Tom Collins receives about $280 a month in SNAP benefits. “If SNAP went away, it would be very inconvenient,” he said. “I would have to fight at food pantries for food. And it would be a fight, because there’s a lot of people dependent on SNAP.”

As my general two cents: don't cancel your WIRED subscriptions. Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.

Victor Cruz-Gamez received work authorization from one arm of Homeland Security, while another seeks to deport him. He was arrested in a case of mistaken identity. www.oregonlive.com/washingtonco...

Damn... this one is rough.

The best type of terrace amenity is when it's on a vacant floor that you're not allowed to use so it remains, tauntingly, forever out of reach

A real rollercoaster of a story here:

BREAKING news for typeface fans Sources exclusively confirm to me that @oregonian.com has changed its web headline font to Noto Serif (top image). We salute Farnham (bottom image) for its years of noble service

At the South Portland ICE facility, after pushing back the crowd to let some vehicles leave, agents gassed the street for approximately 10 minutes solid. S Bancroft was opaque with gas; agents also threw flash grenades and shot pepper bullets.

TODAY IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

‘Dew’ process lets Portland suspect resolve case with one Baja Blast soda

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has rejected or sidestepped most items on a list of demands made by the federal government in an attempt to corral protesters around the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland.

Secretary Noem appeared on the upper roof of the Portland ICE facility, surrounded by a small entourage of video recording staff. Then she left the roof. Multiple reports suggest that was her, way up on the roof.

My colleague @hborrud.bsky.social is out today w/ a banger of a story on the Oregon families who are stuck waiting for years while the OR Department of Education drags out investigations into their claims of discrimination against their school districts: (🎁'd link) www.oregonlive.com/education/20...

What happens next here in Portland depends largely on whether or not the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals grants a hold on U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut’s temporary restraining orders barring federalization of National Guard troops in OR. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

A cheat sheet for the past 48 hours in National Guard news.

Newsom: California National Guard ‘on their way’ to Oregon, on Trump’s orders www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Omg the Zymoglyphic Mermaid popping up on A1 😂

The Public Defender of Marion County sued the commission in Marion County Circuit Court.

Experts weigh in on rare legal battle between Oregon and Trump over deployment of National Guard @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Oregon gov. says Trump troop deployment could cost taxpayers up to $10M www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

UPDATE: U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon will hear Oregon's motion for a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration at 10 a.m. this Friday in federal court in Portland @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

A trolly for scenic history along Portland’s waterfront stopped by near the city’s ICE protests this afternoon.

charcoal gray vertical metal siding fans when they learn Next Portland is relaunching:

the ephemeral beauty of DEQ traffic cams

Multnomah County Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell apologized Wednesday for the deputies who accidentally released a man accused of murder.

The Multnomah County jail accidentally released a murder suspect yesterday: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Trump signs executive order designating antifa as a terrorist group: What does that mean? @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

BREAKING: Cascade PBS, which operates the website Crosscut, is laying off 19 people, reportedly including its entire news staff. In an email to staff, CEO Rob Dunlop blamed federal cuts, saying the nonprofit is "winding down our longform, written journalism."

Shortstack Belmont is adding 35-units of housing at the site of a former laundromat in SE Portland

From 1984-2011, this downtown dive was a venue where, impossibly, musical legends, locals, and total unknowns shared a stage—as well as its disgusting bathroom.

Is this the first time in history a sitting Portland City Council member has corked an intersection during a bike ride? Cc: @councilorgreen.bsky.social A group rode/walked to City Hall today ahead of the council discussion on Vision Zero, led by @councilortkl.bsky.social.

'Tennis Courterly' is a newsletter trying to turn Portland into "Tennis City, USA."

Driver pleads guilty in horrific bus crash that killed Oregon softball coach, player www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

The @portlandmercury.com examines Carpenter Media, which controls Portland's suburban newspapers. I think most people don't know how badly these papers have been cut, and increasingly, permanently closed. For the average person scrolling their feed — how can they notice what's not there?

"I wasn't trying to tell the truth to the media, I was trying to tell a story." Excellent reporting from @matthewkish.bsky.social on a messy bankruptcy featuring the likely new owner of the Trail Blazers. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Police say they need direct routes to pursue criminals by car, but cyclists say the infrastructure keeps them safe, too.

Drivers have repeatedly slammed into the home while navigating toward Northeast Broadway.

Drivers are supposed to navigate a 90-degree turn onto 24th Avenue without stopping -- but some speeders jump the bend and careen into the home. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Jesse Lee Calhoun pleaded not guilty Monday to a new indictment charging the Oregon man with the serial killing of four women.

Jesse Lee Calhoun was charged last year with killing three other women.

A Portland man already accused of killing three women now faces a new murder charge www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Turns out the “random fan” was a Pickles intern and the starting second baseman at Lewis & Clark College. It’s an amazing story. But like my dad always told me, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Nice swing, though. lcpioneers.com/sports/baseb...

Two more Oregon newspapers have died. A decade ago, Pamplin had 10 editorial staffers working out of the Gresham Outlook office, including staff for the Sandy Post and Estacada News. Now there's one reporter left — assigned to cover ~150,000 people www.oregonlive.com/clackamascou...

Important reporting from @kcd.bsky.social on how Republicans' Medicaid cuts could impact Oregonians, including a 6-year-old in Hood River: “Without it, there’s no way Wylie would be at home with us. She’d be institutionalized,” Tiffany George said. www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...

Here's a look at the room in Oregon where homelessness actually starts for far too many people: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

A Multnomah County civil jury slapped a convicted drunk driver with $20.5 million in damages Monday for killing a librarian beloved by local children for her storytime tales. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...

Video shows sheriff’s deputy punch prisoner 7 times in head, sparking lawsuit @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0...