Portland, OR

The Oregonian

Portland police announced Thursday they’d made an arrest in the four-alarm fire that tore through the May Apartments last week and that arson was the cause of the blaze at Southwest 14th Avenue and Taylor Street. Police arrested 30-year-old Garrett Repp on allegations of felony arson, criminal mischief and...

Police make arrest, allege arson in fire that destroyed Goose Hollow apartments

Oregon State

The two police officers were stopped at a red light in Northeast Portland last Saturday when they noticed the gray car. It had no license plate – and the Oregon DMV Trip Permit stuck to the back window didn’t look quite right. The officers ran the number of the permit, which allows for the temporary use of an unregistered vehicle, and determined it was indeed fake.

Stolen car weaves through Portland traffic at 95 miles per hour, leads officers to chop shop, police say

A distributor for a Mexico-based illegal drug-trafficking organization was sentenced Thursday in Portland to just over 11 years in prison. Rodrigo Lopez-Diaz , 53, was the target of a long-term wiretap investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He had three prior drug convictions in Oregon.

Drug trafficker in Portland gets 11 years in federal prison on fourth drug distribution conviction

Portland police identified a 22-year-old Gresham woman on Thursday as the person whose remains officers found in Southeast Portland’s Pleasant Valley neighborhood in December. Kristin Smith was reported missing on Dec. 22. Officers responded Feb. 19 to a report of human remains in a wooded area near Southeast Deardorff...

Police identify human remains found in SE Portland as Gresham woman, 22

California State

During the decade I lived in North Portland, most of my discussions about the Portland International Raceway were with neighbors frustrated about the constant noise of revving engines coming from the other side of the Columbia Slough. I also recall a dive bar or two with banners hanging out front...

10 Portland restaurants every NASCAR fan should try

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler aims to ban people from pitching tents on public land anywhere in the city during daytime hours and restrict camping around-the-clock near schools and more than a dozen other locations, he announced Thursday. Homeless individuals who violate the proposed new rules more than two times —or...

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler seeks to criminalize homeless people’s daytime camping, warming fires

A sleepy Portland City Council meeting briefly turned tempestuous this week after two city leaders fumed over a suggestion that their decision to pause or decrease a series of fee and rate increases had perpetuated “white supremacist culture.”. The dustup began when Public Utilities Commissioner Mingus Mapps invited Sarah...

Watch: Portland water rate debate stokes ‘white supremacist’ charge. Mayor Ted Wheeler, Rene Gonzalez fume

The city of Portland is seeking $400,000 from a local manufacturer, alleging the company is responsible for a 2018 derailment of the Portland Streetcar. In its lawsuit against Vigor Works, filed Monday and first reported by Willamette Week, Portland city attorneys allege that the company failed to comply with the terms of its contract and provide a streetcar with a working throttle and brakes.

Portland sues streetcar manufacturer over loose screw blamed in 2018 derailment

Letter writer Nathan Oleson and I agree on one thing: downtown is unsafe, (“Readers respond: Only safety will save downtown,” May 21). But not for the reasons he lists, most of which don’t pose actual threats to the safety of downtown visitors and workers like me. While...

Readers respond: Bad drivers make downtown unsafe

Mariachi music and groups are becoming more prevalent in Oregon, cropping up all over the state. With their joyful sound and infectious melodies, it’s not hard to imagine why. Portland State University is at the epicenter of this development, with their first mariachi group, Mariachi Rosa Real, stepping into the spotlight.

Mariachi Rosa Real is hitting high notes at Portland State; now they’re fundraising to look the part

It’s time for people living near Forest Park to take down their bird feeders, lock up their trash and secure their beehives; there’s at least one bear in town, and it’s hungry, wildlife experts said. As of Thursday, Portlanders had reported six black bear sightings within eight...

Trash-loving black bear spotted 6 times in 8 days in NW Portland, wildlife experts say

Multnomah County, OR

Multnomah County’s failure, again, to spend millions of dollars budgeted for helping homeless people get housed is a demoralizing reminder that money – even a massive amount of it – won’t magically solve our crisis. Without leadership, a sound strategy and commitment to outcomes, we will be stuck in the same housing emergency that local officials declared eight years ago.

Editorial: A clarifying moment to shift course on homelessness

Vancouver, WA

Planners for a new Interstate 5 bridge on Thursday introduced six possible designs for the proposed Columbia River span. While key details are still uncertain — including when it might be built and how the $7.5 billion construction project would be funded — the new renderings show for the first time what the bridge could look like and how it would affect the skyline of the surrounding cities.

