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Prosper Portland has sued its own insurance carrier, alleging the company largely refused to cover costs tied to a multimillion-dollar settlement the agency reached with Black families displaced from Portland's Albina neighborhood decades ago. The agency is seeking more than $3.6 million in damages from Westchester Fire Insurance Co., an entity of Chubb Ltd. of New York, over what it says was a breach of its insurance contract.
South Metro Area Regional Transit, Wilsonville’s transit agency, received a $312,000 grant to purchase a new all-electric cutaway bus. The grant is part of Portland General Electric’s Drive Change Fund. […]
OLYMPIA — The Space Race, Star Trek and the TV cartoon, The Jetsons, stoked imaginations about the future of transportation and that imagination exists today as technological advancements from automated vehicles to fusion power tease us with generational breakthroughs for mobility. One of those enticing transportation modes is high...
Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Voters in two Clackamas County cities lowkey elected Gen Z mayors this week, giving the suburban county three mayors under the age of 30. OPB and Report for America’s Holly Bartholomew reports on...
Voters signaled a clear desire for sweeping change in many state and federal races across the country this week. But in local races for Clark County Council, in Southwest Washington, most voters seemed to want more of the same. A majority of seats on the nonpartisan, five-member council were up...
The holiday season is just around the corner, and the Clackamas County Event Center is preparing to welcome families, friends, and visitors for its annual Winter Fair & Holiday Market. […]
426 SW Harvey Milk St. — County Ambulance Plan Decision Jurisdiction. Multnomah County commissioners voted 3-2 Thursday to approve a new ambulance service plan that nearly doubles the response-time standard for life-threatening emergencies in Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village, shifting the benchmark from eight minutes to 15. The decision caps years of negotiation over how the county's ambulance contractor should be held accountable, and it immediately drew sharp criticism from East County leaders who say their communities are being left behind.
If you are a frequent traveler of North Main Street in Newberg, you may have noticed activity along a short section of the thoroughfare over the past couple of days. […]
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “He tragically died before he could really sink his teeth into national politics. Had he lived to the ripe old age of 80, we may have known him like Tom McCall and other Oregon political luminaries.” — Filmmaker Jacob Pander. Former Astorian...
The Multnomah County Ambulance Service Plan might have some people waiting longer for an ambulance when seconds could be the difference between life and death.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon City on Wednesday night became the latest community in Oregon to place a moratorium on data center and battery energy storage systems development. City commissioners passed a 120-day moratorium that will block applications in five industrial and mixed-use zones while staff audit city...
PORTLAND, Ore. — About 66% of votes counted were against Measure 26-267, a proposal to let residents decide how a portion of the city budget was spent, according to unofficial election results. The Oregon Secretary of State’s citywide tally showed 140,838 votes, or about 66%, against the measure at...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards and a candidate for county chair this year wished fellow commissioner, Shannon Singleton, success on Thursday after election results showed Singleton leading in the county chair’s race. The latest unofficial vote totals released by the county’s Elections Division on...
The Multnomah County Circuit Court is allowing the county's lawsuit against some of the largest oil companies in the world to proceed after the companies tried to dismiss the case, which seeks more than $50 billion in damages.
Portland drivers hunting for a place to plug in are getting some new options on their own blocks. Portland General Electric says it is installing electric vehicle chargers directly on utility poles in neighborhoods across the city, bringing a new charging option to the curb. The curbside chargers are part...
Based on returns from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, voters are poised to reject ballot measure 3-641. The measure which would allow the city of Wilsonville to create an […]
Voters in Southwest Washington are on their way to unseating four Republican incumbents in the state’s competitive 17th and 18th legislative districts, unofficial election results show. The two districts contain four state house seats currently held by Republicans, which Democrats targeted this year amid heavy spending by PACs aiming...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland group is finding its own way to show its appreciation for veterans. James Lewis served for 32 years in the U.S. Navy before retiring as a chief boatswain’s mate, and remembers his time well. “I just enjoyed it,” he said. “I spent most of that time in the reserves, […]
While a few Portland metro contests are still awaiting race calls, many of the state and local results from Tuesday's election matched the decisiveness of the national picture, where Democrats swept to power in both chambers of Congress. As votes continue to be counted ahead of final certification, KGW's Blair...
NEWS RELEASE: Multnomah County voter turnout surges on Election Day, casting ballots in first-ever ranked choice contests. Multnomah County voters join City of Portland voters in using ranked choice voting for candidate contests. Multnomah County, Ore. (Nov. 4, 2026) — As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, Multnomah County voter turnout...
