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A decomposed body was recovered from the Willamette River near the Kevin J. Duckworth Memorial Dock early Friday. Multnomah County deputies and Portland Fire & Rescue are investigating.
Real Estate & Development in ...
A Portland Business Journal ranking lists the 79 ZIP codes that logged the most home sales in 2025, revealing pockets that stayed active even as the metro cooled.
Tigard police say two unrelated felony assaults over the weekend left people hurt and led to arrests; investigators served search warrants and say probes are active.
A new regional ranking finds smaller Oregon and SW Washington cities gaining residents from 2020–25 while Portland's population dipped, reshaping housing and planning priorities.
Hillsboro Fire & Rescue reported crews were responding to a second fire in the 5000‑block of SE Patterson; multiple agencies were tagged in the alert.
A second-alarm residential fire drew multiple agencies to the 1700-block of SE Oak in Hillsboro on Thursday; officials have released only brief social updates.
Weather & Environment in ...
Rain and gusty winds return to Portland today; Saturday could bring heavier showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Plans to Romanesque-ize Christ the King in Milwaukie have split the parish. Preservationists say the redesign will erase Pietro Belluschi’s modern interior.
An internal audit found federal immigration agencies queried Woodburn’s Flock camera network; city officials removed the cameras amid privacy concerns. The move follows months of local pressure.
Food & Drinks in ...
Grits N' Gravy, a downtown Portland southern brunch spot, quietly announced it was closing after roughly five years; the owner says he'll focus on the Mumbo Gumbo food cart.
Cowlitz County deputies and Longview police seized meth, fentanyl and heroin in a multi‑agency sweep that led to two arrests and the recovery of guns and cash.
Seven dogs were found in squalid, near-starvation conditions at a southeast Portland home; a woman is now facing felony animal-abuse and neglect charges.
Portland Fire & Rescue says crews are responding to reports of a structure fire in South Tabor. Officials posted a brief alert while firefighters worked the scene.
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