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The Portland Housing Bureau and Mayor Keith Wilson last week launched a new “home sharing” program that offers Portland homeowners a $1,000 check if they rent out a spare room. To receive the city check, homeowners must rent the spare room through one of two home-sharing platforms, PadSplit...

Mayor Bud Clark rode his bike down to Union Station one August morning in 1985 to greet Portland’s new face. On the front page of the next day’s Oregonian, he stands in a boxcar alongside sculptor Raymond Kaskey, addressing an eager press corps as a giant copper face you may or may not recognize looks on.

There is something about being an 80s kid that never quite leaves you. Maybe it is the sound of a tape rewinding. Maybe it is the way a Friday night once felt like an event instead of just another evening on the couch. Back then, you did not scroll. You drove. You walked through automatic […]

An investigation into a suspicious death in Clark County has led to a Woodland man being arrested after investigators found signs of foul play in his home after a search warrant was served on

Portland is right to test home sharing as part of its housing response, (“Portland will pay onetime grants of $1,000 to homeowners who rent out rooms,” Feb. 24). Activating spare bedrooms can create housing options quickly without waiting years for financing, permitting and construction. At the same time,...

Kevin West was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2024 killing of his wife

A dog named Sweetie spent the night alone, injured, and hidden in a freezing retention pond. A drone found her in minutes. This is exactly why DFR programs exist, as Oregon Live reports. Sweetie’s Long Night in Happy Valley. The call came in around noon on Friday. A dog...

OREGON - Gas prices in Oregon have surged, with the average price rising 7.7 cents per gallon over the past week, now hitting $3.85 per gallon. This marks a dramatic 44.3-cent increase from a month ago and a 16.6-cent rise compared to last year. In Eugene, prices have jumped by...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A MAX Train has been derailed in Downtown Portland after a crash involving a car on Sunday night, authorities said. Portland Fire and Rescue said they responded to reports of the collision around 8:30 p.m. near Southwest 11th Avenue and Southwest Morrison Street. A TriMet service alert at 8:19...

Thousands of celebrants will gather at three Portland locations from Friday, March 13 through Tuesday, March 17, 2026, for an immersion in Irish music, dancing, food, drink and cultural activities at Portland’s Irish Festival, the Northwest’s largest Saint Patrick’s Day celebration. The five-day festival takes place...