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Troutdale residents who secured an exemption to a parking fee placed upon a popular park and river access point won’t have to mess with the renewal process, unless their information has changed. If you have already registered for an exemption to the Glenn Otto Park weekend fee, your registration...

Portland city councilors are discussing a proposal that would raise take-home pay for Uber and Lyft drivers by limiting how much money the companies can take from each trip. Councilors are considering a limit of 20% for the portion that Uber and Lyft can take from a driver. Currently, the amount isn’t fixed, and can sometimes be over 40%.

CLACKAMS COUNTY, Ore. — Authorities have identified a woman who died over the weekend after her car had crashed into a small lake in Clackamas County. On Monday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as Loretta Ann Blank, 66, of Portland. Investigators said they believe alcohol...

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Portland man was killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision with a semi truck on Highway 97 in Klamath County Sunday, Oregon State Police said Monday. Troopers responded around 3:45 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash near milepost 220. A preliminary OSP investigation found that Mark Evan Simpson, 48, of The post Portland driver killed in head...

Two baby eagles, named Peace and Harmony, recently hatched at an eagle nest at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, which has been running an eagle camera livestream on YouTube since Jan. 12.

A man was arrested Friday evening after a carjacking -- with the suspect driving recklessly through North Portland, surpassing speeds of 115 miles per hour, authorities announced Monday.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A teen charged in the fatal shooting of an Uber driver in Southeast Portland two years ago was scheduled to make an initial appearance in juvenile court on Monday afternoon. It's unclear when the suspect was arrested; prior to his first court appearance on Monday, the...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — A Washington County Sheriff’s Office K9 tracked down a wanted man with nine open warrants Saturday after he took off running and hid in some blackberry bushes on a nearby Beaverton trail. Shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday, sheriff’s deputies tried to contact 29-year-old Rafael...

Former U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer has been accused of running a red light and entering the path of another motorist, causing a crash last year. Ricky Krecklow claims he was driving an SUV west on Northeast Weidler Street when Blumenauer entered his path of travel, from 102nd Avenue, around 9 a.m. on May 23, 2025.

Last week, we asked what’s the best place for pasta in the Portland area for The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Readers Choice Awards, and this week, we’re going to get straight to the voting results. No. 5: Estes Ristorante. Former Paley’s Place chef Patrick McKee’s long-running pasta concept began as...