Oregon quarterback Dante Moore revealed a past battle with depression and wrote to Gov. Tina Kotek asking the state to protect and expand virtual mental‑health services he says helped him recover.

A city‑hosted town hall this Thursday will bring police, community groups and residents together to discuss non‑arrest strategies to reduce gun violence during school breaks.

The Vancouver school board approved a plan to eliminate roughly 189 positions and trim about $24M from the 2026–27 budget, affecting school-based and district support roles.

A Vancouver nonprofit rerouted harvests into neighborhoods where Latino families say they’re too frightened to shop amid stepped‑up immigration enforcement.

Heavy rain prompted flood watches across Clackamas County; a warming shelter opened in Oregon City. Officials urged caution around rising creeks and flooded roads.

Portland State released a program-review list that puts 19 academic units on the chopping block as administrators race to close an estimated $35M structural shortfall.

Federal and state data show the private‑sector workweek in Oregon fell below 33 hours in December — the lowest reading since 2010 — as layoffs and weak hiring push unemployment higher.

Bradley Angle added 60 new shelter beds after a $2.7M Multnomah County infusion, boosting capacity to about 80 people and expanding private, culturally specific care.

Eviction filings are spiking in Washington County while shelter beds are full and waitlists stretch for months. Advocates say prevention funding cuts have left people without help.

Portland’s clean-energy fund opened draft 2026 grant materials for public comment, with up to $60 million available and comment due by March 10.

Owner Joe Esparza says fear of ICE has emptied aisles at his Southeast Portland grocery, slashing sales and putting the family-run shop at risk.

The Urban League of Portland has been served an eviction notice and must vacate its longtime headquarters by March 1, 2026. The notice caps a bitter dispute over ownership and repair of the building.

Clackamas County will receive more than $24 million from national opioid settlements and has begun directing funds to treatment, prevention and mobile services.