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(This content was created with the help of AI.) Data centers in Portland General Electric's territory are about to see their power bills spike. Oregon regulators on Tuesday signed off on PGE's plan to hike rates for those large users by nearly 30% starting Wednesday, reports the Oregonian, a move tied to the state's ne

Huckleberry’s Breakfast & Lunch Brings Southern Cookin’ to the Pacific Northwest. Brunch lovers in Oregon are getting a taste of the bayou. Huckleberry’s Breakfast & Lunch, the fast-growing brand known for its Southern Cookin’ With a California Twist, is expanding its footprint into the Pacific Northwest with a brand-n

A man was arrested Monday on Interstate 205 after speeding over 130 miles per hour and attempting to elude law enforcement, Portland police announced.

What started as a late-night backyard fire in North Portland’s Humboldt neighborhood has turned into a six-figure courtroom fight. Allstate is suing a Portland homeowner after a 2024 blaze that, according to the insurer, destroyed a neighbor’s house, damaged a second home and killed two pets. The company says it paid o

CANBY, Ore. (KPTV) - A man drowned Tuesday afternoon while swimming in the Molalla River, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on July 7, deputies responded to Canby Community Park at 1348 South Berg Parkway on the report that a man had gone underwater while swimming.

A Portland-area man is heading to federal prison for 14 years in a case prosecutors say sprang from a Sinaloa cartel-linked drug debt, a kidnapping and a killing on a rural road outside Molalla in 2019. The sentence caps a guilty plea earlier this year that tied him to drug trafficking and to moving a 27-year-old Olymp

Nearly a year after a 4-alarm fire destroyed a Portland apartment building, the person who lit the fire is set to be sentenced.

The Leaky Roof, an 80-year-old Irish gastropub that anchored Goose Hollow for generations, abruptly shut its doors on Wednesday, blindsiding regulars, neighborhood workers and pre-game crowds. The low-slung bungalow that housed the bar, with its original hardwood floors, sat dark when neighbors checked in, and there wa

The halls of any high school would suggest art and sports are not the most natural pair. The two groups tend to eye each other suspiciously and largely keep to themselves. But that’s the exact combo organizers chose to kick off the first-ever Portland Arts Week, which starts July 9.