Portland OR

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that journey.

The newly renovated building at the top of the Oregon City municipal elevator boasts sweeping views of downtown Oregon City and Willamette Falls. Now, its owner says, it just needs a coffee shop or cafe to make it a community gathering space. Construction is nearly complete on a project that...

“Tough choices” is public officials’ shorthand for this year’s budget cycle. In Portland’s Community and Economic Development service area, the mayor and his administrators have turned to cutting social programs and staff to balance a proposed $1.24 billion budget for the service area’s bureaus. This...

(Forest Grove, Cornelius, Hillsboro, Rock Creek) The most heated Democratic primary contest in the state is playing out in a Senate district that covers a passel of Washington County towns and the maze of office parks and industrial prefab surrounding Intel. Here, state Sen. Janeen Sollman, 56, seeks a second term but faces a strong, union-backed challenger in Myrna Muñoz, 51, a longtime...

The Family Peace Center is meant to offer domestic violence survivors and children in need any support service they could need in one building in Hillsboro.

Boston has its "Big Dig," New York has its Second Avenue Subway, and the states of Washington and Oregon are getting set to play in the same league. Replacing the aging Interstate Bridge between Portland and Vancouver will be the biggest construction project our two states have ever undertaken. We’ve been working on this megaproject for 22 years, and we are closer to breaking...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cuts are coming to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, and Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell previewed on Tuesday that they could fall on a program which helps people living on the streets. Meanwhile, local service providers are already preparing to pick up the slack. The county's ongoing...

Ivory Mathews, the embattled CEO of Home Forward, the state’s largest public housing authority, is resigning. That’s according to people with direct knowledge of Mathews’ decision, which has not yet been announced by the agency. Mathews’ impending resignation follows reporting by WW that showed she spent more...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After his throat was slashed last week by a man he didn’t know, 33-year-old Christopher Thomas miraculously survived the brutal attack. It happened in the Jantzen Beach area, not far from the Denny’s restaurant there. As Thomas continues to recover, KOIN 6 News spoke with his mother, Deborah Thomas, who said […]

When I started documenting Portland’s bike scene in April 2005, my main goal was to provide a window into an amazing community. I was new to town and was deeply inspired and excited by what I saw on the streets — and I figured other people would be too. I wanted everyone on the Internet to get a taste for the creative and vibrant culture...