For years, parks and river access enthusiasts have looked at the Tom McCall Bowl and seen unrealized potential. The bowl, a ...

If your family is staying in town for Spring Break, head over to Oaks Park!The historic amusement park in Southeast Portland ...

The grant backing the competition, which is slated to span across two and a half years, comes from Metro’s construction ...

The Metro Council has awarded Portland Parks & Recreation a $750,000 planning and development grant for redevelopment of Tom ...

The overdue reports on the Willamette River dams are not an anomaly for the Army Corps. A 2024 report from the Government ...

Just about every summer in recent years, a stretch of the Willamette River south of downtown Portland at Ross Island turns green from a thick layer of toxin-producing algae that grows rapidly in ...

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The mother of a family medicine physician who died in June 2024 after a collision between his kayak and the Buena Vista Ferry is suing Marion County for $22.5 million, alleging its negligence caused ...

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2014, file photo the Portland skyline is visible on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland. A nonprofit group and Oregon State University scientists are seeking ...

Sewage and stormwater began spilling into the Willamette River around 2:30 on Sunday afternoon, when weekend rains overflowed Portland’s Big Pipe system. The sewage-stormwater mix drained into ...