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Nearly a decade in, the ambitious project to widen Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter is stuck in neutral. Meanwhile, its price tag has ballooned. Oregon has spent $143.5 million on the effort since 2016, money for planning, engineering, community outreach and conducting an environmental review, according...

A home in Gresham was damaged by an early morning fire on Tuesday. A look back at Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ time at Reed College. In this segment, we look back at Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and his brief time in Oregon. Former Fred Meyer employee who stole over...

To put the shelters proposed in Southwest Portland and the Pearl District in context, we need to revisit recent headlines in various Portland publications, such as “Intel’s … Oregon future in doubt,” and “Multnomah County lags Oregon in job growth,” (“City confirms newest overnight-only shelter to open soon in SW...

For more than 50 years, the Portland-based non-profit Transition Projects has been present on our local streets to help those experiencing homelessness transition successfully into housing.

Periods of prolonged extreme heat are getting more common in Portland as climate change continues to warm the planet, according to a new analysis. Why it matters: Streaks of hot days — as much of the U.S. has experienced this summer — are particularly hazardous to human health.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland General Electric is asking state regulators for a roughly 2% rate hike starting next year. It says it would help it avoid even larger hikes further in the future. Late last month, PGE started the process of changing rates for electricity by filing the...

A home in Gresham was damaged by an early morning fire on Tuesday. A look back at Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ time at Reed College. In this segment, we look back at Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and his brief time in Oregon. Two men sought after salmon theft at...

I guess you could say Portland and Seattle are doing a “bang up” job of making their downtowns safe…lots of bangs if you’re foolish enough to go there. This past weekend, two people shot in Portland’s Old Town-Chinatown, a man and a woman. They’ll survive, we’re told. In Seattle a few days earlier, a man in a...

T.J. Maxx isn't the only discount retailer opening new stores this month. Marshalls, a sister store of T.J. Maxx, has already opened one new store this month and has plans to open five more, according to its website. Both Marshalls and T.J. Maxx are owned by TJX Companies, which also owns brands such as HomeGoods,...

The standoff on the rooftop of a Portland apartment building concluded without the use of force as the man wanted for numerous crimes surrendered to police on Saturday. This update comes after a morning where parts of East Burnside Street were shut down, affecting traffic and leading to several apartment evacuations....