Last Month, a Portland Cop Killed a Man Who Had a Replica Gun. That’s Part of a Pattern.

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STILL WATERS: Interstate 5 passes over the Columbia River south of Hayden Island. It could collapse in a megaquake.

The Congressman in Charge of Transportation Fears Oregon Is Squandering Its Chance to Replace the Columbia River Bridge

Says Peter DeFazio: “The problem is, we don’t have a plan.”

Oregon Is Missing a Shot to Tie Blazers Games to Vaccinations

The Blazers might motivate the unvaccinated in two ways: by requiring vaccinations to get into Moda Center, or by offering shots at the arena. One of those ideas is still in play.

Emotions Well Up in a Debate Over How to Best Help Portland’s Homeless

Being flush with money brings problems, and city and county leaders are fighting over how to best use their share of the money that metro-area voters approved last May.

IN MEMORIAM: Jina Yoo, the owner of Cured Green, holds up artwork of her employee and longtime friend, Michael Arthur, who died during an armed robbery in the store on Dec. 14. (Wesley Lapointe)

Murmurs: Suspect Indicted in Budtender Killing

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How Can I Get a Job Raising and Lowering Portland’s Bridges?

Operators need to be available 24/7/365. The river never sleeps!

Readers Respond to Our Trip Inside Oregon’s Largest Vaccination Center

“I got my second shot there last Sunday. Learned my lesson from the parking garage mayhem the first time and took the MAX the second time. Perfect.”