2023: THE OREGONIAN (359)

JANUARY

Betting, adoption lawsuits pose greatest threat to tribes in decades, experts say

Here’s how much your electric bill is going up in January

Vancouver teacher’s MAGA hat is protected by First Amendment, appeals court rules

Fire downtown damages former home of Portland Korean Church

Arrest made in fire at former Portland Korean Church, now set for demolition

Locked up with no lawyer: This is the reality for 77 defendants in Oregon today

Never-opened $300 million-plus biofuels refinery facing foreclosure in southern Oregon

Kate Brown: Unpopular governor leaves legacy of COVID safety, clemency, climate regulation, but also disappointment

Portland’s 101 homicides in 2022 set new record: ‘At some point, we have to be tired of burying our children’

Hit-and-run by Free2Move driver raises questions about Portland car-sharing oversight

Sam Adams says he’s stepping aside as adviser to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler due to health concerns

Measure 114 proponents speak out as gun control measure is on hold, temporarily blocked by state judge

Tina Kotek is Oregon’s new governor; see which candidate your neighbors wanted in office

Gov. Kate Brown ends term with flurry of commutations, pardons; calls clemency a chance ‘to save lives’

Oregon lawmakers set to begin session focused on housing, homelessness, semiconductors, behavioral health and education

Portland teacher, students help develop Advanced Placement Black studies course that will spread nationwide

Unsealed Nike documents reveal widespread complaints of harassment, pay disparities

Portland towing company accused of unlawful impounds, shortchanged refunds in AG lawsuit

Second dead whale washes ashore near Astoria

Intel shelves $700M Oregon ‘mega lab’

Bill Schonely, legendary Trail Blazers broadcaster who coined ‘Rip City,’ dies at 93

Portland neighborhood fights displacement, climate change with urban renewal. Will it work?

Oregon wants to delay controversial wildfire risk mapping – again

Portland Timbers, Thorns hire former general counsel Heather Davis as 1st-ever female CEO

Oregon graduation rate rises slightly; look up your school, district

Fraud victims of disbarred Oregon attorney Lori Deveny left destitute, homeless, broken

150 march in Portland to honor Tyre Nichols

Portland schools see the return of police officers in schools, this time as security at sporting events

Which Portland neighborhoods recorded the most shootings in 2022? Find your address

Oregon prisons banned inmates from reading Amy Schumer’s biography and about playing the ukulele. The reasons can be surprising

FEBRUARY

Intel slashes wages, bonuses after disastrous quarterly results

Intel contractor found dead in car; man accused of stalking him now charged in his killing

Police body cameras revealed what happened to Tyre Nichols in Memphis. That couldn’t happen in Portland.

Police arrest man they say left dead fish at Astoria’s ‘Goonies’ house, stole yacht and prompted harrowing Coast Guard rescue

A look inside: Large California tent camp could foretell Portland’s future

‘It saves lives’: Oregon seeks to ease medical barriers for transgender patients

Portland teen once thought environmentalists were ‘vegans and hippies.’ Now he’s a climate activist

Oregon coast whale beachings part of larger trend as oceans undergo ‘profound changes’

Top OLCC officials kept popular booze — including Pappy Van Winkle — for themselves, diverting it from public

Bourbon diversion by top OLCC officials ‘smacks of a good old boys’ network’

Criminal investigation opened into Oregon bourbon scandal

Willamette River blaze tested Portland firefighters: ‘Like fighting a fire in an oven’

Super Bowl magic: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City beat Philadelphia Eagles 38-35

Coast Guard swimmer recounts dramatic rescue of alleged Oregon yacht thief and ‘Goonies’ prankster

OLCC manager hospitalized with alcohol poisoning after shots and cornhole at 2019 national conference

Portland pharmacy Pharmaca suddenly closes, leaving customers scrambling

How OLCC officials circumvented liquor lottery, gamed odds to secure coveted Pappy bourbon for themselves

At Portland’s Robot Alley, droids and Stormtroopers speak to passersby

Oregon exports surge again, but one major industry dropped sharply

Oregon Employment Department chief has been ‘acting’ for 3 years. What is Kotek’s plan?

Portland couple looks back on 1978 when President Jimmy Carter was their houseguest

Wednesday promises snow. Will Portland be spared? Greater snow chances south of the city

Timeline: How long will it continue to snow in Portland? When will ‘bitterly cold’ wind chills arrive?

Friday’s brutal wind chills ease by afternoon in Portland. Ready for more snow Saturday?

