Critics of city and county policy say Portland and Multnomah County have become a doughnut-hole-like dead zone in the middle ...

A group of striking medical workers rejected a tentative labor agreement with Legacy Health, their union announced Saturday.

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A coalition of business interests and Oregon cities are moving toward the November 2026 ballot with an initiative that would allow cities to broadly criminalize homeless camping.

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Anthony Effinger writes about the intersection of government, business and non-profit organizations for Willamette Week. A ...

For Christmas she wears blinking lights or a Santa Claus outfit. For New Year’s she dumps glitter in her hair and dons a ...

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Oh, plenty of people know why we’re required to open those shades on takeoff and landing—the problem is that all their ...

Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.

Everyone is here because they feel purpose in their work and, as a result, they lean in way beyond their job descriptions.

Oregon State Parks volunteers will be at 14 locations along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot the water spouts.