$4.6 million health care facility in Portland building permits | March 23, 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: 1310 N.E. Ninth Ave. Applicant: Marshall Kennedy of Lease Crutcher Lewis. Owner: Careyoke JV LP of New York City. Contractor: Shelton Davis (Lease...
TriMet, Car Collisions, and Carbon Emission….
TriMet Board Members are still taking comments on their eliminations of bus lines and cuts to frequency which will add to congestion, long wait times during a very hot Summer on the way which could kill and certainly make some riders violently ill (my friend puked on the bus after waiting over 20 minutes in a hot...
Climbers at Smith Rock rescued after ropes stopped 400 feet above ground
Two climbers in their late 20s were rescued from a ledge at Smith Rock State Park after their ropes got stuck, and they were safely lowered to the ground after a 12-hour rescue operation.
Guns seized, 4 cited after early morning street takeover in Northeast Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Dozens of people gathered for an illegal street takeover near Lloyd Center early Monday morning, resulting in citations and firearms seized by police, authorities said. According to Portland police, officers were made aware of possible street takeover activity at Northeast 158th Avenue and...
Newport Condo Standoff: Portland Man Accused Of Firing Shots As Family Flees
A late-night family stay at a Newport condo turned into an hours-long standoff after police say a Portland man fired two shots inside the unit, then holed up in a bedroom before finally surrendering. Relatives who were sharing the condo managed to get out and call for help, and officials say no one was hurt. The...
100-mile transmission line would bring power to Portland. But there’s a major catch
A private developer wants to build a new transmission line stretching 100 miles from The Dalles to Portland — pitching the project as a critical fix for one of the region’s most pressing energy problems. But there’s a catch. Most of the high‑voltage cable would be buried beneath...
House fire displaces five people in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - Five people are without a home following a fire on Tuesday evening. Just after 6 p.m., the Vancouver Fire Department responded to a fire at 2406 Northeast 166th Court. Crews arrived to find a two-story home with fire in the living room. Crews were able to...
Portland leaders can’t agree how to spend $106 million in housing funds
City leaders universally agree Portland is facing a crisis when it comes to homelessness and housing affordability. Their ideas on solving the problems, however, seem starkly at odds. With recent revelations that the city has $106 million in unspent housing funds, progressives are calling for spending on social...
Removing César Chávez’s Name From Streets and Schools Is the First Step
I struggled for hours to describe the way I felt after I hard the news that United Farm Workers co-founder and civil rights icon César E. Chávez was accused of sexual assault by a number of women who had worked with him throughout his storied career. It’s surreal...
Evergreen Schools Making Cuts in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, WA.–Yet another school district is making tough budget cuts. This time it’s the Evergreen District in Vancouver. Plenty of people had tough messages for the board. A speaker at a public hearing said, “Cutting these programs doesn’t just remove a class. It cuts a passion that may...
