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Last December was the warmest on record for Portland, and as January marches on, the forecast calls for more days at well above normal temperatures. December’s average daily temperature was 47.4 degrees, nearly six degrees warmer than average. Now, in the second full week of January, after a couple...

CareOregon and Health Share of Oregon have notified members that unauthorized individuals accessed their personal information, which may have been used to create fraudulent claims. The Portland-based insurers learned of the breach Oct. 27 when one or more people viewed member information without permission, according...

CLACKAMAS COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A man who threatened to kill coworkers after being fired from his forklift driving job was sentenced to 18 months in jail last week, according to the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office. Joshua Michael Coughlin, 47, was sentenced last Friday after pleading guilty to...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Parents are calling for action after they say bullying almost turned violent at a Northeast Portland school. The families involved now tell FOX 12 they want more done to address it, fearing their children won’t be safe in the classroom. “I don’t feel like he...

A Dairy Queen planned in Southeast Portland will include a drive-thru after all. Last year, Portland Permitting & Development issued a letter to the owner of the lot at 5605 S.E. Division St., which formerly held a Dairy Queen. The city requested removal of a drive-thru from the owner’s plans to rebuild the fast-food...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The trial began Monday for a woman charged in the death of a 6-year-old boy who was killed by two dogs at a Northeast Portland home more than a year ago. Koko Miller, 56, faces charges of criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog and two...

An Oregon college was recognized by a popular travel magazine as having one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. Lewis & Clark College was named on Travel + Leisure magazine’s list of the 30 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the U.S. , which ranks colleges known for their aesthetic appeal and...

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event calendar, and the bevy of events we host throughout the year. The work we do helps our city shine, but we can’t do it without your support. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local...

A Portland, Ore., police officer was reassigned after a video of him justifying the Minneapolis Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting drew national attention on TikTok. The social media video posted over the weekend shows an unidentified officer telling a protester, “Sometimes criminals get shot,” in...

Oregon is built for lunch on wheels, and the state’s food trucks make every midday break feel like a small adventure. You can wander Portland’s bustling pods, follow the scent of smoke down side streets, or chase a neighborhood favorite announced an hour before opening. The best part...