A dryer belt fire in the Hollywood District laundry room drew Portland firefighters Thursday evening. Crews requested ventilation and lifted fans aloft.

Invasive jumping worms are showing up across the Willamette Valley, altering topsoil and worrying gardeners.

State health officials released a draft health consultation after testing found manganese, arsenic, nitrates and coliforms in nearly 60 private wells north of Prineville.

A heavy police response closed streets near Northgate Park in northeast Portland after reports of a shooting; officials have released few details.

A Warm Springs man was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison and 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to abusing two children at a sleepover.

UO broke ground Thursday on an $83 million Tykeson Child Behavioral Health Building in Northeast Portland that will expand training, add a no‑cost youth clinic and a telehealth hub.

Two juveniles were arrested after an e‑bike was taken at gunpoint during a Facebook Marketplace meetup. Portland police are urging safer exchange practices.

A grocer-backed alternative redemption center plan in Portland unraveled after retailers pulled funding, complicating Bottle Bill changes and a major BottleDrop closure.

A Vancouver woman was sentenced to 100 months after selling counterfeit fentanyl pills tied to two Woodburn deaths in July 2020.

Cherish Sawyer placed a hand-painted cross at SW 3rd and Harvey Milk three years after her son was fatally shot; the case remains unsolved and the family still wants answers.

Clear and cool Friday, then a major heat spike arrives Sunday with highs in the upper 90s. An Extreme Heat Warning affects much of the Portland metro.

Four people tied to an Oregon‑Idaho meth ring were sentenced to a combined 37½ years after a multiagency probe that seized more than 17 pounds of meth.

Raw footage captured by local TV appears to show a protester fall after contact with a pickup truck entering the Portland ICE driveway. Officials have not yet confirmed details.