Portland Tribune

30/10/2025

🍎"This year’s food insecurity report will be the last. The (USDA) claimed the data is 'overly politicized' and 'rife with inaccuracies,'" Tyler Mac Innis writes. "Given the report’s longstanding use across presidential administrations, one can’t help but wonder if the real reason it’s being axed is fear over what it would show in the coming years."

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Gov. Tina Kotek could prioritize the creation of a new Oregon survey aimed at better understanding how Oregonians are meeting their basic needs Oregon was in for a rude awakening one October morning 26 years ago. That day, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its first ever ranking of states ...

30/10/2025

🏛️Deputies and other law enforcement conducted a room-to-room search for possible explosive devices and found no suspicious items.

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to confirm when the court came back in session and add details on the response from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office dispelled a bomb threat made Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Washington County Courthouse. Au...

30/10/2025

🚔A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday night in Portland’s Gateway neighborhood, according to police.

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A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday night in Portland’s Gateway neighborhood, according to police.

30/10/2025

🏛️Joel Matthew Caswell, 31, also faces charges in alleged drive-by shootings in Medford in July, but that trial has been delayed.

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A Jacksonville contractor and one-time owner of the Portland Nitro Ultimate frisbee team will remain jailed on a federal hold on 23 felony charges of defrauding federal programs despite being released from custody on state charges for a pair of alleged drive-by shootings in Medford in July, a federa...

30/10/2025

🚔A bicyclist was killed in a crash involving a car in the 11200 block of Northeast Glisan Street on Wednesday.

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A bicyclist was killed in a crash involving a car in the 11200 block of Northeast Glisan Street on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

30/10/2025

💵 Food banks across Oregon have warned that they do not have enough resources to absorb the impact of the ongoing government shutdown.

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Food banks across Oregon have warned that they do not have enough resources to absorb the impact of the ongoing government shutdown Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over hunger and directed $5 million to food banks across the state, seeking to avert the impending Nov...

30/10/2025

No. 6 Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning says he has 'zero' interest in taking other head coaching jobs in interview with The Rich Eisen Show on Thursday:

In a Thursday appearance on the Rich Eisen Show, No. 6 Oregon head coach Dan Lanning says he has "zero" interest in leaving Ducks

30/10/2025

🚔The Portland Police Bureau said the man was crossing Northeast 122nd Avenue around 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday in a wheelchair when a vehicle hit him.

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A pedestrian died following a crash in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Northeast Portland on Wednesday, Oct 29.

30/10/2025

🏛️According to authorities, a courthouse staff member received a brief phone call at around 9:20 a.m., claiming that multiple bombs had been placed inside the building.

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The Washington County Courthouse in Hillsboro was evacuated Thursday morning after authorities received a bomb threat, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. According to authorities, a courthouse staff member received a brief phone call at around 9:20 a.m., claiming that multiple bo...

30/10/2025

Of all the graveyards in Oregon, which are the scariest, giving guests a spine-chilling feeling as they walk through, tiptoeing between grass and tombstones?

One of the spookiest might just be tucked away in the Rose City.

In a poll by Choice Mutual, a life insurance agency, more than 3,000 respondents gave insight into one question: Which graveyard would you be least prepared to visit alone at night?

Among the top scariest cemeteries in Oregon, Portland landed second place with Lone Fir Cemetery. In first place, Oregon City’s Mountain View Cemetery earned the title of scariest graveyard in the state. Right below Portland is the Eugene Pioneer Cemetery.

🪦Read more at the Portland Tribune: https://portlandtribune.com/2025/10/30/would-you-walk-here-alone-at-night-portland-cemetery-named-among-oregons-scariest/

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📝: Hannah Seibold

30/10/2025

Oregon State (1-7) hosts Washington State (4-4) for the first of two matchups this season on Saturday. Fresh off a bye, the Beavers have their first win secured; while the Cougars took two top-25 squads down to the wire

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Oregon State (1-7) hosts Washington State (4-4) for the first of a 2025 Pac-12 conference doubleheader between the two.

30/10/2025

🚔 Just after New Year’s Day 2024, Carl Horning, 47, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds following reports of a shooting at Horning’s Hideout — a venue for weddings, disc golf, hiking and picnicking.

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The trial is underway for a man accused of fatally shooting his younger brother last year at their family’s property near North Plains. Opening statements were made Monday, Oct. 27, in the case against 65-year-old Robert Horning, pitting claims of self-defense against a backdrop of familial strife...