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Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. A year ago, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson entered office having pledged to end unsheltered homelessness in the city by today. Since taking office, it’s estimated that roughly 1,000 more people in the city are living outside on the...

A pedestrian has died after a hit-run crash in Hillsboro Saturday evening, authorities said.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A man remains behind bars in the Multnomah County Jail on aggravated animal abuse and animal abuse charges after an incident in northwest Portland. According to court documents, Multnomah County Animal Services received a video showing a man repeatedly punching a dog. Prosecutors say in...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Homeless people living in RVs on Portland streets now face hefty fines if their vehicles are towed away for contravening city bylaws. “Occupied vehicles line North Union Court in city-owned Delta Park … dozens of decaying RVs, cars and campers lined the road.”. Willamette Week.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An Oregon man with a long history of stalking shooting survivors and parents of school shooting victims has been arrested once again. Kevin Purfield, 57, was arrested by OHSU Police last week for a series of stalking incidents. In court documents, prosecutors say Purfield has...

The Foster Theater is open for business once again. Built in 1915 and gone through many iterations since—vaudeville venue, movie house, piano showroom, abandoned property—the theater at 5444 SE Foster Road was recently renovated by Classical Ballet Academy next door. Southeast Foster Road was home to a cluster...

John Legend is honoring his 2005 debut “Get Lifted," which featured tracks like “Used to Love U” and “Ordinary People.”

A 34-year-old man is facing several charges after a disturbance on a TriMet bus on Saturday evening in southeast Portland.

A Portland man previously convicted of stalking families who have lost children in mass shootings as well as other public figures has been arraigned on charges of harassing and stalking an employee at Oregon Health & Science University whose child was murdered in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two apartment units were damaged by a fire on Sunday evening in southwest Portland, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. At about 6:15 p.m., fire crews were sent to an apartment complex on Southwest Canyon Road near Southwest Canyon Lane. They found flames burning along...