Lifestyle

Arab ‘Mahrajan Festival’ returns to Oaks Park

The large grassy area and outdoor pavilion at historic Oaks Amusement Park proved to be the ideal location…

Crime

OSP traffic stop leads to police search in Brentwood-Darlington

Breaking news comes to our attention in different ways. Sometimes a reader alerts us, or we’re notified by…

News

Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine voted

Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the…

Agriculture

Master Gardeners host ‘Open Garden’ in Brentwood-Darlington

Back again this year, and bigger than ever, was the Multnomah County Master Gardener Association Demonstration Garden’s “Open…

Crime

Oregon secretary of state race heats up with news of noncitizens being added to state voter rolls

Perhaps the most glaring distinction between the two leading candidates for Oregon secretary of state is where they…

Basketball

WNBA announces Portland team with excitement for the city’s passion for women’s sports

Inside the Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, a vision for the future of women’s sports in Portland…

News

Oregon Democratic lawmakers call Project 2025 proposals ‘terrifying’

Toward the end of her life, Sara Gelser Blouin’s grandmother told stories about what it was like when…

Crime

Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S. – not mental illness

The prevalence of firearms in the U.S. — not mental illness — is driving the surge in gun…

Crime

Oregon AG candidate led nonprofit faulted for helping African police snatch children from families

As he seeks to become Oregon’s first Republican attorney general in more than three decades, Will Lathrop has…

Economics

Portland mayoral candidates spar at first major debate

The 2024 Portland mayor’s race formally kicked off with a debate between three leading candidates on Thursday, Sept.…