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This video will make you want a giant pumpkin river race in Tri-Cities
Autumn is my favorite season. Honestly I love fall anywhere, but I've found it's a real joy here in Tri-Cities because of how closely we're connected to our agriculture. Every year I go to the Corn Maze at Middleton Farms, a little tradition that I always look forward to. But...
Groover's hot bat is not enough as Hops fall to Canadians 10-5
Gino Groover hit his third homer in his last two games, but it wasn’t enough as the Hops fell to the visiting Canadians 10-5 on Wednesday night, Aug. 28, at Hillsboro Ballpark. Vancouver scored four runs in the game’s first inning, three more over the next five, then capped its scoring with three final runs in the ninth on its way to evening the six-game series at one. Hillsboro started...
Kroger executives grilled for price hikes in federal court as Fred Meyer strike continues
As Kroger continues to defend a national merger with its leading supermarket competitor, Albertsons, at a federal court in downtown Portland, company executives are beginning to face additional scrutiny for price gouging certain items for several years. Meanwhile, Kroger-owned Fred Meyer workers across the Portland region are on strike against what they allege to be unfair labor practices. “In a surprise to literally no one, Kroger now admits to their...
High school football: Preview, predictions for week 0 in Special District 3
The high school football season isn’t fully back, but we get a little appetizer this Friday. While some teams take part in scrimmages or jamborees, West Albany and Crescent Valley get started with some non-league action in Week 0. The Bulldogs hope to start the journey back to the...
East County Food Pantry hosts fundraiser in Fairview
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - As part of Fox 12′s Hunger Free Project in collaboration with Fred Meyer to help feed families in the community, the East County Food Pantry in Fairview, provides food every Saturday at the Smith Memorial Presbyterian Church. But this year, it will look a little...
Peanut Butter Pickle Bacon burger coming to the South Sound
It’s been voted the best burger in Portland for the last five years. Killer Burger, probably best known for its Peanut Butter Pickle Bacon burger, is set to expand into the South Puget Sound area. It is the company’s first venture into the greater Seattle region. Over the next...
Woodburn approves new parking enforcement protocols
New parking rules, coming to a street near you. More than two decades ago, the Woodburn City Council adopted a code overseeing the use of vehicles, bikes and pedestrian walkways within city limits. But in the prevailing years, the city has approved a variety of adjacent regulations, making it difficult for local authorities to enforce the rules. That’s where a new ordinance, unanimously passed Aug. 12, comes in. The council...
Warmer, sunnier pattern takes shape Wednesday in the PNW
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Sunny skies and warmer temperatures return to the Portland area Wednesday as summer heat begins to build. The summer season isn’t done just yet, near record-breaking heat will continue to build this week. Wednesday’s day one of Oregon and Washington’s latest warming trend. Sunshine will help temperatures warm into the upper 70s and low 80s for the Willamette Valley on Wednesday. The cool-to-warm start felt from sunrise to sunset will have kids heading back to school dressed in layers.
Damascus man allegedly defrauded victims of $18 million in real estate scheme
A 55-year-old Damascus man, who owned a real estate investment company with his partner from Sherwood, is facing charges after allegedly defrauding investors and commercial lenders to the tune of more than $18 million. Anthony M. Matic, of Damascus, and Robert D. Christensen, 54, of Sherwood, are facing a 21-count indictment related to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. They first appeared in federal court Tuesday morning, Aug. 27. They were arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and were released on conditions pending...
Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by car in Aloha
A woman was sent to the hospital with critical injuries after a car hit her in Aloha early this week. The Washington County Sheriff's office received a call around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, reporting that a pedestrian was struck while attempting to cross Southwest 185th Avenue at Southwest Blanton Street. According to authorities, a 68-year-old woman was either in the area of an unmarked crosswalk or just outside of...
‘I’m glad we’re getting our asses kicked’ - O’Ward
The Grand Prix of Portland was yet another head-scratching event for one of the NTT IndyCar Series four biggest teams, as Arrow McLaren was absent when it mattered while setting the grid on Saturday and missing again in the final results for Sunday’s 110-lap race. Alexander Rossi qualified 17th and finished 12th. Pato O’Ward qualified 22nd and finished 15th. Nolan Siegel started 23rd and placed 21st.
Portland Architecture: Southeast Portland’s courtyard-centered Brookland Apartments set an example
Southeast Portland’s Brooklyn neighborhood is one of the city’s most centrally located and historic, but it has long retained a low profile. If the large Brookland Apartments project is any indication, that may be changing. And given how Portland-area apartment construction has slowed, we need this project, and more like it.
Cars spray bullets at Clark County shopping center
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an exchange of gunfire between two cars Sunday in the parking lot of the Hazel Dell Crossing shopping center. In a Tuesday morning update, the sheriff’s office said deputies had located one of the cars involved in the shooting and had made an arrest.
How to Be a Better Neighbor
Placing a working refrigerator in your front yard, stocked with vegetables, fruits and other perishables for the hungry, sounds like the work of an angel. Yet at last count, 23 such angels walk among us, their driveways humming with the sound of compressors. They are participants in Free Fridge PDX,...
Union president says fight against grocery merger is about livability in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — On Wednesday, Dan Clay, the president of a labor union, UFCW555, spoke out against the proposed largest grocery merger in U.S. history: Kroger and Albertsons. In a news conference Clay held after testifying in federal court, he alleged that Kroger isn’t paying its employees their...
A Yaqui woman’s disappearance in Portland exposed policing flaws
This story contains graphic details about violence and death, as well as information about suicide and missing and murdered Indigenous people. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide or need mental health help right now, call or text 988 or chat at www.988lifeline.org or contact Strong Hearts Native Helpline. Last fall, things were going great for Wilma […]
Parkrose football aiming to be dangerous in 2024
When Stephen Nesmith took over the Parkrose High School football program, he was met with question marks when asking about the youth football program. Three years later, Nesmith’s high school-aged Broncos practice right next to the nearly full squads of players that are in grades 3-8. Creating that foundation is starting to show at the high school level as well after Parkrose picked up two wins in 2023. Now in...
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