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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A few dozen descendants of a historically Black Portland neighborhood who had their homes seized and demolished under threat of eminent domain are set to get a $2 million payout and some land back as part of a proposed settlement in a civil rights lawsuit.

A Portland man who bludgeoned a stranger to death with a cinder block was found guilty but insane Friday and sentenced to a lifetime of supervision by the state Psychiatric Security Review Board. Abel Nistor was living on the streets and off his medication, his attorney said, when he encountered...

On Friday, the City of Portland and more than 26 families, descendants, and the Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2 (EDPA2) reached a settlement related to those who were forcefully removed from their homes in the Central Albina neighborhood in the 1970s. |. A new video released Thursday shows a powerful...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Police say the dead body found in the Columbia River on Friday night is believed to be the missing teen who disappeared one week earlier. Franky Fred, 18, was last seen by friends at Vancouver Lake near the Columbia River on May 23. He was wearing black Nike shoes, black pants, […]

Oregon State Police clocked a motorcyclist hitting an eye-popping 152 mph along U.S. 26 outside of Boring on a new Yamaha — a speed so excessive that troopers rarely document anything going that fast. A trooper and a state police recruit stopped Austin Raszler, 35, of Sandy as he...

LINCOLN CITY Ore. (KPTV) - 2025 is a milestone celebration year for the annual Finders Keepers Glass Floats, with a special gift for anyone lucky enough to find one. It is all to celebrate a local woman and her years of service. Marie Lamfrom served as a nurse in World...

Unlike people who grew up in the boroughs of New York City or from down south, natives of the Pacific Northwest have a relatively neutral American accent. The seemingly non-existent PNW accent is similar to those found in other western United States regions. The exception is the most famous accent...

Portlander Chris Ho was cycling on Northeast Marine Drive this week when the driver of a large freight truck passed him very closely. Chris shared the video online and it has spurred conversation and confusion about Oregon passing laws and road user choices. I want to elevate the incident because this is an important...

Donald Kenney knows that the Suttle Lodge Boathouse’s success can’t all be attributed to what comes from the kitchen. “We did a great job with the drinks, the food, the soft serve,” Kenney said of the lodge and lake-side restaurant near Sisters that he and his partners began running a decade ago. “And we have this...

For two months, drag queen "Peachy Springs" will be taking her infamous rendition of the game to the Tomorrow Theater.