Portland’s Affordable Housing Vacancies Surge to 10-Year High, City Struggles to Move People In
The number of vacant affordable units in Portland has reached a 10-year high as developers aim to get homeless people, particularly older people, into safe and stable living arrangements. More Portland Affordable Housing Units Now Available. Nearly 1,900 vacant affordable housing units are now available in Portland...
Clark County residents say they’ll get all the burdens and none of the benefits...
Patrick Borunda lives off a winding road under the shadow of tall Douglas fir trees in the rural town of Yacolt, Washington, in northeast Clark County. His modest house overlooks a small pasture and barn, once inhabited by 30 alpacas he raised for fiber and breeding. Today, the herd has been winnowed down to four...
SE Portland smoke shop hit again as chain reports 15 burglaries in 2025
The smoke shop chain House of Pipes says they have been hit 14 times in 2025, with damages topping $80,000 in the latest break-in.
Christmas Eve Stabbings in Northeast Portland Leave Two Hospitalized
Portland was struck by violence this Christmas Eve, with two individuals hospitalized following separate stabbings in the Northeast section of the city. The first incident took place near NE 30th Avenue and NE Broadway, as reported by KPTV. A second victim was located shortly thereafter, in the vicinity of NE 24th...
Portland Teen Charged with Multiple Assaults on TriMet Public Transit
A 19-year-old from Portland faces multiple charges after two reported incidents of unprovoked assault on public transit were brought to the attention of local authorities. Court documents revealed incidents occurring a month apart, with the suspect, Sincere William Alexander Hunter, accused of attacking strangers on...
Weakness in Multnomah County Economy Will Hold Back Homeless Service Tax Collections, Metro Says
The doughnut hole strikes again. In its latest forecast, Metro, the tri-county regional government, said its Supportive Housing Services levy would raise $351 million in the fiscal year that ends June 30, 2026, up 8% from $325 million from the year-earlier period. But this year’s figure includes $40 million in...
Two families devastated by Portland police mistake: ‘Now somebody’s dead’
Jonathan Grall called 911 and told police he had stabbed an “obnoxious” motorcyclist revving her engine outside their downtown Portland apartment building. He had pulled out a knife about 10 inches long from behind his back and jabbed it in her face. Grall was known to Portland police,...
Man accused of punching 2 strangers on public transportation in separate incidents
A man who is accused of punching two strangers on public transportation in separate incidents is expected to appear in a Multnomah County court on Friday.
Police searching for Vancouver man missing since November
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KPTV) - Vancouver Police are searching for a 42-year-old man who they say has been missing since late November. Reycardo Sentell Johnson was last seen on November 28, and is described as 6′1″ and about 170 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Johnson’s car was...
Digging Into Documents Uncovered Wasteful Spending by the Director of Universal Preschool
To end 2025, we assigned each reporter in the WW newsroom to pick two stories by a colleague that stood out in 2025. We then had the recipient of the compliment pass it on—but not before penning an update to the tales. Here’s the first of these stories.
