Portland police released a suspect sketch in the Nov. 12 sexual assault of a teenage girl and are asking the public for tips.

Bank of America will occupy roughly 6,000 square feet in a former department‑store storefront downtown, a notable national lease in Portland’s retail core. The move fits BofA’s strategy of smaller, consultative 'financial centers.'

Charles MacDonald Porter was stopped on I-5 near Woodburn after a driver reported indecent conduct; court papers connect him to earlier Seattle-area freeway cases.

Portland is advancing an off‑wire streetcar extension to Montgomery Park aimed at spurring housing and mixed‑use development, with construction targeted in 2028.

Sales of legal cannabis in Oregon slipped below $70 million in February as record harvests and falling prices squeeze the industry.

Clark County deputies posted photos of three women wanted in a March 21 Minnehaha‑area robbery and are asking residents to call with tips. Case number 26‑2108 is active.

Rain returns Tuesday with gusty south winds. Coastal waters under a Gale Watch.

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office says the MAX Green Line platform at Clackamas Town Center was closed while deputies investigated a reported shooting; no injuries were reported.

A crash early Friday involving a suspected drunk driver and two Washington State Patrol cruisers briefly closed I‑5 northbound near Castle Rock. The driver was arrested and airlifted; troopers were uninjured.

A 35-year-old Portland man faces bias-crime counts after an alleged racist rampage at a Northeast Portland McDonalds.

ODOE published 48 draft "gap measures" to close the state's emissions shortfall; the agency is accepting comment through March 27 as it models which options move the needle.

An EconNorthwest analysis for the Portland Metro Chamber finds Portland-area women still earn roughly $0.92 to the dollar, with Latinas and Black women facing the deepest gaps.

Sean Carmack has revived his family's 1953 spudnut recipe, selling potato-based doughnuts from a home kitchen near Peninsula Park with frequent weekend sellouts.