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Portland WinCo customers have July deadline to claim $200 payment in class action settlement
Thousands of Portland WinCo Foods shoppers may be in line for $200 apiece as part of a class-action settlement over allegations that the grocer improperly passed the city’s clean energy tax on to customers. The deadline to file a claim is July 9 but the wait for payment may...
Motorcyclist dies after crash on Highway 213
CLACKAMAS COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - An Oregon City man died Saturday afternoon after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 213, according to the Oregon State Police. 38-year-old Steven Andrew Boyles lost control of the bike near milepost 13 and went off the road off the northbound shoulder, according to police. He...
Portland gang leader sentenced to prison after 104 pounds of meth found in car
The leader of Portland’s 18th Street Gang was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, meth, and cocaine into the Portland area, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced.
Rockwood Village had 100-plus emergency calls since Jan. 2023
The largest affordable housing hub in East Multnomah County has colloquially been called a drain on local law enforcement resources. And now the numbers back it up. According to records from the Gresham Police Department, from January 2023 through April 2024, there were more than 100 emergency calls made by the residents of Rockwood Village, 783 S.E. 185th Ave. That does not include 911 hang ups. ...
Families of slain Portland women fight for justice
(NewsNation) — After more than a year, authorities may be closing in on a person of interest in the slayings of four Portland women, killings that terrorized the Oregon city. Five women, all under age 35, were found dead over three months in 2023. After initially saying the murders...
Fire at Clackamas apartment building ‘extinguished,’ officials say
According to a Clackamas County Fire Department spokesperson, crews were dispatched at around 8:26 p.m. following reports of the three-story building on fire at 9956 Southeast Talbert Street in Clackamas.
McMenamins Edgefield summer concerts full list
McMenamins has released the names of bands that will play at its Edgefield property this summer. Why it matters: The Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn are some of the best nights of music you can have in the Pacific Northwest. What to expect: The venue at 2126 SW Halsey St.,...
Woman displaced by fire in Portland asks for community’s help
PORTLAND, Ore (KPTV) - A woman is turning to the community for help after a fire forced her out of her home last Friday. McKenzie Wilkerson said she and her cat inhaled large amounts of smoke during a fire, and now she’s hoping to see a doctor and a veterinarian.
Next round of heat builds Tuesday around Portland area
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Another round of warmer than average temperatures is expected to build around the Portland area Tuesday afternoon. Not quite summer-like temperatures will push Portland’s afternoon highs back into the mid- to upper-70s Tuesday. Another round of 80-degree heat is expected as early as Wednesday. This warmer weather trend comes as skies remain dry and sunshine remains in abundance.
Fentanyl overdose death report finds risk for Hispanic residents is growing
Six years ago, fentanyl overdoses caused fewer than three deaths each month in Multnomah County. By 2022, more than 22 people died from fentanyl overdoses each month. Preliminary data for 2023 shows that on average, at least one Multnomah County resident died of a fentanyl overdose each day. A new report from the Multnomah County Health Department’s Community Epidemiology Services Team shows that fentanyl is disproportionately killing men, people in their late 30s and early 40s, Black and African-American people and Indigenous Oregonians. ...
Search warrant served at home of Portland graffiti vandal
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A search warrant was served at the home of a prolific local graffiti vandal on Tuesday morning, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Officers from the Neighborhood Response Team served the warrant at the home of Gabriel Rodriguez-Lee in the Sabin neighborhood of NE Portland, near NE 11th Avenue and NE Skidmore Street.
How to access and use the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan
Oregon pharmacists regularly prescribe and dispense naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication that saves lives and can be obtained by anyone. With opioid and fentanyl overdose deaths skyrocketing, officials recommend people who use substances or who work in communities with people who do carry naloxone, sold over the counter as Narcan. Businesses, neighbors and other Good Samaritans are encouraged to stock up as well.
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