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$26.1 million OHSU project in Portland building permits | Nov. 9, 2026

A weekly list of the most notable commercial building and facility permits issued and received in Portland by Permitting & Development in the prior week. Address: 1435 N.E. Irving St. Applicant: Dan Williams of Faster Permits. Owner: Weston Investment Co LLC. Contractor: Fulcrum Construction NW of Atlanta. The second floor...

Portland, OR · 2d

grantspasstribune.com

Cause Unconfirmed After More Than 11,000 Portland-Area Customers Lose Power

Portland General Electric had yet to publicly identify what caused a series of outages that left more than 11,000 customers without power Saturday night across the Portland area. Most had electricity again by Sunday morning, but about 540 customers were still without service at 11 a.m., and full restoration of the original outages remained unconfirmed Sunday.

Portland, OR · 3d

KATU.com

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New BottleDrop location coming to Hillsboro

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KATU) — A new BottleDrop Redemption Center is opening in Hillsboro on Nov. 12. The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative promises new, patented technology and language accessibility for the newest full-service center on 1500 S.E. 21st Ave. The BottleDrop Center will be open daily from 8 a.m. to...

Hillsboro, OR · 1d

Hillsboro News-Times

Hillsboro eyes new aquatic center, SHARC pool expansion

Are there plans for a new swimming pool in Hillsboro? Perhaps, but improvements to the city’s existing aquatic center appear to be the priority. During a Hillsboro Parks & Recreation […]

Hillsboro, OR · 5d

hereisoregon.com

Portland Book Festival draws thousands to hear from ‘Wildwood’ creators, use tarot for writing

Thousands of people flocked downtown on Saturday for the busiest day of the Portland Book Festival, which started on Nov. 2 and runs through Sunday. Mayor Keith Wilson lauded the crowds in a part of the city that still hasn’t returned to its daily pre-pandemic bustle, telling an audience waiting to hear a talk about the “Wildwood” movie and book series that “you continue to show up for arts and culture in Portland.”

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KOIN 6 News

Portland Book Festival brings thousands of readers to downtown Portland

Approximately 9,000 people attended the annual Portland Book Festival in downtown Portland on Saturday, featuring international authors and providing an economic boost to local businesses.

kptv.com

Thousands lose power across Portland area Saturday night

More than 11,000 Portland General Electric customers lost power on Saturday night, according to the PGE outage map.

mcknightsseniorliving.com

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Resident feedback shapes RoseVilla’s new climate-resilient expansion

An Oregon continuing care retirement community is embarking on an expansion project centered on sustainable, climate-resilient senior living. RoseVilla Senior Living is embarking on an expansion project that will add two new neighborhoods — Mahonia EcoHomes and RainWood Lofts — and a facility operations center that will serve as a Resilient Operations and Sustainable Energy, or ROSE, Hub, to its 25-acre Portland campus.

Portland, OR · 2d

KOIN 6 News

Former Rajneeshpuram commune member describes experience in book

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Go inside the religious commune that took over Wasco County and dominated Oregon headlines with a brand-new book from a woman who spent ten years with Rajneeshpuram. “A Slice of Oregon” follows the experience of Nicola Ranson, a former disciple of Osho, and the conspiracy, attempted murder and manipulation she witnessed […]

Chronicle

Portland man loses half of his foot after salon pedicure, sues for $900K

A 40-year-old Portland man says he lost half of his foot after it became infected from unsterilized tools used during a pedicure he received at a local nail salon. Nathan Fields has filed a $913,000 lawsuit against Eden Salon & Spa, claiming that a nail technician “severely cut” his big toe during the March 2025 pedicure and that ultimately led to two amputations that carved away all of his toes and much of his foot.

Portland, OR · 6d

hoodline.com

Washington County Voters Cast 18,755 Write-Ins for a Ballot With No Candidates Listed

When voters in Washington County opened their ballots this fall, the Zone 3 race for a seat on the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District board had no candidates listed at all. By the time preliminary results came in, 18,755 write-in votes had been cast for that empty line, and county officials say they have no plans to say who, or what, people actually wrote down.

Washington County, OR · 4d

The Portland Mercury

“Just the Beginning”: Portland Progressives Say Voters Affirmed Support for Their Vision

Tuesday’s midterm elections ushered in a historic blue wave across the United States, with Democrats picking up seats even in historically conservative states like South Carolina and Texas. In many cases, voters didn’t settle for moderation, with the left flank of the Democratic Party netting historic gains in federal, state, and local elections.

hereisoregon.com

Portland celebrates Native culture, Miss Indian Northwest, at annual Frybread Fest

Director Park hosted Portland’s on Saturday. The doughy snack is a staple in Native American culture. Seven booths in the downtown park offered variations of the event’s namesake. The plaza also welcomed 30 Native-owned businesses, as well as offered hide tanning, basket weaving and a drum circle. This year’s Miss Indian Northwest was the guest of honor.

KATU.com

Kotek urges PPS to cut administrative costs before moving to close schools

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Portland Public Schools should explain what it has done to cut costs and how proposed school closures would benefit students before making a decision. The governor made those remarks during a press conference Friday morning. Kotek said families need a...

hoodline.com

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Rain Soaks Portland Monday Before Unseasonably Warm Veterans Day

Portland woke Monday to shallow fog and temperatures around 47 degrees, but the quiet start will not last. Rain is expected to move in before lunch, with showers becoming likely by midday and the afternoon turning damp, breezy, and gray. Rain Arrives Before Lunch. Showers are expected to begin around...

Portland, OR · 3d

The Bee

Shrubbery vanishes from heavily-used Woodstock crossing

In late September, neighbors noticed that all the shrubs on the pedestrian median island in front of Papaccino’s Coffee Shop, on Woodstock Boulevard between 44th and 45th Avenues, had been […]