Bill Schonely, the Trail Blazers radio broadcaster who uttered the exclamation “Rip City!
Author: Aaron Mesh
Reporters Gaze Into an Atmospheric River From Above
If Californians seem less inclined of late to move to Oregon, maybe Oregon’s weather can visit California.
Three Appalling Incidents Start the Year on a Bleak Note
A city that entered 2023 in a foul humor received a triple dose of horror during the holiday break.
Person Set Fire to Century-Old Portland Church on Orders from Voices in Their Head, Court Records Say
The person accused of setting a three-alarm fire Jan. 3 that destroyed the vacant, 117-year-old Portland Korean Church walked into the Multnomah County Detention Center the next morning to “take credit” for the blaze.
City Will Tear Down 118-Year-Old Church Gutted by Fire
Four days into a new year, Portland is down one vacant building.
The City Is Dismal After Hours. Open a Waffle House.
Problem: The city is dismal after hours.
Woody Guthrie’s Portland Apartment Is For Sale
Each new year shimmers with possibility.
Falling Trees Killed Five People on Oregon Highways During Tuesday’s Windstorm
At least five people traveling on Oregon highways Tuesday were killed by trees falling onto the road in the span of four hours, casualties of an intense windstorm that left 200,000 people without power.
Portland Will Get 25 Degrees Colder Overnight, but the Real Question Is Ice
Temperatures plunged into the 20s after sundown in Portland and are expected to keep dropping overnight, the opening salvo in what weather forecasters said would be a dangerous 48 hours of ice and cold.
Meet WW’s Incoming Managing Editor, Aaron Mesh
One of the clichés of journalism, shopworn but true, is that everybody has a story.