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Workplace injuries strike without warning across every industry in Portland and beyond. One moment you are performing routine job duties, and the next you face a life changing injury from a fall, heavy equipment accident, repetitive strain, or exposure to hazardous substances. While many assume their job will keep them...

A restored 1915 house designed in the distinctive Prairie style in Northeast Portland’s Irvington neighborhood is for sale. The asking price is $2,490,000. The three-level dwelling with strong horizontal lines and wide roof overhangs was constructed on a 0.23-acre corner lot at 3303 N.E. 22nd Ave. The original homeowners...

Education: Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude, J.D. 2014; Lewis and Clark College, B.A, 2009. Current Profession: Deputy Defender, Appellate Division, Oregon Public Defense Commission. Previously: Staff Attorney/Public Defender, Multnomah Defenders, Inc.; Law Clerk to the Hon. Stanley Allen Bastian, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

Ready for top-notch Hawaiian comfort food in the ‘burbs?. Well, that’s exactly what Kove Island Comfort Kitchen has brought, having recently moved near the intersection of Murray Avenue and Cornell Road in Cedar Mill. On March 31, the restaurant opened in space at 811 N.W. Murray Ave. —...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bronze animal statues were recently stolen from a North Portland park, and other parts of the playground were vandalized. The kid-friendly play area at Arbor Lodge Park was filled with sea animal sculptures for kids to interact with, but when families arrived at the park, they discovered that the sculptures, which had been there for decades, were suddenly gone.

Portland Public Schools will face a $56.3 million budget deficit in the upcoming 2026–27 school year. Superintendent Dr. Kimberlee Armstrong’s proposed budget, which she presented to the Portland School Board on Tuesday night, would reduce 336 full-time employees as a consequence. Armstrong’s proposals recommend reductions of 112 school-based...

“Tough choices” is public officials’ shorthand for this year’s budget cycle. In Portland’s Community and Economic Development service area, the mayor and his administrators have turned to cutting social programs and staff to balance a proposed $1.24 billion budget for the service area’s bureaus. This...

Boston has its "Big Dig," New York has its Second Avenue Subway, and the states of Washington and Oregon are getting set to play in the same league. Replacing the aging Interstate Bridge between Portland and Vancouver will be the biggest construction project our two states have ever undertaken. We’ve been working on this megaproject for 22 years, and we are closer to breaking...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cuts are coming to the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, and Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell previewed on Tuesday that they could fall on a program which helps people living on the streets. Meanwhile, local service providers are already preparing to pick up the slack. The county's ongoing...

Ivory Mathews, the embattled CEO of Home Forward, the state’s largest public housing authority, is resigning. That’s according to people with direct knowledge of Mathews’ decision, which has not yet been announced by the agency. Mathews’ impending resignation follows reporting by WW that showed she spent more...