Portland Area Local News

A Portland Police Bureau spokesman said that low staffing, among other issues, hampered officers from responding to Saturday's street takeover.         

Now through April 30, a portion of sales from Wine by Joe’s Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris will go to the Oregon Zoo Foundation’s orangutan conservation efforts.         

Dry and warmer for most of next week         

After Joanne Duffin was diagnosed with Parkinson's she thought her musical dreams were over. But with a little help, her songs will live on.         

Walter Cole blazed a trail that drag queens, gay men and many others would follow — embodying Darcelle's epithet of "the bold, the blonde and the beautiful."         

Desiree Young called for the meeting in hopes the new sheriff will dedicate time and resources to help find her son, still missing after nearly 13 years.         

Smith cast the deciding vote in a 3-2 decision to buy the hotel in February. The transitional housing plan drew pushback from nearby business owners.         

Nicole Friedman is working to recover and get back to running, one year after receiving a surprising colon cancer diagnosis at age 35.         

The walls went up several years ago amidst civil unrest in Portland.         

About 75% of calls to the organization Bradley Angle, which works to connect domestic violence survivors to safe housing, come from women experiencing homelessness.         

Aaliyah Shelton, 20, and Adriana Shelton, 19, were turning out of a parking lot in September 2022 when another car slammed into their vehicle at high speed.         

The family of a mother and 7-year-old daughter killed in Vancouver want to know why the woman's boyfriend was granted bail while facing a murder trial in Arkansas.         

Darcelle launched the iconic drag cabaret "Darcelle XV Showplace" in downtown Portland after buying the building in 1967, opening doors for the LGBTQ community.         

The vast majority of the funding — about $157 million — is aimed at boosting homelessness and eviction prevention services.         

Lawmakers said solutions to Oregon's homeless and housing crisis are now drawing bipartisan support after years of neglect in Salem.         

OSU collaborated with Dinosaur Valley Studios in Alberta to clean and preserve the bones.         

The deadly fire broke out around 3 a.m. at a home near Pat Pfeifer Park in Gresham. The structure appeared to be heavily damaged.         

The shooting happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. Thursday outside Red's Bar & Grill, located in the area of Southeast Foster Road between 70th Avenue and 71st Avenue.         

With last year's Measure 114 on hold due to a court challenge, some lawmakers have begun introducing other gun control bills in Salem.         

Historically, a common kidney disease test put race into the equation, causing health disparities in Black and Brown communities. That practice is coming to an end.