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Tenant arrested for arson after large SW Portland apartment building fire

The 5-story building at Southwest 14th and Taylor was heavily engulfed in smoke on the morning of May 16, and the fire continued to...

A Portland man died waiting for an ambulance that didn't arrive for 32 minutes: 'Give people a fighting chance'

Portland police are still investigating a hit-and-run that killed a man on April 28. The man died on the street as firefighters waited for...

Police identify woman's body found on the outskirts of Southeast Portland

22-year-old Kristin Smith was reported missing by her family Dec. 22. Almost two months later, her body was found in the Pleasant Valley neighborhood....

Portland agrees to quotas for sidewalk homeless camp removal in ADA lawsuit settlement

If approved, the agreement will require Portland to remove at least 500 sidewalk camps per year and put at least $3 million annually toward...

Portland community groups, officials discuss preparedness for severe weather

In the last three years alone, over 70 people have died in Portland from heat-related deaths — 69 of them came from the heat...

Portland mayor preparing daytime camping ban for city council consideration next week

The ordinance would ban all camping on city property from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, with a 24-hour ban on camping near schools,...

Multnomah DA's office staff join police on stolen vehicle operations

The DA's office hopes its involvement in the stolen vehicle operations will lead to more frequent successful prosecutions. PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland's vehicle theft...

High school students in Hillsboro learn how to run a sustainable farm

Career Technical Education students are working on a sustainable farm, recycling materials to grow hundreds of pounds of produce. HILLSBORO, Ore. — Liberty...

Portland makes long-awaited strides toward replacing sobering station shuttered in 2020

The Unity Center and Providence Portland plan to add 17 sobering beds between them for people in acute states of crisis involving drugs and...

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