A narrow rural road and a speed limit of 55 mph led to a 17-year-old driver's death that her family says shouldn't have happened, according to a new lawsuit. Her father has filed suit against the state, the city and the county. www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...

A ‘death trap’: Dad sues city for $39M after 17-year-old dies on narrow-laned Beaverton road

A witness to the crash scene said he's seen nearly a dozen people crash in the same spot.

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Many businesses and upper-income residents in Portland don't like the homeless and preschool taxes. The city is now going after one prominent businessman for allegedly shirking his obligation to pay nearly $500,000 in these taxes (and penalties, interest and fees). My story today: bit.ly/3RC7Js4

Multimillionaire mogul owes nearly $500K in homeless tax, Preschool for All tax, Portland says

A new lawsuit accuses the Shilo Inn founder of shirking the taxes despite attempts by Portland-area governments to collect.

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A Portland renter had bankruptcy and the threat of massive legal bills (potentially six-figure legal bills) hanging over him if he went to trial against his landlord. He still did, and he won big. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

After refusing a $287 repair bill, Portland renter beats his landlord in court, wins $32K verdict

A lawyer for the landlord warned that he would cause the renter "great harm" if he went to trial.

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The city of Portland is fighting a $28 million lawsuit over pedestrian "safety improvements" that an e-cyclist crashed into. She suffered life-altering injuries. My story from over the weekend: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...

Cyclist suffers brain damage after crashing into one of Portland’s ‘safety improvements,’ sues city for $28M

The cyclist, who was riding an electric bike at night, says a newly installed concrete “island” in the road didn’t have proper warning markers.

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This is a good, real-life example of how slow Portland police response times are impacting the city's residents. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

Half-dozen women hit, scratch, kick Portland park attacker as they wait 31 minutes for police to respond

One victim said a ‘sisterhood’ of strangers came to her rescue while victims waited for police to arrive.

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An Oregon woman's lawsuit describes excruciating pain and rotting tissue after she says a doctor mistakenly injected rubbing alcohol instead of painkiller into her toes. She says the error was documented in her chart notes. Kaiser declined to comment. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...

Kaiser doctor was ‘in a rush,’ injected rubbing alcohol instead of painkiller into woman, $13M suit says

The lawsuit says a podiatrist at Kaiser Permanente’s Hillsboro medical center made a serious error that has upended the woman’s life.

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A new lawsuit says a Portland-area estate sale company sold Chinese paintings that may be worth millions for as little as $45. The lawsuit is trying to undo the transactions and get the art back. My story: www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...

In major goof, estate sale company sold paintings for as little as $45. They may be worth millions

A new lawsuit tries to undo the sale, saying a Portland estate sale company vastly undervalued the Chinese artwork.

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The declining condition of Portland's streets is a point of constant discussion. Here's my story about the latest lawsuit filed by a cyclist who says he was injured while riding over a pothole. www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...

Injured cyclist sues Portland for nearly $1M, the latest in a string of pothole lawsuits against city

The cyclist says the pothole had formed on a Southeast Portland road years earlier, but the city didn’t fix it.

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Two-laned Highway 26 is one of the most popular routes for Portland area residents making day trips to the Oregon coast. But opposing traffic speeding past each other at 55+ mph poses real dangers. Check out this latest lawsuit: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...

After mom dies, family sues Oregon for $111M over lack of U.S. 26 dividers from Cannon Beach to Portland

Three surviving members of the family fault the Oregon Department of Transportation for the absence of highway dividers on the popular route.

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One analyst predicts the typical Oregon household will pay $1,080 more for gasoline and electricity this year. But many of us will probably cut back on summer road trips and lessen our reliance on AC, he says. My story: www.oregonlive.com/commuting/20...

How much more you’ll pay for gasoline and electricity, state by state, due to the Iran war

An analyst predicts Americans will take fewer summer road trips and use less air conditioning in order to save money.

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A rare lawsuit over a cat who contracted bird flu and then died went to trial this week. The jury handed down an $800K verdict against the cat food company. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...

Jury awards man $808,000 after his cat eats pet food tainted with bird flu, then dies

A lawyer for the cat owner told jurors that a pet food company essentially sold his client “cat poison.”

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The full list of more than a dozen stories that my colleagues and I wrote about Portland area residents' worries can be found here: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Dig in to polling numbers from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s spring 2026 Oregon Insight poll

From April 23 to April 30, Portland polling firm DHM Research surveyed Portland area voters for The Oregonian/OregonLive.

