Portland News

Gage Chandler, 11, of Portland, skates past a section of damaged fencing Tuesday inside the skate park at N.O. Simmons Park in Ingleside.

Attorneys for at least four people suing over the collapse of a downtown Philadelphia building that killed six people last week are condemning the demolition work after surveying the site.

Just read William Deresiewicz's recent column " Think Again ," in which he makes the excellent point that Oregon's de facto capital, Portland, functions well not just because of deft and visionary urban planning , but also because of "simple decency."

He was born Aug. 11, 1936, in Channing, Texas, to Clyde Emery and Helen Grace Danner Messenger.

The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.

About 2 p.m. the F&M Transportation Inc. truck, hauling a tanker of propane, crashed onto its side, prompting police to shut down numerous surrounding roads as emergency workers tried to offload the propane, said Capt.