The Latest Breaking News from Portland

2022 NBA draft race: March 26 update for Rockets, Nets picks

After losing on Friday, Detroit (20-54) pulled within a game of the Rockets (19-55), who won with ease versus injury-ravaged Portland.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 26, 2022

Rockets at Trail Blazers: Prediction, point spread, odds, over/under, betting picks (March 25)

Despite having the NBA’s worst record and being on the road, Jalen Green and the young Rockets are still favored over what is left of the Trail Blazers.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 25, 2022

$250,000 worth of Yeezy sneakers were recovered from back of U-Haul

Portland police found 1,100 pairs in the stolen truck.

Input · Mar 23, 2022

Pregnant women stranded as Portland District Health pauses maternity services

Portland Hospital's maternity ward, where almost 80 babies are born every year, will be closed for at least three months as the district's staff shortage worsens.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2022

TransDigm Agrees To Acquire DART Aerospace For $360M Cash

TransDigm Group Inc (NYSE:TDG) has agreed to acquire DART Aerospace, a portfolio company of Greenbriar Equity Group, L.P., and First Aviation Services Inc., for ~$360 million in cash.  Montreal, Quebec-based DART provides highly engineered, unique helicopter mission equipment solutions that predominantly service civilian aircraft. DART is expected to generate ~$100 million…

Benzinga · Mar 14, 2022

Wood burning stoves spark health issues

Officials treat woodsmoke pollution as a public health and environmental justice issue despite opposition

Salon · Mar 13, 2022

In an about-face, liberal US cities target homeless camps

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, recently banned camping on the sides of certain roadways, and officials are exploring other aggressive options to combat homelessness

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022

Two grueling years later, world takes cautious steps forward

On the two-year anniversary of the start of the pandemic, people are shedding their masks and getting back to normal as COVID-19 deaths and cases plummet

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022

Ophthalmologist Robert Harvey to leave Portland after request to be visiting medical officer denied

A sought-after ophthalmologist will no longer service the regional Victorian town of Portland due to frustrations with the hospital's board.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2022

How a deadly protest shooting deepened distrust of Portland police

Activists are calling for an investigation into the city’s police bureau for spreading misinformation following the killing of activist June Knightly, Abe Asher reports

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2022