Portland OR

Brentwood-Darlington residents nearby told each other that they’d heard what could have been shots in the middle of the day on Saturday, September 6th. But it’s unclear who it was who called 9-1-1 to alert the police – or just when they did it. But, when they...

The window for perfect fall hiking in the Pacific Northwest is brief but magnificent. As summer’s heat fades and before winter’s snow arrives, a golden opportunity emerges to witness the region’s forests transformed by autumn’s paintbrush. In a 2024 episode of The Oregonian’s Peak Northwest podcast, hosts Jamie Hale...

Oregonians say: Don’t send the military to our communities. We stand together. United. Peaceful and Determined. Oregonians from all walks of life—nurses, teachers, faith leaders, small business owners, labor unions, families, and community members—are coming together in a peaceful demonstration to send a clear...

One person was rushed to the Legacy Emanuel Burn Center after fire broke out at a care facility in Northeast Portland Sunday afternoon, Portland Fire & Rescue said.

A man was killed after a stabbing at Dawson Park in Northeast Portland Sunday afternoon, police said.

A Hollywood legend stopped by Portland to donate her Oscar to a local movie museum.

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a pickup truck after running on to I-205 south near Vancouver Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Vancouver is raising the bar…after over thirty years of waving around a flag that looks like it was designed on Windows 95 ClipArt (see below):. Now, the City has narrowed down six finalists in its quest for a new banner worthy of flying at our City Hall. The Vancouver...

If you swung by the Esther Short Starbucks this past Friday expecting your usual drink, you were greeted instead by locked doors. After more than a decade fueling downtown Vancouver and the weekend Farmers Market crowds, the coffee chain pulled the plug on the location. Employees say they were told...

Jesse James West was sentenced to two decades in state prison last week for a crime spree that ended with the 25-year-old firing at Portland police officers and being struck and wounded in the cross fire. West’s spree began in September 2024 when he stole several cars at gunpoint.