News Mayor Charlie Hales will extend the weekend street closures in the Old Town Entertainment District, his office announced this afternoon.The district was featured in this WW's most recent cover story about Oregon's complicated relationship with alcohol, and how it plays out in Old Town.
The city had clo...   More

News The Portland department charged with replacing emergency radio and data communication systems is $9 million over budget and three years behind schedule, the city’s auditor says.

An audit of the Public Safety Systems Revitalization Program found it suffers from poor, inconsistent management and failed to learn from mistakes. The audit, released Thursday at midnight, found that the program ...   More

News As she crouched on her knees and Santiago A. Cisneros III pointed a shotgun point blank at her, Portland Police Officer Michele Boer said all she could think was "that I was going to die."

The Multnomah County District Attorney released transcripts today of the grand jury testimony...   More

Cover Story Devon is hauled into the Central City Concern Sobering Station, a Portland cop on each arm. He has a dazed, faraway look that, as he puts it, “a whole lot of Hennessy” provides. He’s quickly   More

News Update, April 3: BikePortland's Jonathan Maus issued an apology this morning.
Original Post: Advocacy blog BikePortland is in hot water after publisher Jonathan Maus ran a post Monday alleging that an Asian man on an activist ride Sunday was an undercove...   More

News After sending out a scathing statement last Thursday, a coalition of immigrant rights groups is softening its original response to Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton's new policy surrounding U.S. Customs and Immigration retainers.As WW    More

News An Oregon Department of Justice investigation is now adding to the melee in Clackamas County.The DOJ confirmed it is conducting an investigation, although spokesman Jeff Manning declined to give details.
Clackamas County Commissioner Paul Savas tells WW that he filed the request for an investigation.
The investigation centers around allegations made by County Chairman John Ludlow, who ...   More

News Right-wing think tank Mercatus Center gave Oregon the 28th spot in its ranking of    More

News Eight immigrant rights groups say that Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton's proposed plans to stop honoring U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement detainers for low-level criminals doesn't go nearly far enough."Multnomah County's practice of honoring ICE holds erodes o...   More

News Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton plans to start releasing undocumented immigrants brought to his jails for low-level crimes before immigration officials can get their hands on them. The mov   More