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[box type="shadow"] At a glance: Portland approves drive-thru with restaurant when it is rebuilt on Division Street. The owner argued the drive-thru is a legal nonconforming use dating back d...

One moment, Cat Ren’s bright blue Labubu was clipped to the outside of her bag. The next moment, it was gone. Somehow, as she had navigated the security line at Portland International Airport — walking through corridors, ducking under stanchions, putting her bag through the X-ray machine — the little toy with a...

An electric bike store in Northeast Portland has closed without notice, and customers say they’ve been left in a lurch. Pedego Electric Bikes on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd is empty as of this morning. The shop’s phone leads to a voicemail box that’s full and no longer receiving messages, the listing on...

Four school districts in the state of Washington are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. The Cheney, Sultan, Tacoma, and Vancouver districts are among 18 entities in 10 states facing Title IX investigations, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday. Complaints claim these districts...

Portland and Vancouver police arrested a 12-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy Wednesday in connection with the death of Santi Ram Rai, a convenience store clerk killed in Southeast Portland on Dec. 9. Police arrested the 12-year-old on suspicion of first degree murder and the 15-year-old on suspicion of murder...

A car smashed into a hair salon in Northeast Portland Tuesday, leaving employees dazed and the owner concerned for her financial future. Dramatic video captured by a bystander shows an SUV-type vehicle careening down Northeast Glisan Street in broad daylight, leaving the road and smashing into what looks like a brick...

A well-known Portland maker of light fixtures and home furnishings laid off most of its staff last month, including about 20 production workers represented by IBEW Local 48. Schoolhouse Electric assembles and ships high-end lighting fixtures and home furnishings from a four-story brick building at 2181 NW Nicolai St....

With pennies no longer being minted, WinCo Foods is turning to its customers for help replenshing their penny supply. This past weekend I was visiting a WinCo store in Oregon City, Oregon, and they had a sign on the door that said:

GRESHAM, Ore. (KATU) — A Gresham man is charged with bias crime and other charges after a racially charged incident at a Taco Bell. According to court documents, the incident occurred in February 2025 at the Taco Bell located at Southeast 182nd Street and Powell Boulevard. A woman told...

Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. A pilot program emerged in 2025 to help fill vacant storefronts in Portland’s Old Town, but so far none of the businesses have opened. Today’s newsletter starts with a look into why...