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The Oregonian/OregonLive just wrapped up more than a week of stories about a poll of Portland area residents that we commissioned. I wrote about concerns over taxes and cost of living skyrocketing. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

These are the fastest growing concerns for Portland area voters, poll finds

A poll commissioned by The Oregonian/OregonLive found that money matters are top of mind.

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Tiny homes in Portland have soared in popularity in Portland over the past decade. But they sometimes come with problems — "life-changing" ones, according to these neighbors. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

A tiny home moved in next door and this couple says they now wear gas masks because of its toilet’s odors

A Southeast Portland couple say they’ve complained to their neighbor for months but the smell persists. Now they've filed a lawsuit.

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Today, one of the big U.S. airlines trims back snacks and drinks on its shorter flights. My story: www.oregonlive.com/travel/2026/...

Major airline ends free snacks on short flights, but not for first class

Starting Tuesday, the airline will cut refreshments for economy passengers on short-haul flights.

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This California woman discovered $20,000 missing from her bank account, and it wasn't a scam. It was a mistake by the state of Oregon. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Oregon thought California woman lived in Hillsboro park, siphoned $20K from her bank account

The Oregon Department of Revenue wrongly took $20K from the out-of-state woman, but returned it after The Oregonian/OregonLive asked questions.

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This lawsuit lays out a truly frightening series of alleged medical errors that it says led to the death of a healthy 18-year-old Oregonian. My story: www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/...

Oregon doctor failed to clean arm wound, 18-year-old dies from infection 5 days later, $100M lawsuit says

After an infection rapidly spread, a second doctor found pine needles and moss still in the wound, the lawsuit says.

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New digital price tags popped up on the shelves of this Portland grocery store this month. It's part of a nationwide trend that is worrying consumers and their advocates. My story: www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

This national grocery chain is rolling out digital price tags in Portland, stoking fears of ‘surge pricing’

Major U.S. grocers who are using digital price tags say worries over dynamic pricing are unwarranted.

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It was amazing to talk to these two Oregon friends, who are also paramedics and delivered a stranger's baby on an in-bound flight to Portland last weekend. My story: www.oregonlive.com/travel/2026/...

A butter knife to cut the umbilical cord? 2 Portland-bound passengers and paramedics tell the tale of delivering baby during flight

The Oregon paramedics, who were returning from a vacation, recount the details of helping a stranger give birth on a Delta flight last week.

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An Oregon man who was accused of possessing child pornography on his phone by a Target worker at the electronic counter gets vindication, or at least his family does. My story: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...

Target customer’s ‘dying wish’ was to clear his name after worker accused him of child porn. Now Target must pay $150K

After months of FBI investigation turned up nothing, the Oregon man wasn’t criminally charged. But his reputation was tarnished, and he wanted vindication.

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One dollar, $4, $100: Stuff costs more. I asked many regular folks as well as business owners how tariffs have impacted their lives, for this one-year anniversary story on the day President Trump raised tariffs across the globe: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

Here’s how much Trump’s tariffs are costing you for clothes, furniture, groceries and more 1 year after ‘Liberation Day’

Portland area residents say they’re feeling a hit from tariffs, which some economists estimate cost the average household $1,000 more last year.

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This announcement that the troubled North Portland BottleDrop will soon close comes as a relief to some, who faulted it for attracting drug use to the shopping area it was located in. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

How much does a gallon of milk cost? Take our grocery prices quiz, which features the average cost of 10 items from five major grocers. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

Oregon ski areas, river rafting guides, rock gyms, mountain biking companies and other recreational providers are celebrating the passage of a bill that will allow liability waivers to fend off lawsuits. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Many people may not think of this as a "grocery store" right off. But dollar for dollar, ounce for ounce, it's beating the competition on price. My story: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

I have long done all of the grocery shopping for my household, and at a whopping five different stores. But even I learned some new tactics for getting cheaper groceries as I delved into a wide-scale comparison of major grocery chains. My story today: www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...

Prosecutors could soon have a powerful tool to catch sex traffickers, who rely on the fact that many of their victims are too scared to show up to court. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

All of Oregon's ski resorts and many other recreational providers — from river rafting companies to nonprofits who manage trails — object to a bill that set out to help them. My story: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

And here's my story comparing Trader Joe's prices to seven other major grocery chains — for items like fresh chicken breast, broccoli, avocados and butter. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Is Trader Joe’s actually cheaper? We bought the same groceries at 8 Portland grocery stores to find out

Trader Joe’s private label products make comparisons exceptionally difficult. But we tried.

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Here's my story looking at the price of grocery items — at Costco, Walmart, WinCo and other stores — to see which was the cheapest and most expensive. www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

We compared prices of 20 items at 8 grocery chains and discovered a staggering $76 difference

Here are the cheapest and most expensive.

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