The Portland metro area has finished with its rain this week as western Washington and Oregon are wedged between upper level ridging building over the northeast Pacific and a digging trough over central and western Canada,

Paychecks across Oregon are getting a midsummer bump. On July 1, the state minimum wage will rise by 50 cents an hour, moving the standard rate to $15.55, the Portland metro rate to $16.80, and the nonurban rate to $14.

Mayor Keith Wilson's proposed budget cuts to the Portland Police Bureau and Portland Fire & Rescue have some Portlanders concerned.

McMenamins’ new downtown Portland hotel has many eclectic surprises in store for guests when it opens in the former Taft Home low-income apartment building sometime in the next year. Perhaps the best one for guests is a novel way to skip the line at the Crystal Ballroom concert venue next door: a walkway that company president Shannon McMenamin says will allow early access to shows,

Once found in downtown, the Blazers on Broadway basketball is a relic Portlanders will likely remember from the 90’s. But some 20 years later, why is it on the east side of the Willamette? Looking down over Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard now sits the iconic 200-pound stainless steel basketball.

The Portland Public Schools board heard concerns from parents about the district’s “Rightsizing” initiative, an effort that could lead to consolidations and closures at five to ten schools.

Fork Food Lab filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief Tuesday, in an effort to keep the business sustainable for years to come. “The past few months have been challenging for Fork,

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have had a colossal impact on Portland Coffee Roasters: The four-cafe company that also sells wholesale beans to other coffee shops and restaurants says it paid $370,000 in tariffs in 2025.