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With celebrity chef Gregory Gourdet off to conquer New York, this would have been the time for his Portland restaurant, Kann, to fall in our annual restaurant rankings. But after revisiting and reconsidering all 40 spots on last year’s list — plus a few dozen more — none stood out quite like Kann.

Oregon’s most populous county lost 1% of its jobs from June 2024 to 2025 even as the state overall saw positive job growth. Multnomah County, home to Portland, makes up a quarter of Oregon’s workforce. “There are about 2 million jobs in the entire state of Oregon —...

Portland’s Lloyd Center mall has transformed from a traditional shopping center into a unique community space filled with local businesses, nonprofits, and creative ventures. Here are five takeaways from a series of articles and videos by The Oregonian/OregonLive, which explores how this 65-year-old mall is...

Ahmeah Brown, 21, is a collegiate runner and a junior at Portland State University. But her ability to chase down 800 meters in 2 minutes,16 seconds wasn’t the skill she needed to tackle what lay before her on Monday morning. Instead, as she walked into the Multnomah County Courthouse...

A ONCE-doomed “ghost mall” is now buzzing with pinball museums, magic shows, roller-skating lessons, and even a shop selling Star Wars-inspired light sabers. It used to be a retail graveyard after giants like Macy’s, Nordstrom and Sears were all gone. But today, Portland’s Lloyd Center is staging...

There’s a guy running around Portland lighting fires, getting arrested, getting released, and then you guessed it, lighting more fires. His name is Aubrey A. Edwards. He's 35, and according to the Portland Police Bureau, he's behind a string of arsons stretching from North Portland to downtown. According to Fox 12...

Oregon’s food scene goes way beyond the trendy spots tourists flock to in Portland. Tucked away in neighborhoods and small towns are the real gems – those hole-in-the-wall restaurants where locals gather for amazing meals without the fuss. I’ve spent years hunting down these hidden treasures, places where...

This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. The Amtrak ride from Eugene to Vancouver, British Columbia, and all stops in between is getting an upgrade. A fleet of new trains which will serve the Pacific Northwest being constructed, and the first train is being tested before they begin...

As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning, shortly after the official start of summer, there was a ruckus in the parking lot between “Bar Maven” and “Bodega PDX” in the 6200 block of S.E. Foster Road. A man was stabbed and fell to the pavement – and another man ran off.

Five juveniles attempted to leave the scene in the vehicle, and three of them were found carrying firearms, including one stolen handgun, the sheriff’s office said.