Portland’s Mother’s Day weekend is shaping up to be a calm one. The forecast calls for soft breezes and partly sunny skies, with temperatures hovering around the low 70s during the day and dropping to near 50 at night. The air will feel gentle, moving at about 5 to 7 miles per hour from the north-no
Police were already on high alert when the first call came in at 10:30 p. m. on a Saturday night. Someone nearby reported hearing gunfire in North Fair Oaks, an area near San Francisco with a mix of families and quiet streets. Officers arrived to find 34-year-old Jose Gayton, a man undergoing what w
Portland will enjoy a warm, mostly clear Saturday with temperatures climbing to 79 degrees and gentle breezes. The evening will stay partly cloudy, dropping to about 54 degrees. On Sunday, the holiday itself will bring a cloudier sky but still warm days. Highs hover near 74 degrees and the wind sta
Police in Ohio ran joint operations in Cleveland and Cincinnati last Wednesday night as part of a wider plan to stop gun violence. The focus was simple: get illegal firearms off the streets before they cause harm. Ten people now face felony charges across the two cities. In Cleveland, teams made tw
Police records show officers repeatedly tried to help a man whose mental health struggles led to increasingly disruptive behavior. Neighbors first flagged concerns in 2021 after he was seen with a gun and acting strangely near his home. Officers responded but couldn’t force treatment or remove his w
Port St. Lucie police responded to a shooting near a Walmart on Northwest St. Lucie West Boulevard late Saturday evening, finding two men with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle. The victims were taken to different hospitals and are expected to recover, but their names have not yet been released. Autho
Portland is at a turning point with its main sports arena, Moda Center. The building is 31 years old and hasn’t had major updates since it opened. Leaders want to spend $365 million from state bonds to renovate it. They also need the city and county to add $222 million more. The goal is keeping the
Police set up a crime scene in the parking lot of an apartment building called The Collective on Aspen Heights Parkway. The incident happened Friday night around 8:37 p. m. A call reported that someone had fired shots nearby, but no one was hurt. Officers arrived quickly and checked the are
Portland’s airport now has two new small shops that borrow names from local businesses. One is called Sheridan Fruit Company, named after a grocery that closed in February after 110 years. The other is Topaz Farm, a nod to a farm on Sauvie Island that reopened in 2020 under a new label. Both shops s
Police in Seoul are pushing for a detention order against Bang Si‑hyuk, the chief of music firm HYBE, after allegations that he misled investors before the company went public. The claim is that Bang steered early shareholders to sell their shares to a private fund tied to his associates, then profi
