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Portland could lose more than 950 homeless shelter beds under Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed budget. The proposal reflects the lagging support for Wilson’s new emergency shelter system from other local governments. It also represents a swift reversal of the plan Wilson hitched his mayoral campaign to. The closures could

A war of words has erupted between the Oregonian's sports columnist and a city councilor over whether Portland should pony up millions in public money to rehab the Moda Center. Why it matters: Depending on who you believe, the City Council is either about to sign a blank check of...

A 45-year-old motorcyclist died Thursday night after crashing into a tree along NW LaFrambois Road in Vancouver, according to police. Officers responded at about 8 p.m. and found the rider with injuries that were not survivable, and emergency crews pronounced the person dead at the scene. The roadway was temporarily bl

TIGARD, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue along with Lake Oswego Fire are responding to a fire at McMenamin’s John Barleycorns. Crews were dispatched to the location just before 10 a.m. “Crews are working to extinguish a commercial fire in the 6800 block of...

Portland residents’ concerns over crime and drug use have dropped significantly in the past two years, according to a recent poll commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive. The DHM Research poll, conducted from April 23-30, surveyed a representative sample of 600 registered voters in the Portland area. Only 9% of city..

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The wife of Chad Hartley was arrested by Vancouver police and booked into Clark County Jail on two charges, KATU has learned. Anna May Hug Hartley, 41, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. on charges of first-degree child molestation and second-degree trafficking.

Portland woke to clear skies on Tuesday, May 12, with readings already in the upper 50s at Portland International Airport. Sunshine is on track to send afternoon temperatures into the low- to mid‑80s, likely making this the warmest day of the week for many neighborhoods inland from the river. That warm, mellow setup wi

“It was a miracle that nothing happened to them because the baby was there on the crib, like two, three, four minutes prior to [the crash],” said Caesar Fuerte

Anna May Hartley is facing charges of first-degree child molestation and first-degree trafficking, while her husband, Chad Hartley, is facing charges of possessing and dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as part of an investigation into a pediatrician connected to "naked sleepovers" i