A pre-dawn outage left thousands in southwest Portland and nearby towns without power Wednesday; utility crews were dispatched and restorations were underway.

A federal jury found Hugo Gomez-Soto guilty of distributing fentanyl that killed a 29-year-old man in Southwest Portland. Sentencing is scheduled for July 10, 2026.

Tigard is asking voters to approve a roughly $150M bond to replace aging police and public works buildings; city leaders say the current sites are cramped and seismically vulnerable.

Portland Police released a photo of a man they want to identify in a July 24, 2022 sexual assault near SE 17th Avenue; investigators are asking for tips.

An 18-year-old has been charged in juvenile court over the 2024 killing of a Portland rideshare driver. The filing renews calls for better safety protections for drivers.

A truck driver filmed what she says was a tornado crossing Highway 20 near Tumalo; limited radar coverage means the National Weather Service will review the footage.

A Saturday outage left more than 12,000 PGE customers in Southwest Portland without power; crews are switching circuits and working to restore service.

West Linn plans a $45M operations complex on a Salamo Road slope with a 1960s landslide history, prompting appeals and a technical tug‑of‑war. Engineers back the plan; neighbors have appealed.

A Vancouver woman was found dead and a man hospitalized after a late‑night assault; the city’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating. Officials have not released names or charges.

The Chinese Cowboy, a Southeast Portland barbecue‑meets‑Asian spot with live music, is closing, local reporting shows. The closure follows a rebrand from Warsugai in 2025.

Clear morning, warm afternoon — late‑day thunderstorms could bring heavy rain and gusty winds tonight in Portland.

A morning outage in Southeast Portland left thousands without power and forced Providence clinics to run on backup generators, causing some cancellations.

A Portland rider says a man boarded at Pioneer Square, threw items and groped her on a MAX train; TriMet video and court filings led to an arrest.