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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.

Portland, Oregon transforms into something magical during winter months, when fog rolls off the Willamette River and Mount Hood’s snow-capped peak gleams in the distance. The city’s beloved farmers markets continue to thrive even as temperatures drop, drawing crowds of shoppers seeking fresh produce, artisan goods,...

By the time you read this article, I’ll be gone. I’m leaving you, the city I’ve called home for 24 years, to live abroad. You’ve treated me well. We’ve had some wonderful times and I’ll never forget them. But the world is calling to me.

Jim Peebles was a friend of NASCAR driver Greg Biffle while growing up in Camas in the 1980s. The two attended Camas High School together and even got into a little mischief from time to time. In 2014, when Peebles was a co-owner of the Camas Gallery, he helped commission...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland’s iconic drag club, Darcelle XV Showplace, hosted its annual Christmas Eve dinner for Old Town’s homeless community, marking its 40th year as a local tradition. The club kept the holiday spirit alive Wednesday night as they ditched the heels and hairspray for...

More people worked in Clark County in September than in the same month last year — but only slightly more. The latest labor report from the Washington Employment Security Department estimated 188,300 people worked nonfarm jobs here in September. That’s up from the 187,800 who worked here in September 2024 and in...

The National Weather Service in Portland, Oregon, has issued a weather update for the region, anticipating a damp end to December. According to the NWS, showers are expected before 2pm today, with the snow level dropping from 3200 feet to 2200 feet by the afternoon. Temperatures are set to hover near 47 degrees...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A smoke shop chain is pleading with the City of Portland for help after yet another smash-and-grab burglary at one of their locations. House of Pipes said their shops have been burglarized 14 times this year, and the latest break-in happened Wednesday morning at their location on Hawthorne Boulevard...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man was taken into custody after police said he fired shots during a domestic disturbance in Northeast Portland early Christmas morning. Just before 1:30 a.m., officers initially responded to the area of Northeast 20th and Hoyt Street on reports of a shooting. Arriving at...

The North Clackamas Watersheds Council is one of a handful of environmental groups across Oregon that wants to turn your Christmas tree into a fish habitat. On Jan. 10, the watersheds council will collect live-cut Christmas trees in Milwaukie and then tie them to logs along a side channel of the Willamette River on...