8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (433+ words) Ever heard that joke about the top three reasons to become a teacher? Answer: June, July and August. August is about to become even sweeter for Oregon and Washington teachers enjoying their summer vacations, as seven museums open their doors…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (498+ words) A merger between a major Willamette Valley health system and a smaller one needs to be greenlit quickly, a group of Oregon lawmakers said this week, pushing regulators to grant an emergency approval that would bypass the normal review process....

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (469+ words) Sometimes, in soccer, there isn’t a clear winner. So it was on Friday, when the Thorns played the first-place Gotham FC to a 2-2 draw in Providence Park. That isn’t to say Portland was without victories. And the Thorns were able to…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago   (838+ words) On Miss Delta’s final day of service, it looked like anything but a business fading out. Meals on Wheels Diners Club members lined up before lunch in early July for one last time. Former employees came through to say their…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (220+ words) Initiative Petition 28, an animal rights proposal which sought to criminalize hunting, fishing, ranching and pest control in Oregon, has failed to make the November ballot after state election officials said it failed two rounds of signature verification testing. Oregon Secretary…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (347+ words) After thousands of lightning strikes across the state over the past two days, the Oregon Department of Forestry on Friday reported 30 large active wildfires and more than 80 in total. Ten thousand-plus personnel have been deployed to the largest fires, according…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (235+ words) Tantrum Vintage, a mainstay of Portland’s Y2K clothing reselling community, is closing its doors permanently August 9. Now, both projects are coming to an end. Hettick and Cleve broke the news on Instagram in early July, and the response made clear that…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (763+ words) The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners postponed its scheduled vote Thursday on whether to contribute $88 million to the renovation of Moda Center. The delay is the latest wrinkle in what is becoming a fraught campaign to use public dollars to…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (301+ words) The Metro Council this week approved $26 million in public funds for 51 different parks and nature projects across the region. The projects are funded through the regional government’s parks and nature bond, passed by voters in 2019, and its parks and nature…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (186+ words) Ursula K. Le Guin cemented her place in history long ago. But now the literary titan and godmother of speculative fiction’s Portland home will also be recognized in posterity. Le Guin’s longtime residence in the Willamette Heights neighborhood has been added…...