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An investigation found evidence that Home Forward and Multnomah County may not be providing equitable access to housing assistance for people with disabilities.

A reported stabbing drew a strong police response on Tuesday morning, March 31st, at the complicated intersection of S.E. 62nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard in the Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood. Nine responding officers were comparing witness statements in the parking lot of a nearby restaurant. Paramedics from the Woodstock Fire Station...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Crews recovered a car from the Willamette River in Portland following a tragic crash that left three people dead earlier this month. Police say the vehicle plunged into the river after fleeing from officers at a high rate of speed, crossing through Tom McCall Waterfront Park and crashing through a seawall fence.

The Oregon Zoo is already having trouble implementing a $380 million bond passed by voters in 2024, according to an audit released Tuesday. And, without changes to the way the zoo manages the bond projects, the current problems could become worse, the auditors believe. The bond is meant to update...

The Real Story – A Column Think about the mighty Columbia as an Oregonian.  Think of it as someone seeing it for the first time.  Now an out-of-state developer wants […] The post The Dredge of Desperation: Wall Street’s Plan to Tear Up the Columbia River for Hillsboro’s Data Centers appeared first on The Hillsboro Herald .

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portlanders could see fewer homeless response services under Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget, which would cut shelter services by 29% and outreach programs by 32%. Under the proposal, shelter services would be reduced to about $40 million, and city outreach would be reduced to...

Amid the strip malls and used car lots along SE 82nd, one big building, now home to Super King Buffet, looks out of place: glass walls stretching tens of feet tall, ceilings sharply sloping in different directions. Turns out these glass add-ons, designed by none other than Pioneer Square architect Willard K. Martin, were once home to a massive Wurlitzer pipe organ, which...

Last September, anxiety was spreading in one of Portland’s most prominent scientific research operations, with rumors of layoffs on the horizon. Last week, it became official: The Knight Cancer Institute is slashing dozens of jobs. Fifty-nine people were “impacted by the reductions in force,” according to Oregon Health &...

You do not just visit Powell’s City of Books. You sink into it, wandering color-coded rooms until time stops and your stack of finds gets delightfully out of hand. From rare first editions to staff-picked sleepers, every aisle feels like a plot twist waiting for you. Clear your schedule, because this iconic Portland stop rewards every extra minute you give it.

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson unveiled a proposed $8.5 billion budget Monday that would close a massive budget shortfall by slashing millions of dollars across city agencies and programs — including parks, police and homeless services — while attempting to preserve core municipal functions. Seeking to bridge what city...