Portland OR

The US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy is due to arrive on the Columbia later this week. She’s headed for Portland for maintenance at the Vigor Shipyard in Portland. Today we’ll talk a bit about this unusual ship, a floating hospital that can travel the oceans of the world. Her role is to support our military, and also...

An Oregon man will spend the next 20 years in prison for killing his wife just weeks after they married. Talon Gabriel Mitchell, now 23, shot and killed Oulaykham Mona Chopheng on February 23, 2023, at their apartment in Beaverton. Police found Chopheng dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Mitchell frantically...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A jury found a Portland man guilty of murdering a woman two years ago and hiding her body in a shed before setting it on fire, the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office said on Tuesday. Bobby Lee Alsup, 33, was convicted of killing 31-year-old Kaley Ann...

Portland officials have for years mismanaged the city’s arts tax program and provided insufficient oversight, undermining its efficacy and promises made to voters who approved its creation in 2012, the city’s elected watchdog said in a damning report published Wednesday. City Auditor Simone Rede said the program,...

Ever notice how a single bite can rewrite an entire evening? That’s exactly what happened the first time I sat down for a steak dinner that felt less like a meal and more like a mini?vacation. In the heart of Oregon, a modest-looking steakhouse hides a secret menu item...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Monday said it’s up to city councilors and the committee governing the Portland Clean Energy Fund to award local funding to the Moda Center renovation. Supporters of the approximately $600 million project have put together a workable budget, Wilson said. But the ball is...

North Columbia Boulevard turned into a fatal investigation scene early Thursday after a pedestrian was hit by vehicles, shutting down a stretch of the road near North Clarendon Avenue and leaving one person dead while Portland police worked the crash. On Monday, the Portland Police Bureau's Major Crash Team...

A busy BottleDrop parking lot at Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Glisan Street turned into a crime scene Tuesday after Portland police arrested a man they say was selling fentanyl out of his car in tiny foil packets. Officers say the man was working a steady stream of walk-up and...

Portland's Ross Island Bridge turns 100 this year and is the city's true workhorse compared to the Willamette's other, ornamental spans. It doesn't concern itself with fancy bike lanes, viewpoints or even medians — with just four lanes and one narrow sidewalk, its sole focus is on moving traffic swiftly, east to west...

Gardeners often remember the first nursery that truly felt special. It might have been a place discovered on a quiet weekend drive or a shop recommended by a neighbor who always seems to have the healthiest yard on the block. The scent of soil in the air, rows of plants...