Don’t expect the Portland Trail Blazers to make impact moves this offseason to accelerate the rebuilding process following a 21-61 season. Blazers general manager Joe Cronin said Monday that the franchise’s plan is to build primarily around young talent rather than seek aggressive moves for high-priced veterans that could cost major resources to acquire.

Wednesday, April 17, is Malbec World Day and Oregon’s malbec producers will celebrate the grape in style this weekend at the second annual Malbec in the City event. This is a party you do not want to miss. If you are like me, the first thing you think of...

April has brought some major upheaval to Portland’s food cart universe, with some of the city’s best-known carts moving, closing, opening full restaurants or, in one case, reopening after a sojourn to the American Southwest. Here we’ve rounded up a pod’s worth of recent news about one of Portland’s best barbecue spots, a magnificent Mexican mole truck, Norwegian lefse and Korean bibimbap, Chinese dumplings and New York pizza and more.

Hazard tree removal work along U.S. 26 between Rhododendron and Camp Creek will delay travelers Tuesday and Wednesday. Oregon Department of Transportation flaggers will hold traffic by up to 15 minutes at a time from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16-17 along U.S. 26 west of Mount Hood while ODOT and U.S. Forest Service crews remove trees, according to a recent release.

The 2024 NBA draft, widely regarded as one of the weakest in recent memory, could present an “intriguing opportunity” for the Trail Blazers, according to general manager Joe Cronin. While the 2023 draft had a clear pecking order at the top, the 2024 draft lacks much consensus, which...

EUGENE — Multiple injured players were absent as Oregon opened its fourth week of spring practice. Linebacker Jestin Jacobs, outside linebacker Jaxson Jones, defensive back Daylen Austin and offensive lineman Dave Iuli were not on the field at the Hatfield-Dowlin Complex Tuesday morning. If you purchase a product or...

Oregon State has added to its roster of future football games, announcing Tuesday that it has agreed to home-and-home games against Houston and Kansas State. The Beavers play Houston in Reser Stadium on Sept. 27, 2025, followed by a road game in Houston on Sept. 5, 2026. The dates with...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a case in which the U.S Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals – which has jurisdiction over Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas – ruled that protest organizers can be held liable for the criminal actions of other demonstrators. Analysts said the lower...

EUGENE — Oregon held steady in both college softball polls after dropping a highly competitive series at Arizona. The Ducks (24-15, 10-7 Pac-12) are tied at No. 20 with 103 points in the USA Softball poll and No. 22 with 117 points in the NFCA poll after beating Grand Canyon and dropping two of three to the then-No. 25 Wildcats.

Former Beaverton Mayor Dennis “Denny” Doyle, who was sentenced last year to six months in prison for downloading hundreds of images of child pornography, was arrested Monday and placed on a federal hold. Doyle, now 75, was arrested at the federal probation office Monday afternoon for an alleged...

A house in Portland that sold for $515,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in outer SE Portland in the past week. In total, 14 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $370,477. The average price per square foot ended up at $306.

A house in Portland that sold for $3.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in SW Portland in the past week. In total, 18 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $828,538, $369 per square foot.

The biggest stars in the NBA are among the players listed on the Team USA roster that will compete 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant and Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid are among the 11 players expected to travel to Paris, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Fifteen minutes wasn’t enough time for OB-GYN Dr. Heather Irobunda to provide her patients with the information they need. Her work, which includes prenatal care, family planning, and other aspects of reproductive health, often necessitates detailed conversations about anatomy and bodily functions. Dr. Kerry-Anne Perkins, an OB-GYN based in...

A condo in Portland that sold for $1.1 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in NW Portland in the past week. In total, eight residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $751,000. The average price per square foot was $468.

A newly hired Multnomah County deputy was working in the downtown Portland jail by herself for the first time when an inmate she had failed to check on fell unconscious, later dying with severe internal bleeding and with fentanyl in his blood, records show. The deputy falsely marked in the jail logbook that she had checked the cell, but detectives concluded her “conduct did not rise to the level of a crime.”

Steph Curry, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors face the Sacramento Kings led by De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis with both teams hoping to keep their postseason dreams alive in the NBA play-in tournament. Tipoff takes place at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET (9 p.m. CT) on Tuesday, April 16 with a live broadcast on TNT, or streaming on demand.

Three political newcomers are vying to represent Portland’s west side in the Oregon House, a seat currently held by Rep. Maxine Dexter, who is running for Congress. Doctor Bryan Duty, environmental lawyer Peter Grabiel and health care clinic CEO Shannon Isadore will face off in the May 21 Democratic primary for House District 33, which includes downtown and much of Northwest Portland. Whoever wins the primary is expected to coast to victory in November, as registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans more than seven-to-one in the district.