OHSU bill for a $11,000 cancer drug: $39,000

Staff, volunteers, auditors raised alarm about Multnomah County animal shelter for years. County officials failed to act

Damian Lillard’s ‘masterful performance’ ends with epic 71-point night: ‘It was a piece of art’

Dutch Bros’ Travis Boersma hands horse track back to county, along with new gambling hall

MARCH

Oregon semiconductor bill takes shape, but lawmakers say they’ll need a sequel

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler halts meeting as testy exchange over tent ban derails agenda

38-year-old woman found dead under debris 4 days after Portland truck fire

When a firefighter dies on duty: 24 hours of life and death for Portland and Gresham’s bravest

The Oregon fire victims lost everything. Is PacifiCorp responsible?

Oregon mulls ‘bike bus bill’ to fund alternative transportation to school

A fire made her Portland house uninhabitable. A group fighting Black displacement is making it home again.

Oregon Democrats say they’re serious about capping political donations, but their proposals include loopholes

Oregon bill would let homeowners replace racially restrictive property deeds

NW Natural in existential fight as Oregon eyes electrification

Gov. Tina Kotek laser focused on housing, homelessness in first 60 days

Oregon teacher preparation programs need to better equip graduates to teach children to read, some say

Oregon public schools hemorrhaged students during pandemic

Interstate Bridge replacement planners ordered to study drawbridge option

‘Unprecedented’: Legislature expected to OK $200 million for emergency housing, homelessness

Oregon officials say Legacy Health can’t yet close Gresham birth center

Kotek, lawmakers want to speed homebuilding, but Oregonians say they don’t want increased construction

How a man stranded in freezing, snow-bound Oregon woods used a drone to call Uganda for help

‘I knew it was a bigger story’: Hart family murder-suicide uncovers a failure of the foster care system

This Oregon shrub is NSFW, stops traffic in Portland suburb

Wave of Oregon affordable housing nears an expiration date; bill would give tenants more time

$200 million housing, homelessness package clears Legislature

Oregon issues first licenses for psilocybin manufacturers

Walter Cole, Portland’s legendary drag queen Darcelle and civic icon, dies at 92

Kotek pledges more money for homeless sweeps along Portland freeways, accuses city of mismanaging ODOT funds

Tutoring help is finally underway for Portland students. The big question now: How to scale it up?

3 people on foot fired on car in ‘shocking’ North Portland daylight slaying, footage shows

Kotek: ‘We are going to make sure that the science of reading guides what districts do’

2 Portland high school students among victims in weekend triple homicide

Should you intervene? Recent Portland attacks reflect need for bystander training

Oregon wine pioneer Dick Erath dies at 87

APRIL

Cat sinners or saints? Oregon, Texas women accused of smuggling unapproved drug to cure fatal feline coronavirus disease

Portland retailers try to wrangle theft as city pushes them to do more

Portland homicides have slowed. Here’s why experts aren’t ready to call it a trend.

The showdown over ‘parents rights’ gains steam in Oregon

Oregon’s recent growth in homelessness among largest in nation

Man, woman found shot to death in NE Portland; city closing in on 2022’s homicide pace

Portland man held without bail in fatal road-rage shooting of Tigard father on Oregon 18

Oregon salary transparency bill shelved over free speech concerns

Video of dramatic Mt. Baker rescue goes viral; off-camera, an unexpected friendship takes hold

Amazon strikes renewable power deal for Oregon data centers, won’t say how much it’s buying

Here’s what we know about the 81,974 dogs registered in Multnomah County since 2017 (graphics)

Portland police clear out Washington Center open-air drug market in early-morning mission

Bill Oram: Dale Murphy throws weight behind Salt Lake City MLB effort as Portland continues to wait

Lawmakers suggest replacing Pumpkin Ridge and The Reserve with semiconductor factories

Scientists find ‘harbinger of doom’ lurking off Oregon’s coast. So, of course, late night TV’s got jokes

Pills, petty crime, despair: A ‘perfect storm’ batters heart of downtown Portland

Look up pension payments for every Oregon PERS retiree

Failed $300 million biofuels project in Southern Oregon gets new owner, new business plan

A 2-year-old’s remains found in a southern Oregon reservoir identified 58 years later: Ep. 2

Runner viciously attacked by unleashed dog outside vacant lot asks: Is Portland safe?

Portland police union and city reach compromise on body-worn cameras

Portland Street Response staffer resigns amid sweeps directive

How a $15.98 theft threw an Oregon coast town into turmoil

How DNA and genetic genealogy are solving decades-old cold cases – The Unidentified podcast: Ep. 3

Unleashed dog that mauled Portland runner in SE Portland believed to have attacked another resident’s dog

Thousands gather in Portland to remember iconic drag queen Darcelle XV

‘We need help’: Portland middle school principals plead for help to manage student behavioral problems

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is quietly moonlighting as a consultant for embattled pot company

Secretary of State Shemia Fagan pledged to build trust in Oregon government. Now, she won’t talk about her paid pot side job

