A few showers Sunday, wettest south of Portland
It’s been drier and calmer today compared to yesterday evening and the overnight soaking. Still, a few showers have popped up here and there. That will continue through the evening. If you are headed outside, assume a shower could suddenly appear. There’s a small chance for a thundershower, but that’s more likely east of the Cascades.
Coffee Connection at Hillsboro Hops on May 1, 2026
Join us for Coffee Connection at the Hops new state-of-the-art ballpark!. Join us as we welcome new partners and get to know more about each of our businesses. Feel free to add to the fun by donating a raffle prize!. Guests are always welcome - do a friend a favor...
Photos: Portland’s silliest relay event returns for 10th year
From a group of “bike punks” and messengers having a good time in the park 10 years ago, over the years, the Ladds 500 has been adopted into Portland’s roster of annual eclectic events. For the first four years, the event was an unofficial gathering, but it...
58-year-old man faces charges after standoff closed I-5 South in Vancouver
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A 58-year-old man was arrested on Saturday evening after a standoff closed southbound lanes on Interstate 5 in Vancouver for more than an hour, according to police. Around 2:30 p.m., officers with the Vancouver Police Department were sent to The Hudson apartments on East 13th Street...
Portland Expands Business Tax Relief to 10,000 More Small Companies
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council unanimously approved a measure that increases the number of companies eligible for an exemption from the city’s business license tax (“BLT”). Portland’s business license tax– a 2.6% levy on net income for all companies that operate in the city-...
Milwaukie police pursuit ends in crash on McLoughlin at Harold Street
It didn’t seem unusual for Portland Police Bureau (PPB) Central Precinct officers to be dispatched to an injury accident on Monday, March 9 – but the first-arriving officers may have surprised to see Milwaukie Police Department squad cars and officers already there, at S.E. McLoughlin Boulevard at Harold Street in north Westmoreland.
Portland Wakes To Drizzle As Midweek Storm Targets Cascade Passes
Portland is starting the day on the soggy side, with Portland International Airport sitting around 52°F under a gray, damp sky. Showers are expected to fill in by mid- to late morning and linger on and off through the afternoon. The high should top out near 61°F before sliding back into the upper 50s later in the day.
The Portland Harbor Is a Toxic Embarrassment
This story first appeared in the March 27, 2012, edition of WW, under the headline “What the Muck?”. In any good monster movie, the initial terror comes from knowing there’s something awful out there—even though you don’t get a good look at it. It lurks in...
Triple alarm fire blazes through recovery center under construction
On Saturday night, April 12, Portland Fire crews responded to a large house fire near NE 99th Ave, between NE Glisan St and NE Burnside St, and managed to keep it under control by 11:44 p.m. with no reported injuries.
Broadway Bridge to reopen this weekend after six months of construction
The Broadway Bridge is set to reopen this weekend, six months after it closed for construction.
