Portland OR

Mayor Keith Wilson has put Portland Housing Bureau Director Helmi Hisserich on leave, effective immediately. City Administrator Michael Jordan sent an email to city councilors and city leadership on October 30 announcing Hisserich’s leave, according to public records obtained by the Mercury. The letter names Michael...

Family, friends, community members and elected officials are clamoring for the release of longtime Hillsboro resident Victor Cruz, who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this month even though he was living in the country legally. The community made their case publicly in a press...

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. A familiar steak-and-seafood name has crossed the Columbia: Oswego Grill has opened at Columbia Shores, taking over the former Beaches Restaurant & Bar. Announced for August 12, 2025, the debut is now reality, with daily service and a twice-daily happy...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. – Three men are facing attempted murder charges after a Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted them for the alleged assault of a TriMet bus passenger in Portland earlier this month. The indictments, handed down on October 24, 2025, charge 28-year-old Greffy Tom, 27-year-old Rinson (Terson) Tom,...

Gasoline-powered leaf blowers will become a tool of the past in Portland as the new year rolls around. Beginning January 1, 2026, they will only be allowed October-December and starting January 1, 2028, the prohibition will become year-round. The change was the result of work that Quiet Clean PDX had been working to...

Oregon wildlife officials urged parents to supervise children outdoors after a coyote bit a young child during a game of hide-and-seek in Portland.

The U.S. Department of Justice is prodding Portland to turn over more protest records — by leveraging the decade-old settlement agreement between federal officials and the Portland Police Bureau. In a Wednesday letter, the DOJ’s civil rights division chief Harmeet Dhillon warned that the city was “failing to comply”...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — As most are thinking about where to trick-or-treat on Halloween night this year, Micaela Martin can't stop thinking about Halloween last year. The Vancouver Mall was packed with trick-or-treaters when an accused shooter opened fire, killing one person and injuring her boyfriend and ex-husband. KGW...

OREGON CITY, Ore. (TCN) -- An Oregon man stands accused of killing his live-in girlfriend and dumping her remains in a forest with help from his teenage son, authorities said. William Glen Blake, 56, was arrested Oct. 23 and charged with second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, unlawful use of a weapon, and tampering...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Multnomah County Board had to make a difficult choice on Thursday, deciding how to compensate for the loss of roughly $28 million in state funding for Homeless Services. Members of the board said that the loss of state funding is due to the loss...