Portland, OR

Oregon State

Gresham, OR

The Oregonian

Oregon regulators have denied Legacy Health’s request to close its birthing center at Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, finding that the closure could endanger pregnant patients and their babies. The decision escalates a high-stakes standoff, since Legacy went ahead with the shutdown two weeks ago even without approval...

Oregon says Legacy Health can’t close the Gresham birth center it already closed

Sarah Truax had never been to Montavilla Park, so when she pulled into the parking lot just after 4 p.m. on March 15 with her 6-year-old and 3-year-old sons, she made sure to survey the area. Everything appeared safe as another family enjoyed the early spring weather. As Truax and...

Should you intervene? Recent Portland attacks reflect need for bystander training

O’Bryant Square reopens this fall for the first time in five years, and when it does visitors will stroll right into the middle of the extremes roiling downtown Portland. The half-acre brick plaza closed in 2018 because of structural problems with the underground parking garage that was a condition of the donor who gave the land to the city decades earlier. Named for Portland’s first mayor, Hugh O’Bryant, it’s been fenced off since 2018 as the city put together plans to carefully fill the garage, work finally due to begin as soon as next month.

Fences come down at Portland’s troubled O’Bryant Square this fall. What comes next?

Arizona State

Hillsboro, OR

Intel has stopped flying its employee air shuttle, which operated frequent flights between the chipmaker’s sites in Hillsboro, Silicon Valley and Arizona. “We temporarily paused our shuttle service as we reduce employee travel as part of our ongoing cost-cutting efforts and are asking employees to use commercial flights for approved travel during this time,” spokesperson Eleonora Akopyan confirmed in an email to The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Intel grounds employee air shuttle to save costs

An explosion at a house in the Northwest Portland hills caused a fire Thursday morning that spread to a neighboring home, Portland fire officials said. Firefighters arrived about 10 a.m. in the 10400 block of Northwest Burkhardt Court to find one house engulfed in flames and the fire moving to a nearby home, according to a statement from Portland Fire & Rescue.

Explosion, fire gut Northwest Portland home, flames spread to second home

It’s always ice cream weather in Portland, but there’s nothing like a little sunshine to make ice cream taste extra sweet. Luckily for us, Portland’s ice creameries are gearing up for spring. There’s a new location of a favorite from last summer, several new and returning flavors you will want to try and finally, a loyalty club for the ice cream diehards.

Portland ice cream news: A new location, new and favorite flavors, and a loyalty program just in time for spring

Portland’s behavioral health hospital knew a patient had repeatedly vocalized violent fantasies about smashing in a woman’s head but discharged him anyway onto the street outside — where the man immediately did just that, a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges. Sonya Gonzales was waiting for her son to...

Portland hospital wrongfully released violent patient accused of attack moments later, $4M suit says

Washington, DC

A 31-year-old Portland man is accused of making at least 50 different violent threats online to kill President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other public officials in Washington, D.C., and to carry out mass shootings and bombings of schools and businesses in Portland. Jesse David Bennett used other names...

Portland man accused of threatening to kill President Biden, bomb local schools and businesses

As if Oregon’s summer music options weren’t already off the charts, Modest Mouse and the Pixies announced a co-headlining tour with Cat Power that will play two nights at McMenamins Edgefield in September. The shows will be a local stop for Modest Mouse. Frontman Isaac Brock is one...

Modest Mouse, Pixies and Cat Power coming to the Portland area this summer

Police arrested a 61-year-old Portland man in the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old Portland man found dead in Gresham on Friday. Police say they found Michael Lashone Hatcher of Portland on a sidewalk in the 500 block of Southeast 197th Avenue around 7:20 a.m. Court records show 61-year-old Ervin Standifer...

Police arrest 61-year-old Portland man in Gresham homicide

Two of the three victims in Saturday’s deadly daylight shooting were high school students, according to statements from Portland Public Schools. They were identified as Eskender Tamra, 17, a junior at Franklin High School, and Isaac Daudi, 19, a senior at Roosevelt High School. In emails to school families,...

2 Portland high school students among victims in weekend triple homicide

Intel plans to build a new, modestly sized manufacturing support building on its main Oregon manufacturing campus. The chipmaker says will enable new production technologies and future growth at its Hillsboro research factory, called D1X. “This planned building will support the existing D1X operations and ensures we are ready for...

