Portland survey asks if public funds should help pay for $600M Moda Center renovation
Portland residents are being asked to weigh in on what the city should do with the Moda Center, a decision that could help determine whether the Portland Trail Blazers remain in the Rose City. The city of Portland has opened a survey asking Portlanders about the arena’s future, including whether...
Lake Oswego event raises money to provide clean water to Zambians
The local nonprofit organization WaterAfrica raised money to provide Zambians with access to clean water during the Walk4Water fundraiser Saturday, May 30 in Lake Oswego. At the event attended by 325 people, attendees walked from Foothills Park to fill buckets with water at Millennium Plaza park as a way to simulate th
St. Helens city administrator reported dead after going missing in river
ST. HELENS, Ore. (KATU) — A search and rescue operation was underway in the Columbia River after St. Helens City Administrator John Walsh was reported missing in the water near the St. Helens City docks late Saturday night. Around 2 p.m., Mayor of Rainier, Oregon, Jerry Cole said in...
$4 billion Multnomah County budget set; at least 158 positions eliminated
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Multnomah County leaders have approved a new $4 billion budget that cuts spending for the second year in a row, even as the county continues to invest in key services. The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners recently adopted the budget in what was described as...
Portland Petition Would Use Clean Energy Fund Money to Add Nearly 400 Police Officers
PORTLAND, Ore. — Without raising taxes, Portland residents are asked to support an initiative that will plow an additional $50 million into improving policing and safety standards. If Successful the Measure Will Go to the Ballot on November 3. Known as the Portland Enhanced Community Safety Initiative, the measure...
20 millions Americans in the Pacific Northwest to endure potentially record-breaking heat to start...
As the official start of summer draws closer, Americans in the Pacific Northwest are gearing up for a surge in hot temperatures this week while the East Coast cools off.
Portland breaks record with 2026’s first heat wave
Portland sweltered its way through record-breaking heat Sunday, as temperatures hit 94. It smashed June 14’s previous record of 89, set in 1988, the National Weather Service said. It broke the record shortly before 3 p.m., and the National Weather Service warned the heat’s not over yet. An...
Portland boat catches fire, sinks in Willamette River
A boat was seen on fire on the Willamette River near downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon.
Motorcyclist seriously hurt in four vehicle pileup on McLoughlin
Emergency first-responders were dispatched to a violent crash at 6:21 p.m. on May 5, in the northbound lanes of McLoughlin Boulevard at S.E. 17th Avenue, on the border between Westmoreland and Brooklyn. At the scene, five Portland Police Bureau officers – including the Traffic Division – were working the accident,...
How this Portland Irish pub became Ivory Coast’s No. 1 fan for the World...
Forty-eight national teams qualified for the now-underway FIFA World Cup, soccer’s biggest international tournament, and Ireland wasn’t one of them. That meant T.C. O’Leary’s Irish Pub in Northeast Portland had to adopt another squad. The chosen one: Ivory Coast. The reason was obvious enough if you...
