Portland OR

A Delhi businessman is heading to federal prison in Portland after admitting he tried to help ship high-end aviation navigation gear to Russia, prosecutors say. The plan centered on an aviation-grade attitude and heading reference system ordered from an Oregon supplier, a unit that was intercepted before it could...

The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Jan. 17—The City of Vancouver Fire Department honored firefighter paramedic Jeremiah Frenz, who died earlier this week, with a procession Friday through the city to a funeral home in Camas. Frenz, 32, died Tuesday while off duty. No cause of death has been released. “This...

A tailor who moved to Oregon and achieved staggering professional and personal achievements is celebrating his latest milestone — turning 100 years old. Jose Betancourt celebrated his birthday on Sunday, Jan. 18, in Gresham, surrounded by family and friends. Betancourt was born on Jan. 18, 1926, in Zacapoaxtla,...

Michael Meyden, 58, pleaded guilty to lacing smoothies with sedative and giving them to girls at his daughter's sleepover in Lake Oswego, Oregon

The U.S. Coast Guard has advanced the effort to modernize the vital Columbia River crossing by officially sanctioning a fixed-span bridge to replace the antiquated Interstate 5 connection between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. The projected 116-foot-high construction is poised to supplant the current...

Ill-fitting knit hats, Christmas ornaments that leak glitter, lopsided clay bowls. Sometimes, when it comes to crafting, you have to settle for process over product. Appreciating the journey and not the end result. My house is strewn with things I enjoyed making that look, well, terrible. But sometimes, a craft...

WEST LINN, Ore. — Strong wind gusts have cancelled ODOT’s planned closure of Interstate 205 at the Abernethy Bridge on Friday night. Transportation officials said Saturday night’s closure of the Willamette River crossing in West Linn is still scheduled, however, that depends on the weather. Weather permitting,...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — The trial for a man accused of murdering a newlywed nurse in Beaverton in 2024 has been delayed a second time. Prosecutors allege that Bryce Schubert murdered his neighbor, 32-year-old Melissa Jubane, in September 2024. Jubane, who had recently gotten married and lived in the same...

The long-awaited murder trial of Beaverton resident Bryce Schubert is on hold yet again, after a Washington County judge on Friday agreed to a defense request to push the case back. The brief hearing ended without a new trial date on the public calendar, stretching out a case that has already fueled rallies and...

Teso Life, a fast-growing Japanese-style lifestyle retail chain, is planning to open two stores in the Portland area. The New York-based Japanese fashion casual life product company sells Asian health and beauty products, home goods, toys and more. The chain operates 20 stores nationwide and plans to open stores in...