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Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: Does addiction cause homelessness? This post is our first attempt to provide an answer to that complicated question. Addiction is a significant problem among people who are homeless,...

My partner and I own a home in the Hazelwood neighborhood. Like thousands of families in the area, we rely on the Fred Meyer store for our weekly groceries. We are all heartbroken to learn the Gateway Fred Meyer will close in September after 70 years of operation, (“NE Portland Fred Meyer to close,” July 16).

PORTLAND, OR – Three Honduran nationals in the U.S. illegally, and who were living in Oregon, made their first appearances in federal court on August 25th after being arrested and charged for trafficking fentanyl in downtown Portland earlier in the month. Investigators say the alleged drug deals to place on National...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - At least one person is hurt after a shooting in southeast Portland on Sunday night, according to Portland police. Just before 10 p.m., officers responded to Southeast Foster Road near the Springwater Corridor after reports of a shooting. Officers responded to the scene and found a...

Firefighters are investigating a series of recent vegetation fires in Portland’s Overlook neighborhood, according to an agency spokesperson. Portland Fire & Rescue investigators “are doing what they can to capture any information and connect any dots possible,” said the spokesperson, Rick Graves. Responding...

Portland, we’ve heard, is where young people go to retire—not procreate. It’s not the only place where people are having fewer kids, and waiting longer to do so if they’re going to bother at all. But add the city’s housing availability and affordability issues, plus increases in homeschooling and other options since...

When a four-foot bust of York appeared in Mount Tabor Park in early 2021, an anonymous artist had at last created a local monument to the only Black member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Though the statue was vandalized and removed within months, York’s mark on the Pacific Northwest is clear.

In a recent verdict that has left more questions than answers, 27-year-old Over Francisco Ochoa-Lopez was convicted of second-degree kidnapping by a Washington County Jury; a crime dating back to an alarming incident on September 17, 2023, where he allegedly took a young child against her will. As reported by the...

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran filed a tort claim notice against the Department of Homeland Security after video caught the moment he was tackled by federal law enforcement while protesting outside an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon.

Portland, Oregon – Drivers heading into the Oregon Cascades and foothills could face slick roads and possible lightning strikes through 8 p.m. tonight, as a band of thunderstorms and heavy rain rolls across the region. According to the National Weather Service in Portland, there’s a 25% chance of thunderstorms...