Oregon State

Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dozens of trailers, vehicles and broken-down RVs line both sides of Northeast 33rd Drive. It’s an area just off Marine Drive, west of the Portland International Airport, and over the years it has turned into a makeshift homeless village. The seemingly never-ending line of camps...

'It's a bunch of crap': Portland plans to remove camps along sections of Northeast 33rd Drive

The road west of the PDX airport is lined with RVs, trailers and vehicles. Portland officials say they plan to clear it again soon.

After being cleared in the fall, homeless campers have returned to NE 33rd Drive

PORTLAND, Ore. — The frontage roads along Southeast Powell Boulevard are often filled with tents, vehicles and RVs. On Tuesday morning there was a different structure: barriers blocking traffic along three of the inlets. It’s the City of Portland's latest attempt to deter traffic and homeless camping along high-crash...

'More needs to be done': City puts up barriers along sections of SE Powell to deter homeless camps, traffic

PORTLAND, Ore. — The streets outside Portland's Lloyd Center became host to an alarming sight Saturday night: streets blocked with cars doing donuts, burnouts and other stunts, all while hundreds of people stood around and watched. Some spectators were dangerously close to the action, taunting the drivers on. Videos...

Portland police explain why they couldn't respond to Lloyd Center street takeover Saturday night

Along Southeast Powell, the new additions are meant to block camping in areas like frontage roads. But are they actually working?

Portland puts up barriers and signs meant to block homeless camps

PORTLAND, Ore. — The owner of a vintage sportswear boutique store in Old Town said he decided to relocate to Northeast Alberta after four years due to the spike in crime in the area. Chris Yen owns the store "Laundry," located on Northwest 4th Avenue, since 2019. Yen said...

Crime in Old Town forces Portland store owner to move shop to east side

PORTLAND, Oregon — The city of Portland is removing hundreds of light poles from Portland parks as part of its Light Pole Safety Project. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) said the city recently inspected 1,000 light poles, some of them more than a 100-years-old, and found that 243 of them across 12 parks were structurally unsound and needed to be removed.

City of Portland to remove hundreds of lampposts from parks due to safety issues

California State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Residents of northeast Portland's Montavilla neighborhood gathered Saturday afternoon at the Eastside Church of Christ for a town hall meeting about the proposed sanctioned camping sites. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler was invited to answer questions from the audience and listen to their concerns. "What's happening in...

Mayor Wheeler attends town hall meeting in NE Portland, answers questions about city's homeless crisis

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is investigating multiple overnight shootings in downtown Portland that left one person hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. At around 2 a.m. officers patrolling the downtown area heard shots fired on the south side of West Burnside Street between Southwest 3rd and 4th...

1 person shot in downtown Portland after multiple shootings, police say

Washington State

Beaverton, OR

ALOHA, Ore. — Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway is closed in both directions in Aloha, about three miles west of Beaverton, after a fatal crash Friday morning. The closure stretches from Southwest 174th Avenue to Southwest 182nd Avenue and will remain in place until deputies have finished their investigation at the scene of the crash. At around 4:30 a.m., the Washington County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) tweeted that the closure would last several hours.

Fatal crash closes stretch of Tualatin Valley Highway about 3 miles west of Beaverton

Arizona State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Firefighters rescued a 14-year-old dog that fell down a manhole in Southeast Portland's Sellwood neighborhood Friday morning. Portland Fire & Rescue said the Labrador retriever, named Tess, fell about 23 feet down the hole near the intersection of Southeast 9th Avenue and Lambert Street, just afer 10 a.m. The manhole cover was off because city workers were inspecting it, according to Linda and Larry Beutler, Tess' owners.

Dog rescued after falling nearly 25 feet down manhole in Southeast Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multiple residents of Southeast Portland's Laurelhurst neighborhood woke up to smashed windows on their cars Sunday morning. Portland police said the smash and grabs happened between Saturday evening and Sunday morning along Southeast 32nd Avenue between Ankeny and Pine streets. Police said it appears the break-ins...

Car windows shattered in SE Portland amid rash of ‘smash and grab’ burglaries

PORTLAND, Ore. — One person died at the Hollywood East Apartments late Thursday night in what police are calling a suspected overdose. Portland Fire & Rescue says their crews were called to what appears to be three medical incidents at the building on Northeast Broadway near 44th Avenue about an hour apart.

