Readers respond: Clean energy fund can help transit, intersections
Recently there has been some discussion about what the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund should be spent on, (“Where Portland residents think more clean energy funding should go,” July 3). I would like the clean energy fund to continue helping other public agencies while reducing pollution and...
Portland Police Seek Two Suspects After Man Shot While Intervening in Old Town Assault
Portland, OR. — Portland police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects connected to an assault and shooting near an Old Town nightclub. At approximately 9:38 p.m. Aug. 1, two males were seen assaulting another man on Northwest Davis Street between Northwest Sixth Avenue and Northwest Broadway, accord
2 men dead in apparent murder/suicide after reports of gunfire in NE Vancouver
VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - Two men are dead after what investigators believe was a murder/suicide in northeast Vancouver on Sunday evening, according to police. Just after 5:30 p.m., officers with the Vancouver Police were sent to a home on Northeast 77th Avenue after callers reported that a man with a gun had gone insid
Portland weighs free transit for all city workers ahead of weeks-long I-5 shutdown
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The City of Portland is considering providing free transit for city employees ahead of the weeks-long southbound I-5 shutdown. The proposed one-year pilot would provide all city employees free passes for TriMet buses, MAX and WES Trains, and C-Tran local service through August 2027. The...
Proposal with Mystery Couple at Vancouver Bus Stop Spurs Search
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A C-Tran dispatcher couldn’t but notice an apparent proposal going down mid-morning on August 17th at the Vine Station at Fort Vancouver Way and Fourth Plain Boulevard. There looks to be a woman sitting on a bus stop bench with a man on bended knee offering a ring. So, they snapped a pic, obscured th
Raising Cane’s is coming to 3 new cities. See where
As the end of summer approaches, restaurants and businesses are continuing to expand, including Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. The company is opening six locations across five states this September, three of which will be in new cities, USA TODAY has confirmed. Locations will be in states including Tennessee and Calif
Daimler Is Permanently Closing a Truck Plant and Shifting 387 Jobs to the Carolinas
Daimler Truck North America is permanently closing its truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Oregon, eliminating […]
Oregon DOJ Closes Six Federal Officer Misconduct Reviews Without Criminal Investigations
The Oregon Department of Justice has closed its review of six complaints alleging misconduct by federal law-enforcement officers in Portland and Eugene, determining that none will proceed to a full criminal investigation after months of examination by state authorities. Five complaints stemmed from confrontations outsi
Oregon is spending more than ever on low-income housing. A state law keeps the...
Oregon's spending on low-income housing has exploded in the past five years. The state has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each apartment has nearly
Driver hospitalized after parked cars hit in NE Portland rollover crash
A man has been taken to the hospital after being involved in a crash in Northeast Portland on Sunday.

















