A California investor paid $30.7M for the 167-unit Grant Park Village Quimby in Northeast Portland as local rents cool and new construction slows.

A newly filed memorandum shows private investors hold an option to buy roughly 350 acres of Ross Island, putting a controversial plan to use its lagoon for Portland Harbor Superfund sediment back in play. Regulators and local groups now face a fast timetable to evaluate risks and oversight.

A Coos County jury has sentenced Reina Jackson to life with parole eligibility only after 25 years following her conviction in the 2021 killing of Dr. Craig Jackson.

Portland police say NOC investigators arrested a suspected fentanyl dealer Friday after seizing more than 480 grams of the drug along with a gun, a Taser and cash.

A shots-fired call on Gold Ray Road ended with two arrests after deputies disabled a fleeing truck and recovered firearms, the sheriff's office said.

Market of Choice has bought the Hillsdale Basics Market and will rework the store as a small-format Market of Choice, keeping staff and service intact during the changeover.

A pursuit on I‑205 Thursday night ended with a pickup rolling and a 30‑year‑old man arrested, the sheriff's office says.

An 18-year-old Salem man was killed when his Subaru WRX ran off Highway 214 near Silver Falls and caught fire; a passenger was flown to hospital with serious injuries.

A 38-year-old Aloha man pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he aimed a green laser at a CBP helicopter and agents found more than 100 grams of meth. Sentencing is set for July 28.

A heavy police response taped off SW Ankeny and SW 1st near the Burnside Bridge Friday after reports of a shooting. Officials had not released details as investigators processed the scene.

A residential blaze near NW Anzalone Drive sent smoke over the West Hills Friday morning; TVF&R says occupants are safe and crews contained spread into nearby brush.

Portland’s bond manager Procedeo has hired two former school board members as consultants, renewing questions about oversight as multimillion‑dollar school modernizations ramp up. Community advocates and some board members say the move undercuts local staffing at a fragile moment for the bond program.

Portland Fire & Rescue posted that crews were responding to a reported structure fire in the Centennial neighborhood. The bureau issued only a brief alert and details remain limited.