Suspected overdose death at Northeast Portland apartment building

PORTLAND, Ore. — For the first time in the United States, Oregon students will graduate this month from a program that will eventually allow them to legally dole out doses of "magic mushrooms." The graduates explained their hope is to guide clients on journeys toward healing by the end...

Psilocybin facilitator program graduates to become first licensed in Oregon, US

PORTLAND, Ore. — People write books about all sorts of things. In the Portland metro area, one topic seems to be very appealing among children's authors: bananas. Three local authors, recently and randomly, drew inspiration from bananas, each writing or illustrating a book featuring the yellow fruit. The women behind these books have also formed a special bond.

Portland children's authors form quite a bunch with banana books: 'What are the odds?'

Illinois State

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Rose Festival has been a long standing Portland tradition stemming since 1907 with multiple festivities. This year the festivities commence from Friday, May 26 through Sunday, June 11.The massive festival is put on by the nonprofit Portland Rose Festival Association, and includes three separate parades along with other festivities promoting the community within the Rose City.

Meet the 2023 Rose Festival court princesses

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tents lining the sidewalks alongside empty office space is now an all-too-common sight in downtown Portland. Samantha, who sleeps on the corner of Southwest Alder and 4th, describes it as being akin to torture. “It makes me angry that they’re just sitting there vacant,” she said....

Portland changes policies to facilitate turning empty office space into housing

PORTLAND, Ore. — Time magazine is highlighting something many Oregonians already know to be true: The Willamette Valley is a top destination for wine. Oregon's popular winemaking region — which Time has dubbed "the next Napa" — earned a spot on the magazine's 5th annual list of the 'World's Greatest Places.'

'The next Napa': Willamette Valley makes Time's list of 'World's Greatest Places'

Gresham, OR

GRESHAM, Ore. — Legacy Health said Wednesday that it will follow through with a previously announced plan to close the Family Birth Center at the Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham on Friday, but the news drew a swift rebuke from Oregon health officials who said the provider has not received state approval for the closure.

Legacy says Mount Hood Birth Center will close Friday but closure still lacks state approval

PORTLAND, Ore. — Jeremy Hanson describes his music as part blues and rock with a pop feel. He's the lead singer and co-songwriter of his band, Bent Spokes Posse, based in Portland. "Songs just started getting pumped out and two years later, we're up to like two albums worth...

Scammers target Portland band asking for money in exchange for Rolling Stone magazine article

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's been a three-year fight to keep the city of Portland from interfering with a skatepark that was hand-built by skaters in the Lents neighborhood. The Feral Cat Cove Skatepark, named after the cats that hang out in the back, was built without permission from the city or a permit.

Portland skaters start new petition to keep DIY skatepark from being torn down

Multnomah County, OR

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — In both Washington County and Multnomah County, contracted EMS crews are falling short of county standards for quick response times to emergency calls, often forcing fire crews to provide the initial medical response. Depending on where a 911 call is placed, counties have benchmarks for...

'It's unacceptable, honestly': Ambulance response times fall short of county standards

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Gay Men's Chorus presents The Body Electric on March 25 and 26 at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. The concert centers around the theme that everyone has the right to lead lives of freedom, peace and joy. The Body Electric honors the...

Portland Gay Men's Chorus presents 'The Body Electric'

Vancouver, WA

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Vancouver police have asked the public to help them find a missing mother and daughter. Meshay Melendez, 27, and her 8-year-old daughter, Layla Stewart, were last seen in the area of Northeast Vancouver Mall Drive and 77th Avenue in Vancouver in the early morning on Sunday, March 12.

Vancouver police search for missing mother, 8-year-old daughter

Texas State

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie tore a ligament in her right knee and will miss the National Women's Soccer League season and the World Cup this summer with Canada. Beckie tore her ACL in a preseason game between the Thorns and the U.S. under-23 women's national...

'Heartbroken is an understatement': Portland Thorns forward Janine Beckie out of World Cup, NWSL season with knee injury

Milwaukie, OR

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Amid cold snap, some Portland metro warming shelters stay open Monday

PORTLAND, Ore. — Several warming shelters around the Portland-Vancouver metro will remain open through Tuesday morning as a dangerous cold snap continues to hit the region....

Amid cold snap, some Portland metro warming shelters stay open Monday

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