PORTLAND, Ore. — Lori Rathburn had just five minutes to describe more than a decade of disappointment — fighting a government that repeatedly told her husband his rare, incurable muscle disease had nothing to do with his military service. "Try to imagine ... See more
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Southern Oregon veteran who spent more than a decade fighting for disability benefits has been granted full service-connected compensation after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reversed its earlier decision following a KGW inves... See more
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's Arts Tax could be headed for its most significant changes since voters created it more than a decade ago. A new proposal before the city council would raise rates for most residents while shielding lower-income Portlanders from... See more
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Southern Oregon veteran who spent 21 years serving his country is now fighting a different kind of battle — one against a rare, incurable muscle disease and a Veterans Administration that has repeatedly denied his disability claims. Gre... See more
PORTLAND, Ore. — When a car crashed outside Derek Costarella's Southwest Portland home on Valentine's Day 2022, it took out the streetlight in front of his house along with it. He figured it would be a quick fix. It wasn't. Four years, four excuses and mu... See more
