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Oregon City Freezes Data Center Projects for 120 Days, Even With None on the Books

Oregon City commissioners voted on Wednesday to freeze new data center and battery energy storage system development for 120 days, even though the city had zero applications or inquiries from the industry on file when the vote happened. The moratorium blocks projects in five industrial and mixed-use zones while city staff dig through existing codes and write new rules governing how, or whether, such facilities can be built.

Oregon City, OR · 2d
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Vigor Marine Wins $18.0M Navy Contract for USNS Mercy Hospital Ship Shipyard Work

Vigor Marine, LLC, Portland, Oregon, is awarded a $18,083,104 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220527C1207) for a 59-calendar day shipyard availability for the Mid-Term Availability of Military Sealift Command’s hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19). This contract includes a base work package and three unexercised options for additional work and time which, if exercised, would increase the cumulative value of this contract to $20,945,615.72. Work will be performed in Portland, Oregon, beginning Feb. 8, 2027, and is expected to be completed by April 7, 2027. Fiscal 2027 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $18,083,104 are obligated and will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with proposals solicited via the Government wide Point of Entry website and one offer was received. Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

Portland, OR · 3d
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More Than 800 Portland City Workers Prepare to Strike Tomorrow Over Pay and Job Security

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 800 Portland city employees belonging to the City of Portland Professional Workers Union (CPPW) could be on strike on Monday, November 9, after negotiations between the city and the union stalled. State mediators are due to bring the two sides together again on Sunday,...

Portland, OR · 20h
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Portland Book Festival draws thousands to hear from ‘Wildwood’ creators, use tarot for writing

Thousands of people flocked downtown on Saturday for the busiest day of the Portland Book Festival, which started on Nov. 2 and runs through Sunday. Mayor Keith Wilson lauded the crowds in a part of the city that still hasn’t returned to its daily pre-pandemic bustle, telling an audience waiting to hear a talk about the “Wildwood” movie and book series that “you continue to show up for arts and culture in Portland.”

Portland, OR · 22h
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Oregon homeowner quoted up to $3,000 for tub repairs that other plumbers put at $850–$1,200

"That's well under a grand in work and material. He gouging you, get some other qoutes."

Portland, OR · 3d

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10 Oregon Coffee Shops Pouring Fresh Roasts And Serving Pastries In Cozy Spaces

Coffee by a real fireplace, at a table carved from an actual log? Oregon gets it. This coffee lodge roasts its own beans and bakes scones right there, so it’s basically a cabin daydream with refills. One shop took teamwork to a whole new level and knocked down the...

Oregon · 1d

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Flu cases surge early in Oregon, hitting seniors hardest

LANE COUNTY, Ore. - Flu season is picking up months ahead of schedule in Oregon, with positive test rates and hospitalizations trending up. For the week of Oct. 25 through 31, the Oregon Health Authority reports the percentage of positive tests increased to more than 10%, up from less than 8% the week before. There have also been nearly 40 hospitalizations during that period.

Oregon · 2d

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‘Heartbreaking decision’: PPS board chair reacts to public pushback over school closure plan

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Public Schools is still facing tough questions over a $65 million budget shortfall that could close up to 14 schools and cut hundreds of staff. FOX 12 was able to hear directly from the board chair after growing concerns from parents and teachers about the district’s proposed “rightsizing” plan.

Portland, OR · 3d

The Bee

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Shrubbery vanishes from heavily-used Woodstock crossing

In late September, neighbors noticed that all the shrubs on the pedestrian median island in front of Papaccino’s Coffee Shop, on Woodstock Boulevard between 44th and 45th Avenues, had been […]

Portland, OR · 2d

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Clark County Council elections appear to affirm status quo

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...

Clark County, WA · 2d

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Region between Portland and Vancouver B.C. expected to grow by 3.4 million people by 2050: WSDOT

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - The Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking public input as it examines potential improvements to Interstate 5 and studies whether high-speed rail could serve the region between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Portland, Oregon. The area, known as the Cascadia megaregion, is expected to grow by...

Portland, OR · 2d

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A labor look at the November 2026 election results

Across the United States, the results of the Nov. 3 election could have a deep impact on the fortunes of organized labor. Democrats will have at least 54 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate, and could have as many as 56 depending on still-to-be-finalized election outcomes in Alaska and Mississippi. In the U.S. House, it’s predicted Democrats will have 259 seats — an 83 seat majority.

Portland, OR · 2d

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Clackamas County is giving peak Gen Z mayor vibes

Young people in Clackamas County are entering their mayoral era. Come January, the cities of Oregon City, Milwaukie and West Linn will all be led by mayors born in the year 1999 or later. After election victories this week, Oregon City’s Adam Marl and Milwaukie’s Will Anderson will join West Linn’s Rory Bialostosky as some of the state’s youngest mayors.

Clackamas County, OR · 2d

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Oregon homeowner's outage test leaves solar panels idle in sunshine until batteries drop to 85%

"They didn't really explain if there was a glitch in the app or a problem with firmware."

Portland, OR · 2d

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Rural election in Southwest WA drives big spending

On a wet Tuesday in Clark County, a campaign flyer landed in a mailbox between a feed store receipt and a school calendar. The paper was glossy, the claims were sharp, and the return address was not local. That small scene captures why the Southwest WA legislative race has become a test of how much national money can reshape a place that still thinks of itself as close to home.

Clark County, WA · 1d

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Vigor Marine Wins $222.4M Navy Contract for USS Gridley Modernization and Repair

Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, is awarded a $222,483,603 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization and repair of USS Gridley (DDG 101) Fiscal 2027 Depot Modernization Period (DMP). The scope of this acquisition includes all labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, facilities, and quality assurance necessary to prepare for, and accomplish, the Chief of Naval Operations Availability for critical modernization, maintenance, and repair programs. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $232,543,042. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be completed by December 2028. Fiscal 2027 other procurement, (Navy) funds in the amount of $207,116,783 (93%); fiscal 2027 operations and maintenance, (Navy) funds in the amount of $13,412,467 (6%); and fiscal 2026 other procurement, (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,954,353 (<1%), of which $13,412,467 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded based on the need to maintain Navy required industrial mobilization capability, in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(3). The Program Acquisition Executive Maritime, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N0002427C4414).

Portland, OR · 2d

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Portland Book Festival brings thousands of readers to downtown Portland

Approximately 9,000 people attended the annual Portland Book Festival in downtown Portland on Saturday, featuring international authors and providing an economic boost to local businesses.

Portland, OR · 1d

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5 Best Restaurants in Hillsboro, Oregon You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them

Hillsboro, Oregon — a city where the Tualatin Valley rolls green and generous beneath a sky that always seems to be shifting, where the scent of cedar mingles with the aroma of roasting coffee, and where neighborhoods are stitched together by the laughter of children, the hum of tech workers, and the quiet pride of families who have called this place home for generations. Here, glass towers rise beside berry fields, and food trucks park in the shadow of historic storefronts, each corner humming with the stories of newcomers and old-timers alike.

Hillsboro, OR · 1d

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Multnomah County warns of seasonal toilet rats

Multnomah County, OR · 2d