If everything proceeds as expected, crews will begin construction on a new Interstate Bridge over the Columbia River in 2027, marking the end of decades of debate and frustration following a failed effort to replace the aging bridge between Vancouver and Portland more than a decade ago.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased a major recall on Lay’s potato chips sold in stores across Oregon and Washington.

Police in Oregon confirmed that major damage was caused to a Portland elections office overnight just ahead of Trump's second inauguration.

A community is on edge after more than two dozen shots were fired in a Vancouver neighborhood Sunday morning, leaving one home riddled with bullet holes.

District 2, covering vast Eastern Oregon and represented by Oregon's only Republican, Rep. Cliff Bentz, has the second most, with 7,887. Districts 1, 3 and 5, containing much of the Portland metro area, have a total of 15,730 employees. Washington's third district, containing Vancouver, has 10,104 federal employees.

In Portland, clouds will fill the sky Thursday with rain holding off until the evening. The high temp will reach about 45 degrees. Friday will be a day of steadily falling rain. The high temp will warm to about 52 degrees. Portland may see about a half inch of rain by Friday night.

Amtrak Cascades' passenger rail service linking Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland saw all-time record-high ridership in 2024.

The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory through 10 a.m. Sunday for the Portland metro area.

The nonprofit reported that out-of-state judge panels selected the finalists, out of 212 titles overall. According to Literary Arts, the nominees “represent the richness of Oregon’s literary community and exemplify the power of storytelling to illuminate the human experience.”

Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning made the trip to Las Vegas to visit the No. 1 safety in the class of 2026, Jett Washington. Washington has Oregon on his list of

Performances kick off at 8 a.m. daily and go into the evening Thursday-Saturday, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, Gaiser Student Center, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way; $10; children 11 and younger are free with paying adult; clark.edu/campus-life.

We know adventure isn’t the first thing you think of when you’re surrounded by high-rises and 9-5ers bustling about the city, but there are some Portland parks that will surprise you! Portland is lucky enough to have some beautiful green spaces that can whisk you away and make you forget you’re in a concrete jungle.