Portland OR

In what appears to be a bizarre incident, a Portland property owner discovered piles of illegally dumped tires piling up on his 1.2-acre property, and nobody knows how they got there. Imagine visiting your lush ... Read more

I have no problem with renaming a street, and certainly no problem with naming it after an Hispanic person who accomplished great things, (“Portland leaders launch fast-track renaming of César E. Chávez Boulevard,” May 26). My problem is that the community was forced into accepting this change without a vote. The city’

Protestors gathered on the Clackamas River to protest a new expansion of the 2020 waterway access permit, which requires nonmotorized paddle craft to carry a permit and pay an annual fee.

Portland city councilors twisted themselves into knots last week as they, once again, tried to scrape together money to save jobs or extend programs on the chopping block in next year’s budget. Like last month, they raided reserves meant for other purposes, including a fund that pays for new...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Surrounded by loved ones and longtime customers, Michelle Rademacher celebrated Saturday as she reopened her southeast Portland shop The Crystal Guide. “Extreme relief, gratitude,” she said. “I’m so happy to be back in my space and to see all my customers and friends and family in some place we c

Multiple fire agencies in Oregon are implementing burn bans due to hot, dry weather and increased wildfire risk, affecting counties such as Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas, and Yamhill. Several fire agencies are implementing burn bans amid hot, dry weather and increased wildfire risk, including throughout Washington,

GLADSTONE, Ore. (KATU) — A teenager drowned after falling off a jet ski and into the Willamette River near Meldrum Bar Park on Saturday, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office responded to the incident around 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. Around 7 p.m., divers located and...

Portland has long marketed itself as one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the country, with dedicated bike lanes, a culture that takes cycling seriously, and infrastructure meant to back that reputation up. But lately, ... Read more

Heat warnings issued as soaring temperatures raise health risks, including heat exhaustion, heat stroke and cold water shock.

Downtown Beaverton is eyeing a greener, cooler future, and city officials are betting that a revived creek can help get it there. On Saturday, the city rolled out fresh renderings for “Creekside Connections,” an ambitious plan to pull Beaverton Creek out from behind parking lots and buildings and put it back at the cen