Joyce Leard was sentenced to 15 months after prosecutors say she diverted payroll taxes into about $3.5 million in real estate. The federal case highlights gaps in payroll oversight at small businesses.

Two long‑standing Chinese restaurants in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown are keeping their doors open with small grants, neon plans and neighborhood projects.

A new $850,000 federal award will fund two intersections on Water Avenue, but OMSI District leaders say the project missed its planned 2025 groundbreaking and remain in design work. City officials promise a timeline update soon.

A person was hospitalized after shots were fired near SE 131st and Division; Portland Police's Enhanced Community Safety Team is investigating.

A Dallas man was arrested after a person escaped a remote Siuslaw National Forest campsite and reported being strangled, beaten and shot at.

Showery rain this afternoon with a chance of wet, brief snow tonight. Expect slick spots and travel delays on some routes.

New Seasons Market cut 95 Portland-area jobs, offering short-term pay and health coverage. The union says laid-off workers should be placed on recall lists under the new contract.

After a fatal Northeast Portland house fire and a series of heater-linked blazes, state agencies are urging safer space-heater practices and working smoke alarms. Read what officials want residents to do.

A Portland woman admitted she shoved Japan’s consul general in a 2023 downtown attack; sentencing is set for March 5.

Jewell School District agreed to a $2.35 million settlement after allegations that a former teacher sexually abused a student and officials failed to act.

Five people were indicted after prosecutors say a Portland secondhand shop helped traffic stolen goods through a metro resale network. The case grew from loss-prevention leads and could lead to restitution for retailers.

The 14-story Vista Pavilion at OHSU will open in April 2026 as a $650 million, cancer-focused tower adding 128 inpatient beds and advanced treatment space.

Two people were taken into custody after a stabbing near Lincoln High School in downtown Portland; the lockdown was brief and police say the victim is expected to survive.