Multnomah County’s commissioners unanimously adopted an ordinance strengthening sanctuary protections, restricting federal access to certain county spaces and barring county resources from most immigration enforcement actions.

Portland Juice Co., the certified-organic juicery on SE Powell, will suspend operations on April 19. Here’s what to know about hours, products and where to pick up last bottles.

A Bend-La Pine bus driver was arrested after a supervisor reported she appeared intoxicated during an elementary route. Police later recorded a 0.16 BAC.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown asked regulators to reject a settlement that would phase in multi‑year gas rate increases, saying it favors investors over households.

Aloha resident Thomas Allen Vetsch was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after authorities say he accessed child sexual abuse material while on probation.

Direct Marketing Solutions will close its Portland production plant and eliminate 106 jobs, mostly production and warehouse positions.

Oregon warns postal changes could keep paper tax returns from receiving an April 15 postmark. The state is urging e-filing and offering date-stamping and drop-box options.

Portland police arrested multiple people and impounded eight vehicles after breaking up illegal street takeover events in North Portland; at least one firearm was recovered.

Measure 3‑633 would set a 53.4¢ per $1,000 levy to preserve deputies, jail beds and the sheriff’s programs, and appears on the May 19 ballot.

Portland’s Fireboat 17 was dispatched to Columbia County after Vancouver Fire reported three boats ablaze on the Columbia River; details are limited and the response is ongoing.

Two suspects smashed display cases at Washington Square Mall Sunday evening; Tigard Police say no shots were fired and no one was hurt. Detectives are investigating.

A Multnomah County judge set a two‑week trial for former wrestler Billy Jack Haynes after a court found him fit to proceed. The case stems from the February 2024 death of his wife.

OSU researchers combined nanoparticles and low‑power near‑infrared light to ablate melanoma tumors in mice; human testing remains a future step. The approach could be a less‑invasive alternative to wide excisions.