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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon environmental regulators have hit NW Metals Inc. with a new six-figure penalty, alleging the metal recycling business has operated at multiple North Portland properties without key pollution permits — the latest escalation in a regulatory fight that traces back to a notorious 2018 scrapyard fire that forced evacuations, damaged nearby structures and triggered years of enforcement actions and litigation.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are investigating after a car went through Tom McCall Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, crashed through a barricade and fell into the Willamette River in the early hours of Monday morning. One person was rescued and two others were found dead, police confirmed early Monday...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Officials in Vancouver are investigating the cause of a fire that engulfed and sank two boats on the Columbia River over the weekend. Firefighters were called out to the scene just after noon on Sunday. When crews arrived, they discovered two boats – a 65-foot vessel and a 35-foot sailboat – on fire.

The man who died at Bruce Springsteen’s concert at Portland’s Moda Center on Friday was remembered as a loyal friend and fan who “couldn’t wait” to see the show. Ben Colby, 51, of Hillsboro, spent all day Friday texting friends about how excited he was to go to the concert, according to Tiffany Spaulding, a friend and family spokesperson.

An Aloha man who stole $8,200 in video lottery cash from a Happy Valley Denny’s — then assaulted a fellow inmate while locked up in jail — was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday, the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office announced. Douglas Wayne Kelsey, 33,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man says he was attacked on the MAX on Sunday night, and now the suspect has wound up being taken away by ambulance. This all happened at the North Portland MAX station next to the Moda Center. Graham Capps told KOIN 6 News security...

After months of review, Multnomah County’s health department still couldn’t track down documents showing where 131 gift cards and other cash incentives were distributed. Those items, doled out from mid-2021 to mid-2025, were worth a total of $151,000, according to the county. Staff can dispense gift cards, transit tickets and other types of prepaid support to encourage people to obtain preventative health care or participate in...

A late-night car fire turned a stretch beneath a Portland freeway overpass into a scene of chaos Sunday, with heavy flames, thick smoke and multiple emergencies unfolding at once as fire crews rushed in. According to an early update from the bureau, Truck 8, Engine 24 and Engine 14 were...

Many people are heading to beaches, rivers and lakes for a cool splash or other water activities as weather across Oregon gets hotter this week, but the National Weather Service warns of hidden dangers when swimming. In Portland, for instance, temperatures could reach as high as 76 degrees on Sunday...

Just last week I was wondering about the results of the February 25, 2026 appeal regarding the Division Street Dairy Queen and its drive-thru. On Friday afternoon, a reader sent me the decision made by the Hearings Officer—and it was in favor of the Applicant, Mohan Grewal. In the words of Hearings Officer Marisha Childs, “The Appellant did not prevail in this appeal.”