Portland News

With an unusually large number of strip clubs, Portland’s “Keep Portland Weird” slogan is getting competition with a documentary produced by filmmaker Megan Ashley Alan’s new documentary film, “Cheers! Portland, The Strip Club Capital of…

PORTLAND, Ore — The decision by U.S. Bank not to renew its lease in the Big Pink skyscraper is another blow as urban decay erodes downtown Portland. Yesterday, the bank told its employees that it will be vacating the 222,000 square feet…

Portland State University (PSU) researchers will be working in collaboration with various tourist organizations on a project to install microplastic filtering devices, such as commercial dishwashers and dryer vents, that release tiny…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Following a massive infrastructure law passed by the Biden administration in 2021, the bridge over the Columbia River on the Interstate 5 highway is getting the biggest share of the latest tranche of $5 billion in federal…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Despite new laws targeting participants in illegal drag racing that better equip police, the Portland Police Bureau indicated that they remain overwhelmed by illegal street takeovers. The street racing trend surged…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Sentencing for a Gresham man who killed a woman and injured two others at a MAX stop in 2022 was handed down on Friday. The perpetrator, Isai Damian Ramos, 24, received life in prison with parole being considered after he…

PORTLAND. Ore. — Almost 600,000 N95 masks made in China that were seized in an FBI raid on April 9, 2021, have led to the sentencing of a Portland man who imported  $2.5 million worth of counterfeit masks during the height of the COVID-19…

Once again, Oregon Episcopal School (OES) in Portland has excelled at the American Rocketry Challenge, securing 20th position. Schools from 45 states with more than 900 teams competed in this year’s challenge in The Plains, Virginia. Its…

PORTLAND, Ore. — In a press statement released on Friday, Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) said they had selected Portland over two other possible sites to build their new electric truck engineering facility at a cost of $40 million. The…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City must spare no punches when dealing with a crackdown on homeless people camping in public areas, says mayoral candidate and city commissioner, Rene Gonzalez. He is proposing a measure that will place an…