Portland OR

Local recreation businesses support the liability reform, but some worry it’ll mean greater personal risk for recreators

In a notable crackdown on drug trafficking in Multnomah County, the local Sheriff's Office's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has delivered a significant blow to the illicit trade with their second major drug bust within a month. According to a social media post by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, the SIU...

Oregon Lottery’s annual Raffle is close to selling out. The popular game features a one in 250,000 chance to win the $1 million top prize. As of this morning, only about 23,000 tickets remain. Last year, all tickets were sold out by March 8, 2024, and it has routinely sold out since the game was added to the Oregon...

The surge in Portland of the extremely contagious bacterial illness is linked to the number of people experiencing homelessness

Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside was indicted last month in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars as well as identity theft and forgery, according to court documents.

Do you ever feel the frustration of waiting at a red light when there’s no oncoming traffic and you want to make a quick right turn? Well, the good news is that Oregon law allows right turns on red lights after coming to a complete stop and yielding the right of way to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. This can...

Standing behind a chain-link fence, community leaders and residents gathered Wednesday morning to watch the demolition of two granite and stainless-steel sculptures in Portland’s Old Town. Erected in 2006, the sculptures featuring a dragon’s head were intended to honor the history and contributions of Portland’s...

PORTLAND, Ore. — As we prepare to ‘spring forward’ and move our clocks one hour ahead this weekend, there is another push to end daylight saving time in Oregon. Lawmakers in Salem heard public testimony Tuesday on another new bill that would keep the Pacific Time Zone portion of Oregon on Standard Time year-round.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake by Orcas Island was the largest to hit Washington since 2020. Here’s how you can prepare for even a minor quake.

State police SWAT officers responded to a remote Lane County farm more than six hours after a homicide there in December and then fatally shot a witness to the killing while looking for the suspect. Family members of Tyler Holloway, the 26-year-old Army veteran who was killed by police on...