• Photos: Timbers Start Their Season With a Win in the Sleet

    The 600th goal in team history secures a 1-0 victory.

  • The Evening After Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling Changes America, Portlanders Make a Familiar Pilgrimage Downtown

    “If they can decide what to do with my body, what’s next?”

  • Flying Saucers Spotted in Fairview

    It was the Portland stop on the 2022 Disc Golf Pro Tour.

  • Senate Republicans Return After Longest Walkout in Oregon History; Both Sides Declare Victory

    After compromises on contentious legislation, the Senate will now go into overdrive to approve House-passed bills.

  • Empty and Unwanted, the Iconic Buildings of Portland’s Skyline Are in Trouble

    No one wants to be on a “death list.” But we found 16 properties that have a documented problem now.

  • The Clackamas County Ballot Fiasco Is Sherry Hall’s Biggest Blunder. But It Isn’t Her First.

    “There’s a lack of energy. She didn’t really work a 40-hour week and wasn’t always around to answer questions.”

  • Mayor Will Announce Plan to Ban Unsanctioned Camping Across Portland and Build 500-Capacity Homeless “Campuses”

    Many details remain uncertain, but one thing is clear: The mayor’s office is taking aggressive steps to move homeless Portlanders into large sanctioned camps.

  • Starbucks Baristas Had Plenty to Celebrate This Labor Day

    See photos of a “sip-in” held at the Lloyd District and Jantzen Beach coffee shops this morning.

  • As Officials Release First Tallies, Tina Kotek Holds Narrow Lead Over Christine Drazan in Governor’s Race

    With 1 million votes counted, only 1% separates the leading candidates.

  • America’s Oldest Student Radio Station Broadcasts a New Generation

    KBPS is training Portland’s next batch of drive-time DJs.

  • How to Fix the Blazers in Four Difficult Steps

    It won’t be easy. But it is possible to preserve the future of this franchise without disrespecting Damian Lillard.

  • This Morning’s Storm Was the Latest Snowfall Portland Has Ever Recorded

    The previous late date for Portland snow was April 10, 1903. Today’s snow fell on April 11.

  • With a High of 105 Forecast for Portland, County Officials Open Cooling Centers

    Lloyd Center Mall is also inviting people to take shelter inside.

  • A Consultant’s Report Shows County Health Workers in Old Town Fear For Their Safety

    In documents, many workers say that threat presents them with an ethical quandary: They don’t want to involve law enforcement, fearing that police will make matters worse. But they also fear for their own lives.

  • Raging Grannies March on Portland to Mourn Gun Deaths

    Portland-area lawmakers pledge “bold action” in the next session of the Oregon Legislature.

  • Thorns Show Their Pride in a Civic Celebration of LGBTQ+ Lives

    A fundraiser by the Rose City Riveters supporters group sent thousands of dollars to New Avenues for Youth.

  • Nobody Likes How Portland Is Governed. How Did the Plan to Fix It Turn Into Another Bitter Fight?

    Charter reform has become a flashpoint for Portland’s deep disagreements about whom the city should represent and what its core values are.

  • An Embattled Seattle Trash Pickup Nonprofit Parachutes Into the Pearl District

    “This lady pulled out a $20 bill like it was a biscuit, like, ‘Do you want to help?’ I don’t care about the money, I care that you’re intruding on these people’s spaces.”

  • Rene Gonzalez Would Return Portland to a Simpler Time: 2019. To Many Voters, That’s an Appealing Offer.

    Gonzalez’s ties to parent groups not only provided him a stealth base, they put him in touch with a seething group of voters deeply unhappy with the status quo.

  • Why Does a Historic Hotel Meant to House Low-Income Seniors Stand Empty In the Heart of Portland?

    Collective inaction hints at why the housing crisis deepens even as more money than ever is available to remedy it.

  • Two Starbucks on Opposite Sides of Portland Are Closing Due to Safety Concerns. We Spent 48 Hours at Them.

    We encountered relieved baristas, skeptical customers, a lot of panhandling, and one man who offered us a beverage that wasn’t coffee.

  • With Possibility of Loss Seeming More Real, Tina Kotek Brings in the Guest Stars

    Last night, it was Elizabeth Warren and the Decemberists.

  • What Happens if Americans Stop Recognizing the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court? We Asked a Constitutional Scholar.

    What Jim Oleske found most troubling in the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling wasn’t that five justices found no constitutional right to an abortion. It was why.

  • Oregon Right to Life Has Won the Victory It Always Craved. What Will It Do With the Opportunity?

    “I remember when John Kitzhaber was governor and there were pro-life majorities. He was willing to burn down the whole health department unless they included abortion funding.”

  • Jamie McLeod-Skinner Celebrates Upset of Congressman Kurt Schrader After Long Delay in Ballot Count

    UPDATE: After the AP calls the race for the challenger, Schrader concedes.

  • As Election Tensions Increase, Office-Seekers Get Loose at Candidates Gone Wild

    It was a lively Monday night at Revolution Hall as political candidates in this year’s contested races took to the stage.

  • Tina Kotek Takes Large Lead Over Tobias Read in Democratic Primary for Oregon Governor

    The Associated Press called the race for Kotek.

  • Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Takes Substantial Lead in Portland City Council Race

    Early returns show the incumbent advancing to November.

  • Turnout Surged In Final Days As Oregon Voters Continued Trend of Voting Late

    Despite voter pessimism, the number of ballots cast smashes mid-term primary record.

  • Hundreds of Portlanders Rally for Abortion Rights After Supreme Court Draft Opinion Leaks

    All told, as many as 600 people gathered in the downtown squares near state and federal courthouses—the site of mass unrest for much of 2020.

  • Abortion Rights Rally

    Photo gallery from an Abortion Rights Rally held by the Portland Chapter for Democratic Socialists of America on May 3, 2020 in Portland, OR.

  • Vadim Mozyrsky’s Neatnik Persona Makes Him a Perfect Match for Voters Sick of a Messy City

    Those who have worked with him describe a pragmatic, reserved man whose insistence on bringing more voices to the table can be seen one of two ways: as a betrayal of Portlanders historically silenced by the more affluent or as a unifying force Portland is hungry for.

  • Why Did So Many Trees Break and Split With the Freak April Snow?

    Even in a snowstorm, April is warmer than January—the temperature throughout our storm never even dipped below freezing. That means wetter snow.

  • Portland Commissioners Dan Ryan and Jo Ann Hardesty Call for Reevaluation of Warming Shelter Criteria After April Snowfall

    Despite 4 inches of snow in some parts of Portland, the county and city decided against opening severe weather shelters, citing unmet criteria gauged early Sunday.

  • Portland’s Only Bookmobile Has Been Stolen

    In a city rife with car thieves, not even the bookmobile is safe.

  • Clackamas County Clerk Challenger Says She Will Resume Marriages, Including Same-Sex Ones, if Lead Holds

    The incumbent clerk halted all marriages in 2014 after Oregon legalized gay unions.