2 teens shot near Mill Park Elementary School in SE Portland; no suspects have been found, police say
Officers responded to the scene near 1900 Southeast 117th Avenue around 8:30 p.m. and found the two injured teenage boys, who were driven to a hospital and are expected to survive, Portland Police ...
Wildfires continue to tear through L.A. area; hundreds of thousands without power
Wildfires tore across the Los Angeles area with devastating force on Wednesday after setting off a desperate escape from burning homes through flames, ferocious winds and towering clouds of smoke.
Portland school board votes to refer $1.83 billion bond measure to May ballot
Members of the Portland Public School board voted unanimously Tuesday to refer a $1.83 billion bond measure to the May ballot ...
Why U.S. Postal Service is suspending mail delivery on Jan. 9
That’s because the U.S. Postal Service is suspending all regular mail activity, retail services and office activity on Jan. 9. The date has been declared a national day of observance to honor former ...
Impeached South Korea president uses security forces to hold off efforts to detain him
A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics.
Portland cookie cart serves freshly baked cookies the size of baseballs
Downtown Portland’s Cookie McCakeface – located in the Cart Blocks pod just two blocks east of Powell’s Books – serves its cookies warm, doughy and about the size of baseballs. (The cart also won The ...
Portland’s gun violence prevention office to see more change amid broader public safety reorganization
An aide to former Mayor Ted Wheeler will take the helm as the city restructures its administrative response to crime.
Oregon’s first woman grandmaster in chess is just 16
Oregon’s first woman grandmaster in chess is 16-year-old Zoey Tang, a junior at Westview High School in Beaverton. “Woman grandmaster” is the highest chess title restricted to women that is awarded by ...
Portland city councilors hope to avert closure of NE Portland homeless village
A pair of Portland City Council members Tuesday urged city officials to reconsider plans to shut down a North Portland homeless village for people living in vehicles that opened less than two years ...
A tale of patience and a bribe: Oregon State’s Parsa Fallah fulfills his basketball dream
The Iranian-born Fallah embarked on a six-month journey to reach the United States, where he's played college basketball at ...
AMD invests $20 million in AI drug research at Vancouver-based Absci
Chip designer AMD said Wednesday that it will invest $20 million in Absci, the Vancouver company that aims to use artificial intelligence to develop new drug therapies.
How women at Nike set out to save the company from toxic culture
In late 2017, a small group of senior Nike employees gathered for brunch at a co-worker’s home in Portland’s West Hills. A ...