Providence to open nearly 100 new patient beds in Portland
Providence Portland Medical Center is scheduled to add 96 new patient beds in early September to help address the region's increasing healthcare demand.
Two Portland Mexican restaurants earn national praise from The New York Times
Two Portland Mexican restaurants earn national praise from The New York Times. Ki’ikibáa and Mis Tacones are among 41 restaurants nationwide highlighted in The New York Times’ new guide to great Mexican food. Portland’s Mexican food scene has received another major national endorsement, with two Northeast Portland...
Good Morning, News: Water Tower Goes Boom, The Push for Green Jobs in Oregon,...
If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution to the Mercury, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support!. Good morning, Portland! Expect sunny skies in the mid-80s today. I don’t have much else to say...
Portland Heats Up to 80s as Sneaker-Wave Threat Lurks on Oregon Coast
Portland is starting Tuesday under mostly clear skies, with temperatures near 61 degrees early and a mostly sunny afternoon ahead. The city should warm to about 83 degrees, with no rain expected and only a light north-northwest breeze. Sunny Afternoon, Cool Night. Some low clouds may filter into the Portland...
Missing Portland woman’s car found in rural Skamania County; search continues
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A car belonging to a missing woman has been found in Skamania County, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Claudia Grandy, 78, was last seen on Sunday, July 26, at her home in the 7600 block of Southeast Alder Street in the Montavilla neighborhood. Police said her family reported she has cog
This Enormous Oregon Thrift Store Is A Bargain Hunter’s Absolute Dream Come True
Nobody walks into the Goodwill Outlet at 5950 NE 122nd Ave in Portland, Oregon for the first time and walks out feeling neutral about it. You either become a devoted regular on the spot, or you go home, tell everyone you know about it, and then become a devoted regular on your second visit.
Today on ARC PDX | August 18, 2026 | Centennial Mills water tower falls...
Here are some of the stories we’re looking at in our AM-edition of ARC PDX. The Centennial Mills water tower is now gone after fire devastated the building weeks ago. Crews detonated the structure yesterday, sending it into the building below, but the danger isn't over in the pearl district.
With fire blocking Pacific Crest Trail, a Beaverton hiker and friends build a monument...
By the time long-distance hiker Derek Hu reached Washington’s Stevens Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail, the engineer from Taiwan had crossed 2,467 miles of mountains, snowfields, forests, and deserts, starting at the border with Mexico. Smoke from the rapidly growing Little Giant Fire, just northeast of Stevens Pass,...
1 dead, another hurt after being hit by train in North Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man is dead and another is hurt after being hit by a freight train in North Portland on Monday night. Portland Police responded to reports of two men who were hit by a BNSF train just before 9 p.m. at N Willamette Blvd near the St. John’s Water Tower.
Controlled blasts kick off Centennial Mills demolition
Big boom. Image: Kale Williams/Axios Demolition of the fire-ravaged Centennial Mills building began Monday, starting with four controlled explosions to bring down the building's rooftop water tower. State of play: Ever since a blaze gutted the blighted 116-year-old Northwest Portland landmark earlier this month, nearby

















