Harger: Two blue cities decided dealers don’t belong in recovery housing. Seattle hasn’t
Yes, I get frustrated writing about addiction and the streets in this region. But the frustration comes from somewhere simple: these are human beings who deserve to get better, and too often we prolong their suffering and call it kindness. So today, instead of just venting, I want to point at something that’s actually
Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Portland for Pho, Banh Mi & More
As Autumn approaches in Portland and the rain begins, I want nothing more than a steaming bowl of pho, the scents of star anise and fish sauce opening up my sinuses. Portland, Oregon has excellent Vietnamese food, and here are just a few of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Portland to help you get started.
Portland’s Toppled Lincoln Statue Set for 2027 Return, but Pedestal Fight Rages On
Six years after protesters pulled it down, Portland's bronze Abraham Lincoln statue is fully repaired and waiting in storage — but where and how it stands when it returns in 2027 has become the city's fiercest public art fight in years. The 10-foot monument, toppled during an Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage demonstratio
Vancouver man, friend found guilty in murder of man’s grandmother
A Clark County jury found a Vancouver man and his friend guilty in the murder of the man’s 78-year-old grandmother.
Portland Police Make 87 Traffic Stops During Weekend Crackdown On Dangerous Driving
Portland police made 87 traffic stops, arrested four people and recovered a stolen vehicle during a weekend enforcement operation targeting illegal street racing, street takeovers and other dangerous driving, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The Portland Police Bureau said officers conducted the special operati
Authorities try to avoid ‘carmageddon’ during 5-week closure of I-5 southbound
Bridgetown Trucking uses 35 trucks to ship everything from silicon chips to 2,000-pound bags of sugar around Portland. On Sept. 11, freight haulers like Bridgetown are going to see their routes severely disrupted by the closure of all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 for five weeks. “This is unprecedented,” said...
Portland Man Held Without Bail After Beating Smoker Over Refused Cigarette
A 36-year-old Portland man is being held without bail after prosecutors say he beat another man bloody with his own cane near Southwest Broadway and Southwest 1st Avenue, all because the victim wouldn't give him a cigarette. The attack was so violent that the cane shattered into several pieces. According...
Former Oregon AT&T Employee Gets Prison After SIM Swaps Drain Nearly $600,000 From Customers
A former employee of an AT&T store in Portland was yesterday sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for selling access to AT&T’s network to criminals who used customer PII to carry out SIM swaps. Forty-four-year-old Kenneth Carter was sentenced in a Los Angeles U.S. District Court by Judge...
2 convicted for murdering 78-year-old Lake Shore woman
A Clark County jury found two people guilty in connection to the 2024 murder of an elderly Vancouver woman on Tuesday.
UPDATE: Suspect, officers identified in Sept. 3 Canby apartment shooting
Canby Police have released new details on the Thursday, Sept. 3, shooting that left a man dead at the Sequoia Grove Apartment Complex. A 911 call brought police to the apartment complex about 10:30 p.m. on a report that a man was trying to break into one of the apartments.
