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.

A former Richmond Bar co-owner filed a liquor-license application to open Lucille at 2141 NW Savier in Slabtown. The filing lists 44 indoor seats, a 20-seat patio and daily 4 p.m.–midnight hours.

A Portland man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after prosecutors say he threw a lit flare into debris stacked at the ICE office gate. The judge also ordered restitution and a surrender date.

Federal investigators say UO’s small partnership with The PhD Project violated Title VI, even though the university said it had signed an agreement and considered the matter closed. The finding forces a fresh review of campus recruiting ties.

UW field work shows selective thinning can raise winter snowpack and recover water for the Yakima Basin, offering a dual benefit for wildfire and water managers.

Honorable Mention opens March 6 beneath the Benson Hotel with Damian Lillard listed as a part owner and rotating art by local Black artists.

A load of fish spilled onto Seven Devils Road near Bandon, coating the pavement and prompting deputies and county crews to clear and sand the roadway.

State crews responded after an asbestos exposure forced the Trader Joe's on SE Cesar E. Chavez Blvd to close. Health officials say public risk appears low while testing proceeds.

ICE told a federal court it has paused plans for a Newport detention site through May 1, but Newport leaders say the pause isn’t a permanent guarantee.

Cloudy and mid-40s in Portland with on-and-off showers; rain strengthens tonight into Friday. Boaters should expect choppy seas this afternoon.

Police blocked Sandy Boulevard after a reported early-morning shooting near NE 113th; investigators searched the Horseshoe Inn Motel while officials released no details.

Police cleared a Southeast Foster encampment on March 3, arresting 12 people and seizing suspected fentanyl while offering shelter to others.

A Marion County judge sentenced Atilano Davalos to 110 months after prosecutors say Carla Vasquez was ejected from his car and later found dead in May 2024.