How scarce bourbon funneled money to rural Oregon Republican committee

MAY

Secretary of State Shemia Fagan ends pot side gig that paid $10,000 a month, apologizes

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan cites low pay as factor in cannabis side job scandal

Shemia Fagan was a rising star in Oregon politics, until a side gig became her downfall

3 ways Shemia Fagan’s canceled cannabis contract could imperil her law license

Nike co-founder Phil Knight contributes $2 million more to help elect Republicans to Oregon Legislature

Prominent liquor store owner ‘promised’ Pappy Van Winkle to lawmakers during pivotal session, records show

Portland’s safe rest village model has shown success helping people get permanent homes

Intel plans fresh round of layoffs, other cost cuts

Portland’s 10 best new brunches of 2023

Oregon woman’s 13-year stolen car odyssey uncovers deceit, purged records and state DMV gaps

4th fatal shooting occurs within 3-block area of Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood

Brothers killed in SW Portland were involved in financial dispute with accused shooter over operations of two ‘Blaze Portland’ vape shops

Portland squatters, packing appliance and power tools, descend on former home of iconic strip club

Hundred of Oregon hate crimes go unprosecuted every year. Here’s why

4 Oregon cold cases solved, families get closure – The Unidentifieds Ep. 6

Gov. Tina Kotek knew of Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s pot contract a week before it was made public

Multnomah County residents vote down measure to fund eviction lawyers

Portland’s oldest food cart pod closes, to reopen as 300-seat beer garden

7 killed, multiple injured in I-5 crash in Marion County; expect delays

Portland’s escalating drug overdoses: What we know

The Rose Festival brought them together: The mystery of love, fate and an era that’s gone forever.

She died on Portland’s streets, but not how her desperate family imagined: ‘She still had hope’

Before Oregon elections officials slashed Democratic Party’s fine, state lawyer blasted partys ‘lackluster’ efforts to find true source of $500K donation

Mayor Ted Wheeler threatens to end Portland-Multnomah County homeless services partnership if he doesn’t get $20M for mass shelters

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler expresses ‘renewed hope’ that city-county homelessness agency can succeed

Police make arrest, allege arson in fire that destroyed Goose Hollow apartments

Kathryn Harrison, influential Oregon tribal leader, dies at 99

Heat pump popularity soars, but cost and evolving technology remain barriers

Here’s how much every Washington County employee got paid last year

Publishing Prejudice: Whitewashing Albina’s destruction

Publishing Prejudice: Flooded and forgotten

JUNE

Drug dealers face prison for links to fentanyl overdose deaths of victims ages 15 and 17

‘Open-air drug use is at an all-time high’ in downtown Portland: Police turn to citations as fentanyl crisis explodes

Oregon moves forward on semiconductor incentives, but Senate standoff may scuttle work

‘We don’t have enough of this’: Market captivates shoppers, Portland’s diverse business community

No connection between cases of six women found dead in recent months, most in secluded, wooded areas, police say

Portland’s Kann named America’s best new restaurant at 2023 James Beard Awards

3 of 6 women found dead in Oregon, Washington may share potential connections

Portland City Council bans daytime camping

Both her parents died from gunfire. She became the last witness in Measure 114 trial

Shemia Fagan spent taxpayer or donor money on hotel pet fees, airfare for her kids

Grand Floral Parade winds through Portland’s eastside: ‘It just makes me so joyful to see it’

Video shows Portland driver plow past blockade onto Grand Floral parade route

Sen. Ron Wyden’s campaign was looped in on $500K donation from FTX executive to Oregon Democrats, records show

Words Oregon State AD Scott Barnes wont forget about his life-threatening medical scare: ‘You won the lottery’

To persuade public defenders to stay, Oregon needs to pay more. Lawmakers aren’t say by how much

Massive hack of Oregon DMV system puts estimated 3.5 million driver license and ID card info at risk, officials say

Soon-to-be UO grand Yazzi Chee plans to give back to Navajo community after reconnecting with his roots

Portland’s first Black rodeo celebrates culture and community

Providence Portland nurses walk out in city’s first nursing strike in 22 years

2 killed at Gorge Amphitheater shooting identified; suspected gunman is Army specialist

Meet Oregon’s awe-inspiring top 2023 National Merit Scholars

Bill Oram: Scoot Henderson the answer to the Blazers’ future, but now team must confront realities of the present

Nurses union accuses Providence of violating Oregon law prohibiting strikebreakers

‘This is the city that I love:’ Thousands connect at 30th annual Good in the Hood festival

Oregon Legislature ends 2023 session

Family of Black food truck owner attacked by white man in SE Portland hires lawyer to investigate assault, police response

Oregon’s big investment in fixing reading instruction could take years to show results

Tribal coalition plans new development on west side of Willamette Falls

Allegations of ‘small town’s slush fund’ prompt criminal investigation of Oregon fire district

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