City leaders promised an independent watchdog for the Bull Run filtration project but never built one. Permitting fights and schedule slippage have pushed the price toward $2.56 billion.

A contract standoff between Legacy Health and Regence BlueCross could make many Legacy providers out-of-network for Regence members beginning April 1, affecting thousands in Portland.

The Merchant Bank Building in downtown Portland sold for $1.2M this month — a steep markdown from its $1.95M asking and the $6.1M 2019 purchase. Brokers say recent seismic and mechanical work was done, but more finishing remains.

A fire in Portland caused a partial first-floor collapse into a building's basement; no injuries were reported and investigators were requested while crews remained on scene.

Court filings say a North Portland tenant sent emails threatening to 'skin' his eviction lawyer, showed up at the firm and was arrested. He faces counts for violating a stalking protective order.

A coalition of tribes, nonprofits and city groups are racing to buy industrial land at Willamette Falls and reconnect Portland to the river.

Lawmakers approved a $44 million state-backed guarantee to stabilize Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, averting steep service cuts that would have reshaped care on the southern Oregon coast.

Forest Grove tapped Washington County commander David Marzilli as its next police chief; he begins April 8 and will be sworn April 13. Community eyes will be on his early priorities.

Workers struck a 2‑inch gas line in Northeast Vancouver on Tuesday, forcing about 20 homes to evacuate while crews capped the leak and monitored the area.

NOAA reached an agreement to fund nine Alaska seismic stations, restoring near-real-time data that tsunami forecasters use to speed alerts for the Aleutians and Pacific Northwest.

NCAA first and second rounds land at Moda Center March 19–21, overlapping St. Patrick's Day and driving a weekend surge in visitors and spending.

A GOP amendment to let ICE make custody transfers inside Oregon prisons failed in Salem, renewing a fight between safety advocates and sanctuary‑law defenders.

A veteran Legacy Emanuel nurse filed a whistleblower suit alleging she was fired after warning that a broken blood locker and delayed deliveries could endanger trauma patients.