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‘I’ve been stuck on that bridge many times’: Public comment on I-5 Bridge replacement kicks off at Clark College

October 16, 2024, 1:03pm Clark County News

Two recent news events got Cherise Billington of Portland thinking about a potentially massive earthquake and the Interstate 5 Bridge. First, a mysterious, acrid odor permeated Southwest Washington. Then, an… Read story

Portland chosen for future NCAA women’s basketball regional site

October 2, 2024, 1:49pm College

The NCAA is sticking with two regionals for the women’s basketball tournament through at least 2028. Las Vegas and Philadelphia will host the two 2027 regionals and Portland and Washington,… Read story

FILE - WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York.

WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 2026

FILE - WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the WNBA basketball draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York.

September 18, 2024, 10:20am Latest News

The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon's biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026. Read story

After months of delays, a critical document for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is expected to be released in September. Initially, the 10,000-page draft supplemental environmental impact statement was expected to be released in late 2023. Nonetheless, program officials still anticipate breaking ground on a replacement bridge in late 2025.

Often delayed, I-5 Bridge replacement environmental impact statement expected in September

After months of delays, a critical document for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is expected to be released in September. Initially, the 10,000-page draft supplemental environmental impact statement was expected to be released in late 2023. Nonetheless, program officials still anticipate breaking ground on a replacement bridge in late 2025.

August 31, 2024, 6:13am Clark County News

After multiple delays, a critical document for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is expected to be released in September. Read story

Tabby Stokes, left, and Alizz Quarles, serve as chairwoman and vice chairwoman of Hands Across the Bridge. The event celebrating addiction recovery begins at 10 a.m. Monday in Esther Short Park.

Recovery from addiction achievable: Hands Across the Bridge set for Labor Day

Tabby Stokes, left, and Alizz Quarles, serve as chairwoman and vice chairwoman of Hands Across the Bridge. The event celebrating addiction recovery begins at 10 a.m. Monday in Esther Short Park.

August 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health

Tabby Stokes and Alizz Quarles will take the Esther Short Park stage again on Labor Day to kick off the 23rd annual Hands Across the Bridge event with a hopeful message that’s worth repeating: Recovery from addiction is achievable. Read story

Port Fire & Rescue battled a blaze at a recycling plant that sent a plume of smoke drifting over the Columbia River Tuesday.

Four-alarm fire at Portland recycling plant sends huge plume of smoke over Columbia River

Port Fire & Rescue battled a blaze at a recycling plant that sent a plume of smoke drifting over the Columbia River Tuesday.

July 18, 2024, 7:57am Clark County News

A four-alarm fire at Radius Recycling, which is affiliated with Schnitzer Steel, in North Portland sent a plume of smoke into the air that could be seen from all over Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon.  Read story

An online fundraiser for Kaileigh Seidel, who died in a boating accident in Portland over the weekend, has raised more than $28,000 to help pay for funeral expenses.

Vancouver woman killed in boating accident on Willamette River

An online fundraiser for Kaileigh Seidel, who died in a boating accident in Portland over the weekend, has raised more than $28,000 to help pay for funeral expenses.

June 25, 2024, 3:33pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman was killed Saturday after falling from a boat into the Willamette River in Portland and being struck by a second boat, according to an online fundraiser. Read story

Megan Arambul, lead floral designer on Vancouver&rsquo;s Grand Floral Parade float, places flowers onto the float Friday at the Rose Parade Float Barn in Portland. The float is Vancouver&rsquo;s first in the parade in 30 years.

Vancouver floats back into Portland Rose Festival parade; see it Saturday

Megan Arambul, lead floral designer on Vancouver&rsquo;s Grand Floral Parade float, places flowers onto the float Friday at the Rose Parade Float Barn in Portland. The float is Vancouver&rsquo;s first in the parade in 30 years.

June 7, 2024, 4:12pm Clark County Life

Vancouver’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade float was dressed in all her floral finery for today’s event in Portland. Read story

Texas and North Carolina State play during the second half of an Elite Eight college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday.

NCAA says wrong 3-point line for Portland women’s regional drawn by court supplier

Texas and North Carolina State play during the second half of an Elite Eight college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday.

April 1, 2024, 3:31pm College

The NCAA says one of the 3-point lines on the court used for the women’s basketball regionals in Portland was 9 inches short of regulation at its apex. The mistake came from a contractor that makes the courts used throughout March Madness. Read story

Kansas State guard Serena Sundell (4) gets past Portland guard McKelle Meek (1) to put up a shot during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Manhattan, Kan., Friday, March 22, 2024, in Manhattan, Kan.

Kansas State uses big first quarter to defeat Portland 78-65

Kansas State guard Serena Sundell (4) gets past Portland guard McKelle Meek (1) to put up a shot during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Manhattan, Kan., Friday, March 22, 2024, in Manhattan, Kan.

March 22, 2024, 4:25pm College

Gabby Gregory had 22 points and Ayoka Lee scored 21 to lead Kansas State to a 78-65 win over Portland in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Read story