Interstate Bridge replacement planners unveil 6 potential designs, from ‘finback’ to a familiar lift span

Lake Oswego, OR

In what has become a tradition in the Oregon high school track and field scene, Lake Oswego’s Mia Brahe-Pedersen took to the track at Hayward Field and left the crowd in awe. The junior finished the event with a new Oregon state record of 11.00 seconds. That beats her...

Lake Oswego’s Mia Brahe-Pedersen finishes the 100-meter dash with another Oregon high school record

Salem, OR

Kathryn Harrison, who ushered in tribal recognition, cultural repatriation and financial independence for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, died May 21. She was 99. Mixing humor and courage, Harrison rose to acclaim later in life after experiencing firsthand the systemic abuse of Indigenous peoples and the rich tribal connections that emerged in places white Oregonians tried to erase them, including at Chemawa Indian School in Salem.

Kathryn Harrison, influential Oregon tribal leader, dies at 99

San Diego, CA

The Portland Thorns were making crisp passes, playing on the front foot, and pressing hard. But all that technical quality could not muster a goal for nearly 90 minutes on Friday against the San Diego Wave. Then, it was rookie Reyna Reyes who broke through, scoring on a header in...

On late header by Reyna Reyes, Portland Thorns pull out 1-1 draw at San Diego Wave

Bed Bath & Beyond is liquidating all its merchandise and closing its remaining three local stores — and all of its hundreds nationwide — in the wake of the home goods retailer’s bankruptcy. The store closures in the coming weeks will leave over 150,000 square feet of...

Closing Bed Bath & Beyond stores in Portland area aren’t expected to be empty for long

Sandy, OR

With her second throw of the Class 6A girls shot put at the OSAA track and field state championships on Friday at Hayward Field, Sandy’s Sydney Brewster recorded a throw of 43 feet, 1.5 inches. The throw was good for first in the competition for the time being. In...

Tigard freshman Marissa Johnson stuns Sandy favorite Sydney Brewster in Class 6A shot put at Oregon track and field state meet

After scaling back a utility rate hike that will kick in July 1, the Portland City Council decided to bump it back up a notch, saying it wants to preserve a new program designed to assist low-income renters. Water and sewer rates will increase 5.65% under the rule adopted Wednesday,...

Portland leaders inch up water rates they just cut, citing desire to aid low-income renters

DeMari Thompson has always been a now-person. The present is where he wants to hover. It’s where he’s at his most comfortable. It’s partly why you won’t hear him talk openly about his college goals or the next personal record he’s got in his sights. He does, of course, have aspirations in both of those facets. But the North Salem junior doesn’t want to entangle himself in the pitfalls of predictions.

Balancing act: Even the state’s fastest sprinter, North Salem’s DeMari Thompson, needs to catch his breath at times

Yes, it’s possible to install a heat pump on your own to save money. You’ll probably still need some professional help – as in an electrician, not a psychiatrist to counsel you when you wonder what you were thinking in taking on the job – but it can knock thousands off your bill.

DIYers, here’s how to install your own heat pump

Heat pumps can cost well over $10,000 – or much more if electrical and insulation upgrades are involved – but there’s financial help available. Tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act kicked in earlier this year, allowing taxpayers to shave a few thousand dollars off the cost of a heat pump.

Buying a heat pump? Here’s some financial help.

West Linn, OR

In her second jump of Friday’s OSAA Class 6A triple jump finals, West Linn’s Anika Sukumar hit a mark of 40 feet, 4.25 inches. It was just the second time ever the reigning Class 6A state champion hit the 40-foot mark. McDaniel’s Maleigha Canaday-Elliott, who finished second to...

Track and field: McDaniel’s Maleigha Canaday-Elliott stuns West Linn’s Anika Sukumar in Class 6A triple jump finals

A week removed from setting the state record in the girls 4x400-meter relay race, the Lake Oswego girls were back on the track. But this time with their original lineup. At the Three Rivers League district championship meet, Laker sophomore Ana Peters subbed in for Riley Ha, who was sick. The team finished the race in three minutes, 49.83 seconds, setting a new state record that has stood since 2003.

Lake Oswego’s girls 4x400-meter relay team concludes state meet with a history-setting performance

If you’re thinking about heading to the Rose Festival’s City Fair in downtown Portland or the Holi Spring Harvest Fest at Sauvie Island, you can expect partly sunny skies and seasonal temperatures this weekend. There is a 20% chance of showers Saturday morning, but that clears up by...

Portland Memorial Day weekend weather: Mostly sunny and warm

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

A judge this week handed down almost the maximum sentence available to a rookie driver who was speeding...

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

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