Portland News
Traffic Fatality
May. 12, 2008
Carma Colleen Smith, 52, of Dayton died Sunday afternoon when an automobile careened across a grass median on Oregon 99W, became airborne and crashed into her car. Read the full article… »
Downtown Traffic Update
May. 12, 2008
Northwest Hoyt Street will be closed between Northwest Ninth and 10th avenues from 7 a.m. today to 6 p.m. on Wednesday for a tower crane demobilization. Local access will be maintained. Read the full article… »
Band And Orchestra
May. 12, 2008
Students from 68 high schools performed Wednesday through Saturday at the 2008 OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires Band and Orchestra State Championships. Read the full article… »
Back Fence
May. 12, 2008
Dear Readers, here is our final installment of paranormal experiences. Thanks to all, and we wish we had more space. GHOSTLY GAME: "My junior year at U of O, I rented a room in an old house near campus. My roommates warned that a mischievous spirit played tricks. I didn't believe them. Read the full article… »
Raise A Glass To A First For Female Oregon Brewmasters
May. 12, 2008
BEND -- Tonya Cornett is reaching over a kettle of hot water and malted grain, stirring the mash with a 6-foot canoe paddle. Read the full article… »
City Hall And Homeless Talking Past One Another
May. 12, 2008
As the homeless protest at Portland City Hall hits its third and apparently final week, the philosophical gap between city leaders and protesters grows even wider. Read the full article… »
Bill Clinton Campaigns Across Oregon -- East To West And North To South
May. 12, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton said Sunday that Sen. Hillary Clinton refuses to be counted out in Oregon -- or in the larger battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Read the full article… »
Text Fills In History Of Oregon's Racist Acts
May. 12, 2008
Portland Public Schools is poised to adopt a new curriculum today, making the district the first in the state to use a textbook exploring Oregon's racial history. Read the full article… »
Salmon Closure Hits Winchester Bay Hard
May. 12, 2008
WINCHESTER BAY -- When Scott Howard was a boy, his dad ran charter boats out of Winchester Bay, tapping his only son first as a fish cleaner and, from age 15 on, as a deckhand all summer long. Read the full article… »
Monday's Photos From The Oregonian
May. 11, 2008
Click thumbnail to view larger image. Click arrows to see more photos. Do not use these photos without permission. Read the full article… »
Vote For Your Favorite Political Poster
May. 10, 2008
It's time to vote. No, not that election. This one: the nationwide Art of Politics poster contest, launched by two Portland friends. Nearly 250 people submitted artwork with a message, representing every art form from painting to photography. Read the full article… »
Trial Begins In May '07 Stabbing In Aloha
May. 10, 2008
HILLSBORO -- Armed with a knife and pumped up on gangster rap, Casimiro Blancas intentionally went looking to kill Constantino Cruz, a prosecutor said Friday. Read the full article… »
News In Brief
May. 10, 2008
Police have identified the victim and arrested a suspect in a fatal stabbing late Thursday in Southeast Portland. Officers responded just before 10 p.m. to a report of a fight at Southeast 83rd Avenue and Flavel Street. Read the full article… »
Life's Lessons, With Skittles %%Deck%%Little League Snack Shacks Don't Just Sell Treats, They Help Harried Parent ...
May. 10, 2008
Nearly every night of the week and all through Saturday, a snack shack is likely up and running at a Little League field near you. For the uninitiated, two hours in the snack shack is a springtime ritual for parents of kids who play ball. Read the full article… »
Forest Grove Principal Is Top In State
May. 10, 2008
FOREST GROVE -- John O'Neill soon will need a trophy room to display all of his awards. The Forest Grove High School principal, who earlier this year was named a Milken Family Foundation National Educator, now is the Oregon High School Principal of the Year. Read the full article… »
Corrections- Oregonlive.Com
May. 10, 2008
UPDATED: :09 a.m. PDT, May 10, 2008 Amanda Thorpe, 28, lifts her three month daughter, Alexandra into the air as they wait to hear Hillary Clinton speak Thursday at The Expo Center in Central Point. Read the full article… »
Lightning Round Is The Only Choice For Portland Council Debate
May. 10, 2008
Portland has never seen an election like the one to fill the City Council seat that Sam Adams is leaving. And no one quite knows how to handle it. The race has six strong candidates, all seemingly qualified and able. Read the full article… »
Education As Peripatetic Trip: From Physics To A Cave To Art
May. 10, 2008
Meagan Nuss says she never could have predicted how her years at Lewis & Clark College would reshape her or how she would influence the college. She spent two days alone in a cave in India. She fought wildfires one summer in Arizona. Read the full article… »
Fbi Pays For Oregon Waddling Bandit Error
May. 10, 2008
The check is in the mail for Tillamook retiree Bob Christie, the FBI's one-time suspect in the "Waddling Bandit" serial bank robbery spree. Read the full article… »
With Oregon Visits, Democratic Presidential Candidates Move In Two Directions
May. 10, 2008
Democratic Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton both campaigned in Oregon on Friday, but they seemed to be competing in different contests. Obama, bolstered by growing support from superdelegates, opened the day with a withering attack on Republican Sen. Read the full article… »