A Delta flight from Atlanta became an impromptu delivery room Friday night when a woman gave birth aboard minutes before the plane landed at PDX. Both mother and baby were reported stable.

ODOT data shows work zone crashes in Oregon hit a five‑year high in 2024 with 621 crashes, 14 deaths and 36 serious injuries. The agency urges drivers to slow down and give crews room.

A pre-dawn outage left thousands in southwest Portland and nearby towns without power Wednesday; utility crews were dispatched and restorations were underway.

Visible steam from Google’s Dalles data‑center campus is forming low fog near the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport, prompting pilot diversions and calls for technical fixes. Local officials are compiling weather records while engineers point to plume‑abatement options.

PDX will open permanent north and south exit lanes on April 15, shortening walks to baggage claim and smoothing pickups and transit connections. Expect new escalators and updated signage.

A Saturday outage left more than 12,000 PGE customers in Southwest Portland without power; crews are switching circuits and working to restore service.

WSDOT crews will begin work next week to repair SR 504 and replace the Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge, a key step toward reopening Johnston Ridge Observatory. The closure stems from a May 2023 landslide that severed the only road in and stranded visitors.

Friends of Frog Ferry is selling “shares” as donations — with naming rights and perks — to raise $2M and try to unlock the public funding needed for a Willamette River ferry. Organizers point to the Green Bay Packers’ fan‑ownership model as inspiration.

A morning outage in Southeast Portland left thousands without power and forced Providence clinics to run on backup generators, causing some cancellations.

Portland’s Broadway Bridge is scheduled to reopen on April 12, 2026 after a six‑month deck replacement. The $21.8M project replaces failing lift‑span panels and restores streetcar and vehicle service.

An investigation found at least 70 downed streetlight poles waiting repair across Portland, with some reports years old and PBOT citing staffing and budget constraints.

ODOT’s Abernethy Bridge upgrade is behind schedule and pricier than planned, with park staging and restoration stretching into 2030 and local businesses feeling the impact.

Horizon Air will close its Medford crew base in Q2 2026, relocating about 78 pilots and flight attendants while airport officials say scheduled flights should continue.