Planned Intel building could point to future Oregon factory expansion

Marion County, OR

Saint Paul, OR

The 88-year-old St. Paul Rodeo will be inducted into the ProRodeo Cowboys Association Hall of Fame this summer. Since 1935, the tiny Oregon town in Marion County has hosted tens of thousands of rodeo fans over the Independence Day holiday. The first rodeo was held at the city baseball field,...

Oregon now has two rodeos in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame

Much of Portland may wake to fairly dry weather early Friday, or some scattered showers that are expected ahead of a wet, blustery cold front moving into the region by the afternoon. Heavier rainfall and strong winds are expected to move in by later in the day Friday. Winds may...

Portland’s rainy, windy Friday leads into colder weekend. Snow by Sunday?

(0:00 – 33:49) - Thorns dominate the Pride. (33:49 - full time) - Can the Timbers turn it around?. Subscribe to Soccer Made in Portland anywhere you get your podcasts. -- Ryan Clarke, rclarke@oregonian.com, Twitter: @RyanTClarke.

Soccer Made in Portland podcast: The ever-growing chasm between the Thorns and Timbers

Eugene, OR

Oregon City, OR

The spring is just getting underway and it’s time to look at Oregon’s Class 6A softball teams. The Three Rivers League was dominant last season, with Tigard and Oregon City playing for the state championship in Eugene. The Tigers would end up lifting the trophy in an extra-inning classic.

Oregon Class 6A softball 2023 season preview: Oregon City poised to lead the Three Rivers League

Alaska State

Thursday continues the fleeting hit of dry weather Portland has seen over the last two days. But don’t get used to it. Friday will be wet. Heavy cloud cover is keeping fog at bay Thursday morning, but skies will remain cloudy and could produce some rain later in the afternoon. Portland’s high will be about 52 degrees.

Portland gets mostly dry, cloudy day Thursday, slight chance of afternoon showers; high 52

Texas State

Three players from the Portland Thorns will spend just over a week with the U.S. women’s national team in early April. Crystal Dunn, Becky Sauerbrunn and Sophia Smith were all called up to USWNT for two friendly matches against Ireland on April 8 and 11. They will be with the U.S. squad from April 3-11 and will not miss any Thorns matches.

Trio of Portland Thorns players called up to USWNT for April FIFA window

A 62-year-old man who was attacked at a convenience store in Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood two weeks ago has died, and police have arrested a suspect, authorities said Thursday. Medical examiners ruled Curtis E. Davies’ death a homicide by blunt force trauma.

62-year-old man killed in Portland assault; suspect arrested, police say

A judge this week handed down almost the maximum sentence available to a rookie driver who was speeding away from a minor crash when he struck and killed a Portland motorcyclist nearly three years ago. The punishment — two years and 10 months in state prison — came Tuesday after...

Driver who killed Portland motorcyclist while fleeing fender bender sent to prison

Utah State

Portland Trail Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe’s name now sits on a list beside the names of three NBA legends. Sharpe, 19, who has become the focal point of the team since it gave up on the season, has been impressive offensively, setting or matching career highs in scoring in four of his last five starts.

Trail Blazers rookie Shaedon Sharpe joins rare company

Sunday was a big moment for the D’Aquila family. Not only did they get to enjoy some of Portland’s world-class pizza scene at The Star, but they also witnessed Izzy D’Aquila’s professional soccer debut with the Portland Thorns. D’Aquila’s parents, sisters and nephew were in the...

Izzy D’Aquila off to a running start in rookie year with Portland Thorns

Minnesota State

The Portland Trail Blazers had little to no chance of defeating the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at the Moda Center but at least they put forth a much better effort than they did during Monday night’s lopsided loss to New Orleans. Well, they did for nearly three quarters.

Sacramento Kings race past Trail Blazers in 2nd half, win 120-80: At the buzzer

Portland was the only place Christine Sinclair ever wanted to play. When the National Women’s Soccer League launched in 2013, it was natural that Sinclair would gravitate to the Portland Thorns; she won a pair of NCAA titles at the University of Portland and she had a home in the Rose City.

The Originals: These 5 NWSL players have been with the same team all 11 seasons

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Portland leaders jumpstart new homelessness plan with $27M cash infusion

Portland leaders signed off on a $27 million cash infusion Wednesday aimed at jumpstarting an...

Portland leaders jumpstart new homelessness plan with $27M cash infusion

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