Woman killed while walking on Barbur Boulevard was ‘brilliant’ PSU researcher

Iulia Hanczarek was coming into her prime as a chemist and researcher at Portland State University. She had dreams of a doctoral degree and missions to space. At just 39 years old, she had a lot of important discoveries ahead of her. Staff at the university describe her as “brilliant”. But just after midnight on … Read more


Person killed by drunk driver on SW Barbur Boulevard

Portland Police have issued a statement on a fatal collision that happened early this morning on Southwest Barbur Boulevard. According to the PPB, it happened just after midnight near the intersection of Barbur and SW Parkhill Drive. This is three miles south of Portland City Hall and just north of the Vermont viaduct. Officers responded … Read more