The Oregon Synod transferred the shuttered Bethany Lutheran site in Northeast Portland to NAYA, which plans elder housing on the property.

Highs near 95°F with a Heat Advisory through 11 p.m. tonight. Cooling centers and extended library hours are available across the county.

Portland police arrested a suspect after multiple downtown trash receptacles were reportedly set ablaze; officials have not released further details.

A Highway 20 shop was destroyed and a nearby brush fire was contained Monday as crews battled flames during an early heat wave in Bend.

A 36-year-old woman was arrested after an early-morning stabbing in Portland’s Old Town; police say the victim’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening and the investigation is ongoing.

Several electric delivery vans burned outside a Rivian service center in Southwest Portland early Monday. Fire crews contained the blaze and no one was hurt.

A 14-year-old was shot and hospitalized early Monday in Vancouver; two teens were arrested and police say a handgun was recovered at the scene.

Portland police say they seized a significant amount of fentanyl and arrested two people during a narcotics operation, according to the bureau’s press release. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.

Portland Fire & Rescue reported heavy smoke and requested a second‑alarm for a possible residential fire in Southwest Portland. Crews are on scene and details remain limited.

A 48-year-old Beaverton man has been booked on a second-degree murder charge after a Saturday-night shooting in Gaston that left a 42-year-old man dead.

Portland updated its curbside recycling list to accept empty pizza boxes, screw‑on caps and fully empty aerosol cans, while removing shredded paper from curbside pickup.

A Heat Advisory runs through Tuesday with highs in the low 90s. Cooling centers are open and officials urge hydration and shade.

A head-on crash on State Route 4 near Cathlamet killed one person and sent three others to hospitals; troopers say one vehicle crossed the center line.