Portland News

Six artists from the Northwest converge on Portland for three nights of cutting-edge performance in the sixth annual event: Josh Martin/605 Collective, Vancouver, B.C., and Shannon Stewart, Seattle; Wayne Bund, Portland, AJA, Seattle; LanceLife, Portland, The Satori Group, Seattle.

Those are among the findings of an audit released by Metro Auditor Suzanne Flynn on Wednesday.

Sargent is one of the lucky few inmates at Multnomah County's Inverness Jail allowed to perform work duty at the jail's new organic garden.

Tonight the fest visits Portland, with complimentary hotcakes for all. Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd., 281-4215.

PORTLAND, Ore. The Oregon Department of Transportation says the busy ramp from Interstate 84 westbound to Interstate 5 northbound, where a vehicle collided with a semi-truck Wednesday morning , has seen its share of crashes.

The Oregon Transportation Commission has approved more than $2 million to help fund four Portland-area road projects, including a new metered Interstate 205 ramp lane in Northeast Portland and traffic improvements around Intel's Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro.

A 19-year-old man will be arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon on allegations of attempted murder and assault in connection with a gang-related shooting last week.

The driver of the tractor-trailer truck that plunged an estimated 65 feet off the Interstate 84-to-Interstate 5 overpass this morning is in critical condition at an area hospital, Portland fire officials said.

Tonight, the summer barbecues return to the Roosevelt High School lawn. From 5-8 p.m., the school yard will have free food, music and games.

Last September, the nonprofit Blanchet House of Hospitality cut a blue ribbon to dedicate a $12.9 million, four-story homeless meal kitchen and transitional housing shelter in Old Town.

The park rangers must have been lying in wait. Out of the corner of my eye, I see them approaching.

It's 8:30 in the morning and I have to pee. This is a common problem, I know. For most people, it is easily solvable.

If you're thinking that Blue Lake Regional Park will be a good place to watch some fireworks on the 4th of July, you better make some other plans.

Walkers on a recent city-sponsored Ten Toe Express walk around the Portland Heights neighborhood descend the 152 steps from the heights into Goose Hollow.

Palisades Hudson Financial Group, a fee-only wealth management and financial planning firm, recently opened its Portland office at One World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon Street.

At around 11:30 p.m., 59-year-old Mike Cooley was hit on his bicycle near North Interstate Avenue just north of Greeley Avenue, said Chris Johnson with Portland police.

Local FBI officials Tuesday unveiled two new ways for members of the public to report their suspicion of government fraud.

Hunger does not take the summer off, so the Portland Police Sunshine Division is launching its second annual "Hunger Doesn't take a Vacation" food drive.

Veloce Bicycles, 3202 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, is ramping up what it hopes will be an annual bike art contest.

Then, in 1962, he joined the Portland Gun Club. The former owner of Shooter's Emporium, 606 S.E. 162nd Ave., is the oldest living lifetime member of the gun club.