April Ehrlich

A community of Tongan families gathered in Portland Saturday to support each other after this month’s devastating volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean.

Last week’s rush of developments spurred by the rapid spread of the coronavirus across the Northwest may continue into this week, forcing schools and businesses to make difficult decisions.

The Metro South and Central transfer stations in the Portland area have temporarily stopped accepting trash loads from the general public as they work through mountains of garbage.

As the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads through Oregon, schools and businesses are scrambling to stay open with fewer healthy people. State health officials say the surge of infections will get worse before it gets better.

A months-long investigation by the Portland Auditor’s Office has reached a conclusion following a fraud tip last summer: that a firefighter wasted taxpayer resources by washing his personal vehicle with city water while on the clock.

For the last decade, only one Oregon county has tracked the deaths of people experiencing homelessness. That’s about to change with a new law that took effect Jan. 1.

A strong cold front is expected to bring heavy rain and wind to the Pacific Northwest starting Sunday night.

What was once a solution during the pandemic — allowing people to participate in public meetings remotely to accommodate COVID-19 health guidelines — is now state law.

The Newberg School District and four of its board members face a lawsuit over a policy banning “political” and “quasi-political” symbols.

The union representing thousands of workers at Oregon grocery stores reached a tentative labor agreement with management Friday night, ending a strike that was scheduled to run through Christmas Eve.