Nike Co-Founder Gives $1.1B for Oregon's First Women's Hospital Phil Knight, right, and Penny Knight, watch the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Phil Knight Invitational tournament in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File) (AP) -Oregon billionaires Phil and Penny Knight committed $1.1 billion to the Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and the Providence Heart Institute to build Oregon’s first hospital dedicated to women’s h

Portland K9 Kylo Dies Saving Officers Officer Jerry Ables pictured with K9 Kylo Kylo joined the Portland Police Bureau after being acquired from Adlerhorst International K9 Academy in Riverside, California. Paired with Officer Justin Raphael in February 2020, Kylo quickly established himself as an exceptional police canine with a talent for locating suspects. In December 2021, he was partnered with Officer Jerry Ables, beginning a five-year partnership that would define the f

Safety assessment deemed continued operation is unsafe Photo Courtesy of Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland, OR. Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) announces that Columbia Pool, a cherished community gathering space in North Portland since 1930, is scheduled for demolition later this year. A specific demolition date will be announced once final permitting and contractor timelines are confirmed. Columbia Pool served generations of Portlanders for more than nine decades. It

New campaign will create a permanent Clark County Hub to expand meal delivery Photo Courtesy of Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels People celebrated two decades of service in Clark County at its Here for Good 20th Anniversary Luncheon on Sept. 29, bringing together community members, volunteers, supporters, and local leaders to mark the milestone and launch a $4 million capital campaign for a permanent Clark County Hub. The new hub, located at 3307 NE 109th Ave. in Vancouver,

Damian Lillard provides a steadying influence Portland Trail Blazers guard Ja Morant poses for a photo during the NBA media day. AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer. (AP) — After a summer that included cuts by the new owner, squabbles over the renovation of the team’s arena, the hiring of a new coach and the addition of Ja Morant, the Portland Trail Blazers opened training camp with more than the usual turbulence in the background. The one steadying factor? Damian Lillard is finally

Student arrested following September incident Benson High School (Photo Courtesy of Portland Public Schools) On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Portland Fire & Rescue personnel, followed by Portland Police officers, responded to Benson Polytechnic High School following a report of a student experiencing a medical emergency. When first responders arrived, they immediately rushed to the cafeteria. School staff were there tending to a 15-year-old male stu

Building Pathways from College Access to Completion Board of Director Tiffany Penson (left) chats with PCC Foundation Executive Director Christina Kline at the anniversary celebration at Willow Creek Oregon’s community colleges are drawing students back, but will they stay? Two-year enrollment rose 6.6% in fiscal year 2025, even as the state’s latest affordability measure found that 35% of resident students faced college costs beyond their expected resources. For first-gen

The Energy Innovation analysis found that households will pay an average of $6,500 more for energy A natural gas meter operates Jan. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) (AP) - Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office such as canceling new clean energy projects, according to modeling released Friday by a nonpartisan

Immigration and Customs Enforcement leaders were aware of the findings before signing a $16.7 million contract Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility, Aug. 13, 2026, in Bardstown, Ky. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan, File) The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, a