Portland Area Local News

Grant McOmie visited Green Peter Lake in Linn County for a fishing and camping trip.         

The annual Portland summer event is Sunday, Aug. 14, giving the community an opportunity to bike or walk across city bridges, including the Fremont Bridge.         

Portland Fire and Rescue said the extent of the heavy equipment operator's injuries were unknown.         

Just after his release from an emergency center for mental health crises in NE Portland, 40-year-old Dwayne Simpson has been arraigned on assault charges.         

Less than two miles from downtown Portland, Washington Park is a great place to spend a few hours or the whole day.         

Officials say they're balancing safety and campers' rights. The city doesn't clear sites that have less than eight tents and are clean, with no conspicuous drug use.         

Last weekend, an intruder saw an unlocked door as an opportunity and took several valuables from the apartment as the woman living there slept through it.         

90s return next week         

A recording of the board meeting documented attendees in the crowd beginning to shout at one speaker as a board member threatened to remove people who were shouting.         

The four-year renewable scholarship relies and donations local businesses and community members. Applications open in November.         

There's plenty of variety to experience this weekend to keep you occupied — whether you're in Portland, across the river in Clark County or on the Oregon Coast.         

State health officials have declared an outbreak locally, and U.S. health officials declared a public health emergency last week over the nationwide outbreak.         

Within two days, thieves stole a catalytic converter from the team's bus, then broke into the bus and stole personal belongings.         

Beaverton Police Department detectives began an investigation into the trafficking of stolen catalytic converters in late 2021. The investigation is still ongoing.         

Collin Hagan, 27, was working on the Big Swamp Fire near Oakridge.         

An interim president will be appointed and discussions about an international search for the University of Oregon's next president will begin next month.         

The storm did not ignite any large fires, though it did start 92 small fires over a total of 123 acres mostly in Oregon.         

Family members of Kaylee Birdzell, 27, reported her missing on Aug. 5. Days later, her body was found at the Coffin Butte Landfill.         

Portland police released few details in an initial statement, but confirmed that one person had been killed on Southeast Bush Street near Southeast 134th.         

Residents who live near the intersection of Highway 26 and Northwest Murray Boulevard were asked to stay inside during the search.