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.

A Prosperity Council survey of more than 1,000 Oregonians found taxes, high costs and permitting delays are top barriers to business growth. Recommendations are due June 30.

Manufacturing and construction hiring has cooled, and Portland trade shops say fewer entry‑level openings are narrowing career paths for young workers.

Hillsboro Police posted photos naming 13 people after two March retail-theft operations; charges range from theft to alleged drug and burglary-tool offenses.

Charles Schwab will shutter its downtown Portland branch in June, the latest sign that S.W. Morrison’s retail corridor is shrinking. The move follows recent store and bank exits.

Police responded to reports of shots near Lents Park Monday evening; officers were at SE 192nd and Leibe. Officials have not released details.

Rene Gonzalez filed a federal suit against the City of Portland and Auditor Simone Rede, seeking damages tied to 2024 campaign‑finance rulings and a judge’s due‑process finding.

Court filings allege Robert Louis Sorensen smeared feces on a neighbor’s door, hurled racial slurs and exposed himself during an arrest in Portland.

A Portland commuter says he was attacked on a MAX train near the Moda Center and that the suspect was taken away in an ambulance. TriMet security and fellow riders intervened, the rider told KOIN.

A short chase in Aloha ended in a head-on crash in Beaverton; county drones helped deputies locate and arrest a burglary suspect. Victims suffered minor injuries.