‘Significant injuries’ in fire at Northeast Portland care facility
One person was rushed to the Legacy Emanuel Burn Center after fire broke out at a care facility in Northeast Portland Sunday afternoon, Portland Fire & Rescue said.
Man fatally stabbed at Dawson Park in Northeast Portland
A man was killed after a stabbing at Dawson Park in Northeast Portland Sunday afternoon, police said.
Child star Margaret O’Brien’s Oscar finds permanent home at Movie Madness
A Hollywood legend stopped by Portland to donate her Oscar to a local movie museum.
Pedestrian hit, killed by pickup after running onto highway near Vancouver
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a pickup truck after running on to I-205 south near Vancouver Sunday afternoon, officials said.
Vancouver, WA is Saying Goodbye to The ClipArt Flag Design…Finally!
Vancouver is raising the bar…after over thirty years of waving around a flag that looks like it was designed on Windows 95 ClipArt (see below):. Now, the City has narrowed down six finalists in its quest for a new banner worthy of flying at our City Hall. The Vancouver...
Esther Short Starbucks Brewed Its Final Cup This Past Weekend
If you swung by the Esther Short Starbucks this past Friday expecting your usual drink, you were greeted instead by locked doors. After more than a decade fueling downtown Vancouver and the weekend Farmers Market crowds, the coffee chain pulled the plug on the location. Employees say they were told...
Carjacker who fired at Portland police gets 20 years in state prison
Jesse James West was sentenced to two decades in state prison last week for a crime spree that ended with the 25-year-old firing at Portland police officers and being struck and wounded in the cross fire. West’s spree began in September 2024 when he stole several cars at gunpoint.
Military Base Toxic Cleanup Delayed 6 Years in Washington
The U.S. Department of Defense has quietly pushed back its timeline for cleaning up toxic “forever chemicals” at military bases in Oregon and Washington by six years, without public notice. The delays affect the Air National Guard base in Portland and Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, both among nearly 140...
Woman dies in McLoughlin crash at Milport Street
Late on Sunday evening, August 31, on S.E. McLoughlin Boulevard – a half mile south of Ochoco Street – a car blew through a red traffic signal at Milport Street, north of the town of Milwaukie, and smashed into another vehicle. Milwaukie Police Department (MPD) officers, who were...
Portland man dies weeks after e-scooter crash caused by pothole
A man has died weeks after he was seriously injured in an e-scooter crash in Southeast Portland caused by a pothole, police announced Friday.
