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Monday around 5pm. Way to double park and just leave your stupid ass Amazon vehicle there to block our bus from getting through, backing up traffic for God knows how far (and for like ten full minutes ...

At least 500 Portland residents joined "emergency" nationwide protests on Saturday against the Trump administration’s ...

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Oregon stores can now swipe your driver’s license or ID every time you buy alcohol or cannabis, even if you’re 65 years old ...

Portland, in addition to being my hometown, is many things. “War-ravaged” is not one of them. 2025 brought us a slate of ...

A group of immigrants rights organizations are suing Multnomah County, claiming the county and its sheriff’s office are ...

I’m always conflicted about how to feel at the end of the year. Like, things were shitty (and for, like, at least the sixth ...

Terri Johnson never expected justice. Her brother Damon Lamarr Johnson died in June after being restrained by Portland police ...

Happy holidays, Trash Pandas! 'Tis I, Elinor Jones, coming to you live from the weird vortex between Christmas and New Year's ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR, BRAINY BRITCHES! It's time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week's edition of POP ...

Hey, noisy car guy, let me help you. I’ve had a wife, daughters, a mother, a sister, hundreds of female coworkers, a couple of girlfriends, a couple of hot neighbors. Not one of them has ever said, ...