Afterlife, the SE Hawthorne cocktail bar, abruptly closed this month and the landlord has assumed possession. The storefront is now back on the market.

PGE is converting roughly seven miles of overhead lines to underground near Government Camp to lower wildfire risk and shore up power for Mount Hood resorts and communities.

A dead quagga mussel washed ashore at Prineville Reservoir on June 6, prompting ODFW to mount surveys and coordinate a rapid response with partners.

League sources say the Trail Blazers have hired Micah Nori as head coach on a multiyear deal; Portland had not yet confirmed the move when reports first surfaced.

A person climbed a support pole on Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge Monday, prompting police to close the crossing to vehicles while pedestrians and cyclists still crossed.

Portland Fire & Rescue says Engine 21 is investigating smoke inside an abandoned building near the Springwater Trail in southeast Portland. Crews were on scene Tuesday.

A unit of IBEW Local 125 served Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative a 30‑day strike notice after members rejected the co‑op’s offer, intensifying talks over wages and on‑call rules.

Oregon Humane moved 80 cats from a Central Point neglect scene to its Portland campus for medical care and forensic exams. Authorities have arrested a woman and investigators are compiling evidence for the Jackson County DA.

A Jordan Valley confrontation at Sunny Ridge RV Park left a woman fearing for her children; a Malheur County man was arraigned on a felony bias‑crime charge. Court documents say racial slurs and threats prompted deputies to respond.

Permit filings suggest the Forest Park Drive‑In at 8410 NW Skyline Boulevard could reopen, with a small indoor counter, service window and soft‑serve machines planned.

A 41-foot male gray whale washed ashore near Gearhart and was too decomposed for a necropsy, joining dozens of early-season strandings along the Pacific Northwest.

A two-building industrial campus in East Pierce County sold for $37.2 million to a Lincoln-affiliated LLC, underscoring continued investor demand for modern logistics space.

A Multnomah County judge sentenced Richard Epton to 10 years after a jury convicted him of running over and killing Victoria Jacob‑Springer in Northeast Portland in 2024.