3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (447+ words) Portland To Return Lincoln Statue 1190kex.iheart.com Today, the Office of Mayor Keith Wilson announced next steps for the Abraham Lincoln sculpture that was toppled on October 11, 2020. This statue is one of six monuments being restored as a part of…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (92+ words) The student at Portland's Benson High School who was hospitalized in critical condition following a hazardous materials incident is expected to survive. Portland Police say the 15-year-old boy didn't drink the chemicals but mixed them and then inhaled the gases....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (238+ words) As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) welcomes the public to view the September 11 Memorial at the Oregon Public Safety Academy on Friday, Sept. 11. Visitors are invited to reflect on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (330+ words) A Beaverton Police Department investigation that began with the arrest of a wanted man led officers to recover hundreds of pieces of suspected stolen mail and identity-theft evidence, stolen financial documents, credit cards, passports, counterfeit postal keys, drugs, and other…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) United States Attorney Scott E. Bradford announced in a press conference today that, over the past three years, federal charges have been brought against more than 100 defendants for trafficking fentanyl in downtown Portland. Those arrests included seizures of more than 40 guns....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (917+ words) The Oregon average is at its second-highest price ever for this time of year. On this date in 2022 (August 25), Oregon drivers were paying an average price of $4.80, compared to $4.77 today. So far, the monthly average for August is $4.70, compared to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (92+ words) A man who was set on fire in Northwest Portland on August 18th died of his injuries in a hospital on Saturday. Police responded to Northwest Naito Parkway and Davis Street where they found 54-year-old Anthony "Tony" Knights with severe burns…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (186+ words) News Radio 1190 KEX Leisure and hospitality employed 203,800 in July, which was 3,500 jobs below its average of 207,300 from 2023 through 2025. It cut 3,800 jobs since January, following a very flat trend during the prior three years. Despite recent weakness, its component industry arts,…...