Councilor Green says the city can concurrently focus on economic revival and ban foie gras.

On the face of it, David William Cripps was a generous, gentle fiddler. But the former Green Beret was haunted by his past as a jungle fighter in Vietnam, and he became another unofficial casualty of the war.

“‘Narco-terrorism’ is the new ‘weapons of mass destruction,’” said a rally organizer.

Omar El Akkad’s conversation with Karen Russell will be broadcast on OPB as part of Literary Arts’ podcast series The Archive Project.

The analysis from The 74 terms a handful of Oregon’s elementary schools “bright spots” for overcoming the odds. Seven of them belong to PPS.

Although the total amount of cultivated farmland in Oregon is shrinking, filbert acreage is booming.

The sneaker-influenced coffee company will move into the Hoxton Hotel’s lobby cafe this spring.

That container of takeout rice in the back of the refrigerator is perfect to fill out this recipe.

The store that was supposed to be the anchor for the neighborhood—Fred Meyer—is a shell.

The emptying of the grave site ends long-running litigation involving the nation’s largest funeral company and a prominent Oregon family.

It’s time to pour some bubbly, kick back, and celebrate!

More than 74,000 people read about a federal agent allegedly threatening to shoot an ambulance driver.

Multnomah County plans to shut a homeless shelter run by Sunstone Way, one of the county’s largest contractors, at the end of March.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would, at least for now, call off his efforts to send the National Guard to Portland and other U.S. cities.

The Killingsworth-based wine bar with rotating restaurant concepts will end service on New Year’s Eve.

Bargaining team reached second agreement after rejecting the first one. But this time, they’ll return to work whichever way they vote.

In his story about 26-year-old Keyontay Wallace, Andrew Schwartz paints the complicated picture of a man fighting against the state.

There is perhaps no topic we cover that affects parents so directly as education.

Friends of the Children’s $200,000 award will be split between 42 nationwide locations.

Between guided hikes and free parking, local governments want to help you touch some grass.

The money comes as the Trump administration has targeted teacher training grants nationwide.

Portland’s outgoing city administrator offers departing thoughts, warnings and advice.

Leave no crumbs from 2025 on your plate at these local restaurants and bars.

Here’s how Portland changed in 2025 because of our stories.

Just two weeks after this cover story, the two hospital giants announced that the yearslong attempt to broker a deal was off.

If Preschool for All needs to serve less kids than anticipated, a scheduled tax increase might be less paramount than previously thought.

I saw a lot of old movies on big screens in 2025.

“I’m sorry to break the news that Willamette Week has been conned by fake Santas.”

Peacock has become a stronger and tighter voting bloc in the months since the chats emerged.

Health System says contract is “materially consistent” with its pre-strike offer.

It’s no shock that this was one of the most widely discussed articles of the year.

It’s the second forecast showing that the economic center of the metro area is the weak spot in tax revenues.

A coalition of business interests and Oregon cities are moving toward the November 2026 ballot with an initiative that would allow cities to broadly criminalize homeless camping.

Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.

The most common question we receive from readers is some variation of “Why is this a story?” What follows is an answer to that question.

Readers may not believe this, but it can be tough to call out government leaders.

Oh, plenty of people know why we’re required to open those shades on takeoff and landing—the problem is that all their answers are different.

Holiday tales about a monk, drunks and a megastore flunky.

Product-testing Christmas, one jolly, fat man at a time.

When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.

Everyone is here because they feel purpose in their work and, as a result, they lean in way beyond their job descriptions.

Oregon State Parks volunteers will be at 14 locations along the Oregon Coast to help visitors spot the water spouts.

Portland Metro Chamber President Andrew Hoan sees a decade of pain coming.

Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.

When the year began, we penciled into our publication calendar the idea to finish 2025 by naming a Portlander of the Year. By the end of autumn, it was clear that this figure wasn’t really a person at all. It was a concept. It was a frog.

Plaintiffs argue recent Trump administration’s move to severely restrict gender affirming medical care nationwide is illegal in several ways.

High court rejects an argument the Trump administration had made in its appeal of the Portland case.

Here, in no particular order, were our favorite sips of 2025.

What Portland arts leaders are looking forward to in 2026.

What to see and hear this week.