Regulatory hurdles — such as outdated building codes, minimum unit sizes and natural light requirements — push up costs. Cities are trying a variety of ways to overcome these obstacles.

Jarrod Yahtin-Cloud, 28, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in August.

Portland has moved past its shocking run of post-pandemic restaurant losses, but there were still plenty of painful closures.

The Clean Power Prescription program relies on 519 solar panels installed on the roof of one of the hospital’s office buildings. Half the energy helps power the medical center. The rest goes to patients who receive a monthly credit of about $50 on their utility bills.

Getting him to agree to hire some professional help is the problem.

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Steven Tachie agreed to forfeit $30,000 seized by Portland police officers who busted into the Shroom House in 2022.

Customers with Portland General Electric and Pacific Power are in for another round of rate hikes in 2025 though not as high as the utilities requested, state regulators said this week.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the November killing of an endangered gray wolf in Morrow County.

Jimmy Travon Pierce, now 39, was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder in the 2017 killing of Ramon Harris, 36.

Multiple Oregon City police and Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office units are on scene.

The letter recommended that people stake out churches, stores and work sites, take note of “brown folks” and notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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