Portland OR

Portland’s growing pile of unspent housing funds surged Friday to $106 million, the city’s top bureaucrat said in an extraordinary disclosure. The announcement by City Administrator Raymond Lee caps a series of revelations about money sitting unused in various Portland Housing Bureau coffers, first reported by The...

In 2020, Portland area voters passed a 1% tax on businesses and high-income earners on the promise it would “end our homelessness crisis” – a campaign catchphrase – in 10 years. Five years and $1.4 billion later, more people are homeless than ever before and polls...

Three men were arrested as Portland police investigated an injury shooting inside a Parkrose neighborhood motel, police say. Officers responded just before 11 p.m. Thursday to the Horseshoe Inn, 11324 N.E. Sandy Blvd., where they found a man and a woman suffering from gunshout wounds that don’t appear to be life...

Jobeco, LLC recently completed the $1,367,290 lease of an industrial warehouse located at 5104 NE Oregon Street in Portland, Oregon. Conveniently located in the Rose City Park neighborhood, the approximately 10,800 square foot warehouse features three drive ins, a fenced lot, signage, and 18 parking spaces. Just 15...

Portland leaders are considering using up to $75 million from the city's Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund to help pay for renovations at the Moda Center, in order to keep the Trail Blazers in town.

Portland’s skyline was built on the assumption that office workers would keep streaming into Downtown five days a week. That bet has gone bad. Values on some of the city’s most recognizable towers have collapsed, vacancy has surged to record levels, and the financial shock is rippling through everything from city...

Feed the Mass, a Portland food nonprofit, has purchased a historic building in Old Town and plans to turn it into a combined headquarters, grocery, and community hub. The deal is meant to grow the group’s food-rescue work, culinary training and neighborhood services in a central, walkable part of the city.

Heavy smoke pouring from a basement electrical room sent Portland Fire & Rescue crews rushing to a downtown high-rise Friday, as firefighters worked to track down the source and secure the scene. Crews were still in the early stages of their response, and officials had not yet reported any injuries or confirmed...

A woman died at a local hospital Friday after she was hit by a driver in northeast Vancouver, according to police. The collision happened around 9 a.m. near Northeast 162nd Avenue and Northeast Poplar Street. The woman was taken to an area hospital, where she later died. Vancouver police said the driver stayed at the...

A federal narcotics investigation focusing on a Sherwood home resulted in a huge bust after agents and local detectives executed search warrants on December 1, 2025. During the operation, authorities claim to have recovered over 37 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and numerous ounces of heroin. One Sherwood...