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5 days ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
CORNELIUS Ore. (KPTV) -Centro Cultural of Washington County celebrated the official grand opening of a new food pantry on Friday. Located at 1216 Southeast Baseline Street, Centro Mercado is designed to look like a grocery store, but shoppers get to take what they need for free. “As someone who grew up in Cornelius, I’m feeling so much pride and so much joy,” said Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Chief Strategy Officer for Centro Cultural.
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6 days ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Thursday was a momentous day for Catholics all over the world, including here in Portland. Cardinal Robert Prevost was named the new pope; The first American in history to hold the position. “A real stunner to have the first pope from the United States elected,” said Archbishop Alexander Sample, of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Archbishop Sample said he was surprised to hear Prevost’s name announced at the Vatican Thursday morning, but pleasantly so.
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1 week ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Car theft in Portland has gone down dramatically in recent years, according to the Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) stolen vehicle dashboard. During a press conference on Tuesday, Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez credited the decrease to the Auto Theft Taskforce. According to the stolen vehicle dashboard, Portland saw its highest number of stolen cars in 2020, with a record of 10,900.
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1 week ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
OREGON CITY Ore. (KPTV) - For the first time in nearly 100 years, Clackamas County has a brand-new courthouse. State and county leaders gathered outside the new building, located at 1000 Courthouse Road, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. The old courthouse, located along the Willamette River in downtown Oregon City, was built in 1936 and was designed to serve a community of 50,000 people.
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1 week ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
BANKS Ore. (KPTV) - On Thursday, the Banks Fire Department hosted multiple agencies to train loggers to call for a helicopter in an emergency. “Always important to be prepared if anything were to go wrong out in the woods,” said Jonathan Metz, a forester with Weyerhaeuser. More than 200 people gathered at the fire station along Highway 26 on Thursday.
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2 weeks ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - Above & Beyond Limited, a Portland area nonprofit, partnered with Goodwill to help high school boys find an outfit for their next big event. “I am feeling very excited to look snazzy in front of all my friends,” said Stephen Lin, a Senior at SHS, who was shopping at Goodwill on Wednesday for a suit to wear to prom. For many high school boys, finding the money for a new suit for prom, graduation, or a job interview can be difficult.
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2 weeks ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a nonprofit that provides free beds, mattresses, and bedding to kids in need around the country. On Friday, the Portland Chapter hosted a group of volunteers to help build the beds and make a delivery to a family in need. “In a build like today, we work for four hours and we probably build 20 beds, said Gregg Miller, founder of Portland Shed. Miller also helps lead the Portland Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
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2 weeks ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) -As the city of Portland prepares to make nearly $93 million in budget cuts, multiple environmental education programs for kids and teens are at risk of being eliminated. Nature Day Camp, Teen Nature Team, and Youth Conservation Camp (YCC) are all listed in a draft of the city’s proposed budget cuts. Not only do these programs provide youth with educational and job opportunities, but they also help maintain Portland’s parks, trails, and nature areas.
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3 weeks ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday, Portland’s city and business leaders announced a lineup of summer events, hoping to increase tourism and foot traffic downtown. “We stumbled and I recognize that,” said Mayor Keith Wilson. “But, we are level-setting, we’re making the changes and moving forward every day.”It’s no secret that downtown Portland businesses have struggled in recent years. But according to the Portland Metro Chamber, 2025 is already off to a good start.
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3 weeks ago | 
kptv.com | Makenna Marks
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Thousands of people gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square Saturday afternoon, as part of 50501′s Day of Action. The crowd showed up in numbers to peacefully protest the Trump administration. According to its website, 50501 is an organization dedicated to inclusivity, non-violence and conflict resolution. To ensure the protest ran according to plan, the Portland Police Bureau had officers scattered throughout the area.
