Photos show multiple freight cars off the tracks near Portland’s Steel Bridge after a Friday derailment; crews and engineers are on scene and inspections are underway.

Portland Fire & Rescue posted that crews were responding to a structure fire in St. Johns; officials' initial update offered few details.

A bomb threat prompted a Thursday evacuation at Enchanted Forest in Turner; K‑9 teams searched the park, found nothing and the attraction closed for the day.

Mayor Keith Wilson was fined $526 after the city auditor found he accepted donations that exceeded Portland's 2024 limits. The notice explains the rules and next steps.

Oregon slipped to No. 42 in CNBC's 2026 business rankings after slippage across cost, tech and infrastructure. A newly released Prosperity Council report lays out tax, regulatory and education recommendations.

A federal plea links a Portland-area hack to roughly $15M in bitcoin and a Wilsonville victim; sentencing and restitution are scheduled for September.

A man was arrested after a police chase that crossed nine Portland neighborhoods and ended with a PIT stop; police say no one was hurt.

A Charter Review Commission advanced a two‑thirds County Council vote requirement for taxes to the November ballot after a close commission vote.

A former Intel engineer says a return-to-office mandate conflicted with an approved remote accommodation for his hearing impairment. He has sued in Marion County seeking reinstatement and about $800,000 in damages.

A new county report tallies ARPA‑funded investments from 2021–2026, showing nearly 1,000 businesses reached and hundreds of training completions and job placements.

A Tigard man who told police he wanted officers to shoot him surrendered after ECIT negotiators resolved a University Park standoff; police found a realistic-looking BB rifle.

Portland podiatrist Brian Bowen pleaded guilty to 12 counts of sexual abuse tied to exams at a NE Portland clinic; sentencing is set for Aug. 14, 2026.

Gresham police say detectives have reopened the 1993 death of Astrid Bridges after the medical examiner reclassified it as a homicide. Detectives are seeking tips.