A growing number of people are sounding alarms over excessive tree-cutting as the state removes hazard trees damaged by last year's wildfires. Arborists who have worked on the project say the work is being mismanaged and needs to stop.
Police say someone poured accelerant on a fire in an entryway to the Portland Police Association on Tuesday night.
The question comes at an important juncture for two local, high-profile shootings. Clark County's prosecutor is seeking an official from another county to review the Feb. 4 fatal shooting of Jenoah Donald. Meanwhile, the review of Kevin Peterson Jr.’s killing is due in the coming weeks.
A bill moving through the Legislature includes some meaningful changes to the treatment process envisioned in 2020's Ballot Measure 110.
"I think we're all excited about heading to Tokyo finally, after a year's delay," said U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe of Seattle.
Middle school students have protested and started a petition to remove two educators.
They're majestic. They're neglected. And now they're slowly being fixed up. Conservationists are preserving them — and officials hope the fountains will supply free water for the city's impoverished.
The resignations of Kim Potter, who fired her gun at Wright, and Chief Tim Gannon come after the city council passed a resolution calling for them to be relieved of duty.
U.S. officials say President Joe Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration
The defense has begun its case at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin after 11 days of testimony and a mountain of video depicting George Floyd’s final moments
The musician spent a decade homeless in San Francisco before making records, but left a much longer legacy by bringing his knowledge of bebop and blues, and an innate soulfulness into jazz music.
‘We know who we are. We know who we value.’ As COVID-19 vaccinations are ramping up across the state, a coalition of local Pacific Islander community groups are making sure their elders are not forgotten.
The Lovejoy Surgicenter closed its doors in January, leaving many Portlanders and others seeking abortion services without a place to go. The Lilith Clinic opened last month and aims to fill the gap left by Lovejoy. Oregon is unique in that it does not have state restrictions on abortion, but access remains an issue. Many counties do not have any abortion providers at all.
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