By Tom Hallman Jr. | The Oregonian/OregonLive When I announced I was retiring from The Oregonian after 43 years and 6 months, the newsroom’s leaders graciously offered to give me a sendoff with a cake and drinks. I passed. I asked instead for what I…

Shocking deaths of celebrated Astoria couple leave friends wondering about clues, why it happened Updated: Jun. 30, 2024, 8:09 a.m. | A portrait of Petra and Michael Mathers is among hundreds of photographs of the couple taken by Michael. The archive…

A visitor from Redmond played out the delicate dance between caution and risk Tuesday when he put down his money to be the first person on the Southeast Portland amusement-park ride that just days earlier had malfunctioned, leaving riders suspended…

By Tom Hallman Jr. | The Oregonian/OregonLive For all its ambition over the years in showcasing the state’s history, the Oregon Historical Society has rarely focused squarely on the place where it resides: Portland. That changes Friday morning when a…

The manager of a well-known Northeast Portland restaurant received a call at home early Friday informing him that a car had slammed into the place. It’s unusual, but far from unprecedented, said Troy Baker, the manager at Salty’s on the Columbia…

While Eunice Jackson has a big event coming up — she’s about to turn 100 — she believes her life has been shaped by the small moments. “When you add up all the little things,” she said, “they become grand.” If you purchase a product or register for…

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What took place in Southeast Portland on Friday morning is the kind of case that sends chills down the backs of cops and frightens everyone else. It started unfolding Thursday night when a 5-year-old boy was reported missing in deep Southeast…

They set out in the middle of March for a Portland hospital room to say goodbye to a man they no longer knew. The man’s father flew in from Michigan. His mother and older sister drove up from California. All traveling with memories and regrets. Days…

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Multiple law-enforcement agencies teamed up this week to continue the crackdown on car thieves in the Portland metro area, Portland police said. An operation on Monday recovered 10 stolen cars and arrested seven people. Five drivers fled when they…

On Thursday night, Izak Hamilton received a historic message on his cellphone. The Clackamas Fire public-information officer was in his Sandy home, enjoying a root-beer float and playing a board game with his wife, their three kids and his oldest…

When Pam Pelett arrived for work on a recent Monday morning, she found 17 tents surrounding the five city blocks she owns in the Central Eastside district. This gritty area, with warehouses and a railroad track that’s always busy, is the home of City…

The latest police mission targeting street racing in Portland resulted in multiple arrests and cars seized over the weekend, the Portland Police Bureau said. The crackdown is part of an aggressive approach launched earlier this year and that will…

Karla Juarez had just settled in behind her small desk on the fifth floor of the Multnomah County Courthouse when a deputy district attorney walked in. The prosecutor had grim news about a bail hearing scheduled on Friday. It was a murder case, and…

Portland now has a new historical landmark – a convenience store in a Northeast Portland industrial zone. This Plaid Pantry along Columbia Boulevard on the edge of the Cully neighborhood is now a temple to hopes and dreams. If you purchase a product…

A North Portland family that received a $17,000 water bill two weeks ago learned Wednesday that a new, adjusted bill will bring their financial responsibility down to a much more manageable $650. The family that lives in the modest house on North…

A bicyclist who died from injuries after being hit by a car in downtown Portland earlier this month has been identified as Jonathan V. Henderson, the Portland Police Bureau reported Monday. Henderson, 40, of Portland, was injured March 12 around 9:30…

An Aloha High School student has been charged with drug- and weapons violations, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday night. The student -- whose name and age have not been released -- was taken into custody last week and sent to…

The mail last Monday afternoon brought the usual pre-approved credit card offers that were tossed aside to be recycled. What then remained was a slim envelope, an official letter from the Portland Water Bureau, telling the family who live in the…