Crime

Trial begins in 1988 Sherwood cold case; estranged husband accused of murdering Deborah Atrops

The trial is underway for a man accused of murdering his estranged wife nearly four decades ago in…

Business

Holy SCRAP! This Portland creative reuse store is moving to the east side

Creatives, crafters, reusers, reducers, recyclers — rejoice. SCRAP PDX, or SCRAP Creative Reuse, the nonprofit creative reuse center,…

Game

Portland Thorns and Timbers ticket holders can ride free to and from games on TriMet

Tomorrow is the big day, the Portland Thorns first home game of the season.  For all the soccer…

Institutes

‘It is more than a building’: Just Compassion’s 60-bed shelter dedicated in Tigard

Eating from a plate of snacks after the formal dedication of Tigard’s new Just Compassion Shelter and Resource…

Lifestyle

Happily ever after: Lincoln High School’s Romance Book Club talks relationship ‘red flags,’ creates community

Lori Lieberman started reading romance later in life. She reads all sorts of genres. She always has. As…

Business

Neighbors push back against Gresham-Barlow School District’s ‘fire sale’ of Salquist property

Community members in Gresham’s Kelly Creek Neighborhood are outraged over a series of what they describe as “baffling”…

Local

Friends of Multnomah Falls keeps Visitor Center open following federal cuts

A federal cutback will reduce the U.S. Forest Service’s presence at the most popular tourist destination in Oregon,…

Crime

Man gets life sentence for stabbing man 55 times, burning body in car in vacant Portland parking lot

Thomas Colon was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, March 19, for the September 2018 murder of…

Clackamas County

Oregon City man sentenced for 2023 murder and desecration of roommate’s remains

After pleading guilty at a settlement hearing last week to the murder and dismemberment of his roommate, 48-year-old…

Clothing

These Portland-area hospice patients need goods. Do you know how to knit or sew?

Dust off those sewing machines or grab a knitting needle because Positive Charge! PDX is inviting Portland-area folks…