sunstone Way, the nonprofit shelter provider that was sued by a whistleblower last month, plans to close July 1, blaming reduced government funding and rising costs. “The recent and anticipated funding reductions, coupled with anticipated increases in expenses in fiscal year 2027, forced the board of directors to...
This Old-Fashioned Oregon Diner Serves Up Pure 1950s Nostalgia
The 1950s called and they want you to come to Beaverton for breakfast. The Blue Moon Diner in Beaverton, Oregon proves that some things really were better back in the day, at least when it comes to diner design and breakfast food. You’ve probably seen plenty of restaurants trying to...
This Massive Oregon Thrift Store Is A Treasure Hunt Waiting To Happen
Imagine stepping into a colossal thrift shop in Oregon and instantly feeling like a pirate on the hunt for hidden gold. I roamed the rows, each turn revealing something unique – a retro camera, a hand-stitched quilt or a set of colorful mugs. The space is huge, but it feels cozy, like a friendly maze where every...
Beaverton man sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing his wife
A Beaverton man will spend the next two decades in prison for killing his wife in 2023. Police say officers responded to a welfare check at an apartment on 160th Avenue after someone reported hearing a person yelling for help on Feb. 23, 2023. Inside, officers found 24-year-old Oulaykham Mona...
‘Mystery’ orcas seen in Seattle on Wednesday likely from Alaska
SEATTLE — Three unknown orcas have been spotted in Vancouver Harbour and more recently near Seattle and Olympia, sparking the excitement of western Washington residents who track local orca activity closely. The trio of transient orcas, dubbed "mystery whales" by the San Juan Island-based Orca Behavior Institute,...
Second Chance Pets: Meet Andre The Giant!
On this week's second chance pets, a rough-and-tumble former street cat is abandoning his brute squad and looking for his Inigo Montoya.
