Oregon Opinion Spotlight

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - Just a week out from Election Day and it's business as usual in the Pearl District. But, flashback to election night 2016 and it was a different story. People protested throughout Portland caused property damage to businesses after President Donald Trump won the election four years ago. Now, businesses are preparing just in case we see a similar scenario next week.

When the Trail Blazers season ended in the Orlando Bubble following a 4-1 first round series loss to the Lakers, Carmelo Anthony expressed his desire to return to Portland next season. Melo even said he prays he’ll be back with the Blazers. Along with his teammates and fans in Portland,...

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - Businesses in Portland's Pearl District are hoping to get some help from extra outdoor dining space. Back in August, the city closed down part of Northwest 13th Street from Irving to Glisan to help businesses create more space for customers. According to one local business manager,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Week 6 in the NFL has wrapped up and there was plenty of drama around the league. In this episode of Out of the Tunnel, we talk about some of the biggest headliners around the league, the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cowboys’ major problem and more.

Zoom+Care, which started as a single neighborhood clinic in the Portland area 13 years ago, is now poised to open clinics in Idaho and Colorado. The “on demand” clinic chain has opened more than 20 clinics in Oregon and Washington over the past year. Now Zoom+ has two clinics in the works in Boise, three in Denver and one in Boulder, Colorado.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s death toll from COVID-19 remained unchanged Sunday, with state health officials only reporting 337 new confirmed/presumptive cases of the virus. To date, 599 Oregonians have perished from the coronavirus and a total of 37,255 have contracted it, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Sunday’s data...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was caught on camera working on his re-election campaign during a City Council meeting Tuesday morning. The microphone on Wheeler’s computer was left on during a Portland City Council meeting. Following a presentation on ways the city can combat white supremacy, a speaker began to set up a discussion. Shortly after she began speaking, Wheeler was caught dictating a voice-to-text message regarding his re-election campaign.

The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) spent $7,517,276 responding to the first two months of Portland's racial justice protests. While not a complete picture of the city's costs for the past four months of demonstrations, records obtained by the Mercury of PPB protest-related expenses between June 1 and August 1 offer a snapshot of how PPB has used public dollars to respond to recent demonstrations.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Incoming rain is complicating the battle against wildfires still raging in Oregon. Fire crews from across the nation are fighting the Riverside Fire in Clackamas County, which is 138,027 acres and 26% contained. Now with rain on the way — there’s a possibility of mudslides.

Seattle Sounders FC (6-2-3, first in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (5-4-3, fifth in the Western Conference) BOTTOM LINE: Diego Valeri leads Portland into a matchup with Seattle fresh off of a two-goal performance against San Jose. The Timbers are 4-4-3 against Western Conference opponents. Portland is fifth in...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Terrance Moses was watching protesters against police brutality march down his quiet residential street one recent evening when some in the group of a few hundred suddenly stopped and started yelling. Mr. Moses was initially not sure what the protesters were upset about, but as he got...

Portland, Ore. – Thousands of small businesses in Oregon may be suing Governor Kate Brown soon to get their money back they lost from being closed due to covid-19. KXL’s Jacob Dean talked with the attorney involved. Portland based lawyer John DeLorzeno filed the notice for a potential class action...

BEAVERTON, Ore. – Shortly before noon on Friday, the Portland Timbers set foot on their Beaverton, Oregon, training field. During most weeks, that fact would be too mundane to note, but one day before a trip to San Jose, California, to face the Earthquakes, the Timbers were training outdoors for the first time in nine days. The air quality in the wildfire-stricken Northwest was finally good enough for some light, limited work.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cases of COVID-19 began popping up in the United States in January. The first case in Oregon was reported on Feb. 28. We've been posting a daily blog to track the changes in Oregon and Southwest Washington as we get them. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LATEST UPDATES.

(KPTV) -- The Cambia Portland Classic is making a return for its 49th year at Columbia Edgewater Country Club but it's no secret this year's event will look different due to the on-going pandemic and the Oregon wildfires. MORE’s Spencer Thomas caught up with Senior Vice President of Tournament Operations,...

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – The hazardous air quality in and around Portland isn’t going away, as an air quality alert has now been extended through at least Thursday. Doctors in the area say the air quality is a serious issue with negative impacts that should be taken seriously by everyone in the region, regardless of health status.

President Trump offered a full-throated defense of the killing of Michael Reinoehl, the Portland man suspected of killing a member of a right-wing group last month, claiming that Reinoehl’s shooting by law enforcement officials was the inevitable price to be paid for his alleged crimes. “This guy was a violent...

Attorneys dispute allegations, and contrast the charge with policy that dropped charges against racial justice protesters. Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson and affiliate Russell Schultz are accusing Multnomah County’s district attorney of “selectively” prosecuting them for riot, stemming from a May 2019 brawl in Portland. A 28-page complaint filed Friday...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Monday afternoon in a small town south of Portland for a pro-President Donald Trump vehicle rally — just over a week after member of a far-right group was fatally shot after a Trump caravan went through Oregon's largest city. Later, pro-Trump supporters...

SALEM, OR (KPTV) - Donald Trump supporters and counter-protesters clashed during a volatile afternoon Monday in Salem. Hundreds of Trump supporters spent their Labor Day in multiple rallies, one at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City and another at the capitol building in Salem. The day started with a pro-Trump...