Portland OR

We were saddened to hear that reporter Zane Sparling recently passed (“Zane Sparling, reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive, dies of cancer at 33,” June 22. Our paths crossed briefly, but memorably, a couple of years ago when Zane reached out to us for an interview. We are the parents...

A suspect is on the run after gunfire in Milwaukie's Lewelling neighborhood Saturday night left one man grazed by a bullet, and police are asking for the public's help in locating him.

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - The last few days, life has been frustrating for 23-year-old Alyson Rowe. “You felt sad and you felt what?” asked Mandy Malik. “Mad.” said Rowe. Rowe is autistic and can’t drive a vehicle. Her way of getting around was with a bike that...

Sunday mornings hide a quiet ritual. While most people hit snooze, hunters arrive early. The gates open before the coffee kicks in. So the serious finds vanish fast. Tools, antiques, and oddities cover the tables. This one Oregon market makes Sunday a treasure hunt. The whole place feels refreshingly unpretentious....

There are some places in Oregon that feel like they should be much farther from the freeway. McMenamins Edgefield is one of them. You can be rolling along Interstate 84 one minute, surrounded by traffic, exit signs, and the usual Portland metro blur, and then somehow find yourself standing among old brick buildings, ga

There is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon, where you can twirl spaghetti while sitting inside a real vintage trolley car, surrounded by antique lamps, brass fixtures, and turn-of-the-century decor that makes the whole place feel like a step back in time. The food is classic Italian comfort, the portions are generous, a

PORTLAND, Ore. — For Portland residents- already balancing tight household budgets- a series of separate local tax and fee increases converging in the same budget cycle is getting harder to absorb. While city and county leaders emphasize that these adjustments are necessary to maintain roads, utilities, parks, and educ

Plan to lose an hour, maybe three. This store swallows your whole afternoon. Most thrift shops end in ten quick minutes. Not this one, not even close. Every aisle becomes a fresh adventure. Furniture, books, and oddities pile high. This Oregon store sprawls bigger than you imagine. You find things...

[Got an anonymous confession or rant you just have to share with the world? Submit it to I, Anonymous HERE!—eds]. I’ll begin by saying I’m extremely shy & awkward. We made eye contact at King St Station – you the magnificent redhead in a green dress carrying her shoes, me the tall guy wearing glasses and a backpack. Wh

The unchallenged pull quote for your ludicrous puff piece about electroshock [“Saving Mrs. Brown,” WW, June 17] says it’s “miraculous,” “a laying on of hands.” I think the appropriate analogy (suggested to me by a neurologist) would be a laying on of a sledgehammer. The brain damage/memory loss may help you forget why