"Nariko Sweetwater Ott. The riff king. The boy with big feelings and a razor sharp wit. The comics came inside when you took ...

On a Monday afternoon last July, Jacob Hoopes appeared in court for the first time. A few days prior, he’d woken up to find ...

City Council District 4 encompasses most of Northwest and Southwest Portland, as well as a swath of Southeast from Macadam Avenue to Campesinos Boulevard (recently renamed from Cesar E. Chavez Blvd).

US District Court Judge Michael H. Simon denied a request to recount signatures in a failed ballot initiative that sought to ...

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It’s no secret that Portlanders love the outdoors, and we also love our patios. Every time the weather warms up, local publications inevitably release their lists of their favorite patios in town for ...

Sunday’s Portland Thorns match against the Washington Spirit came with a side of controversy after a woman, who claimed to be ...

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An unusually large outbreak of toxic algae in the Ross Island lagoon has spread to the Willamette River, troubling scientists ...