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May 1, 2024

Private preschools in Portland abruptly shut down after employees try to unionize

According to the Portland Tribune, private preschools in Portland, Oregon, shut down after employees at two locations attempted to unionize with ILWU Local 5.

April 29, 2024

Oregon authorities to reveal winner of $1.3B Powerball jackpot

Oregon authorities are set to publicly disclose the identity of the person who won the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot earlier this month.

April 22, 2024

In the new Portland, legalized hard drugs are out, business is in

Times are changing rapidly in the new Portland. The tolerance of drugs is long gone and business is back. The region is working hard to welcome investment and serve as a tech hub.

April 21, 2024

Oregon family fears they could be forced to sell home after glitch in system delays unemployment insurance

The Oregon Employment Department's new system for unemployment benefits is reportedly delaying some families' ability to get the money they need on time.

April 5, 2024

Portland mayor supports rolling back the city's restrictions on homeless camping

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has proposed new regulations to end the city's ban on “homeless daytime camping," reversing previous policy on the practice.

April 4, 2024

Portland café owner warns city isn't equipped to help addicts after Oregon nixes drug decriminalization law

Business owner Loretta Guzman joined "Fox & Friends First" to detail how Portland has suffered under Oregon's 2020 drug decriminalization.

April 1, 2024

Remains of 'Lost Alaskans' sent to Oregon mental hospital a century ago are recovered, returned home

Between 1904 and the 1960s, about 5,500 Alaskans were sent away to a mental hospital in Portland, OR. Their fates are being uncovered by volunteers and made available to their families.

March 25, 2024

Steel doors, new riot squad: Portland prepares for fiery election season

Portland is building a stainless-steel wall around a federal courthouse to protect against violent political protests ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 presidential election.

March 18, 2024

Portland area residents commemorate victims of deadly 2021 heat wave by planting trees

Volunteers and family members of the people killed by a 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest gathered in Oregon to plant trees in their memory.

March 12, 2024

Oregon Gov. Kotek calls for halt to Portland interstate tolling plan

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has called for the halting of a plan to introduce tolls on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in the Portland area, citing uncertainties.