Explosion starts massive fire at two homes in NW Portland

The Portland Public Schools (PPS) Board of Education heard next year’s budget outlined on Wednesday night among crowds of worried staff and students.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler presented his updated public camping ordinance to city council Wednesday, which he said focuses on ensuring it will meet legal scrutiny and be enforceable.

Be Seen. Be Heard. Portland. is a new long-term initiative at Fox 12. We want to drown out the noise from national discourse and go straight to you to hear your concerns about the City we love. So, we spent several weeks this year working on a simple concept: Set up open mics at dozens of locations around the Portland Metro Area, ask simple questions, and let you sound off. We ended up with hours of interviews, many bringing up the same issues again and again. - Our goal is to bridge the gap, and to take your voices from Portland’s street corners to the corner offices of local leaders and those who can affect change. This portion of our introductory special presentation features the City of Portland’s Emergency Humanitarian Director addressing your concerns about the homeless crisis, and Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle talking about efforts to help clean up Downtown Portland.

Be Seen. Be Heard. Portland. is a new long-term initiative at Fox 12. We want to drown out the noise from national discourse and go straight to you to hear your concerns about the City we love. So, we spent several weeks this year working on a simple concept: Set up open mics at dozens of locations around the Portland Metro Area, ask simple questions, and let you sound off. We ended up with hours of interviews, many bringing up the same issues again and again. - Our goal is to bridge the gap, and to take your voices from Portland’s street corners to the corner offices of local leaders and those who can affect change. This portion of our introductory special presentation features Portland Police Chief Bob Day talking about the future of law enforcement in the City, and Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber addressing the new law she helped pass to recriminalize drug use.

FOX 12 learned a Benton County judge denied a request in protective order filed by the suspect’s ex-wife to order him to wear a GPS monitoring device.

The owner of a local dispensary, Alternative Solutions Dispensary in SE Portland is speaking out after his store was robbed while one of his employees was held at gunpoint.