KPAM 860

Local News

Home invasion robbery injures three people
Portland police are investigating a home invasion robbery early Friday morning in the 5700 block of Southeast 72nd Avenue. Police were called at about 4:10 a.m. to a house where they found three people inside who had been assaulted. The extent of their injuries is not known. Police have not ...
Former Clackamas County employee held on theft charges
A 40-year-old former Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office employee was arrested Thursday as part of a seven-month investigation of accounting irregularities in the county’s concealed handgun licensing unit. Annette M. Smith of Estacada surrendered at the Clackamas County Jail at about 3 ...
Looking past the coliseum
As the Portland City Council moves closer to deciding the fate of Memorial Coliseum, two larger questions are starting to loom — what to do with the rest of the Rose Quarter and how to pay for all the improvements that the city and other interests would like to see. The council had been ...
Midnight fire scorches Lake Oswego’s Zeppo restaurant
Zeppo Italian Restaurant in Lake View Village sustained extensive damage from a fire that occurred just before midnight on Wednesday night, March 10. Firefighters from the Lake Oswego Fire Department arrived at the popular eatery at 345 First St. to find it filled with smoke. Additional personnel ...
Hill’s departure whittles state treasurer’s race
Former Oregon Treasurer Jim Hill of Salem withdrew Thursday from the state treasurer's race, setting up a two-man Democratic primary between departing Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler and state Sen. Rick Metsger, D-Welches. The winner will face Republican state Sen. Chris Telfer, R-Bend on the ...
Portland spelling bee champ back to defend title
Local spelling bee champ Connor Aberle will fight to defend his title on Saturday at the eighth annual Portland Tribune/Comcast Regional Spelling Bee. After winning the regional contest last year, Connor — who represents the Village Home Education Center — advanced to the Scripps ...
Serrano sentenced to die for murders
Ricardo Serrano is headed to Oregon’s Death Row for the November 2006 murders of a Bethany mother and her two young sons. Jurors unanimously decided Thursday morning that Serrano should die for the three murders. He will be formally sentenced in Washington County Circuit Court Tuesday, March ...
Arias exits a still-crowded county commission race
Multnomah County commission candidate Enrique Arias dropped out of the race Thursday to replace Commissioner Jeff Cogen’s position. In a brief game of political musical chairs Tuesday, the filing deadline for the May 18 primary, Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler backed out of his ...
Schools give nod to Tualatin urban renewal extension
The proposal to continue Tualatin’s Central Urban Renewal District by another 25 years leapt at least one major hurdle last week: the Tigard-Tualatin School Board voted 4-1 to approve the plan last Thursday. The decision came on the heels of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s vote ...
Legacy Meridian Park hearing draws crowd
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center’s ongoing effort to secure a zoning change — and make expansion easier in the future — hit a wave of neighborhood resentment this week. Dozens of residents stormed the council meeting to protest the idea of building a large office complex on ...
Cheers from the ‘Heart of Tualatin’
Give me a T, give me a U, give me an H, give me an S. What’s that spell? The heart of Tualatin. The Tualatin High School cheerleaders have long been an important part of the school’s success, qualifying for OSAA state competition every year under the guidance of Head Coach Tracy ...
Inflatable Super Colon comes to town
Have you ever wanted to know what the inside of a colon looks like? No? Good thinking. It’s not exactly pretty. But last Thursday, visitors in the main lobby of Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center got that view up close and personal, when the giant, inflatable Super Colon came to town as ...