An Alaska Airlines aircraft turned back to Portland International Airport shortly after takeoff Wednesday due to potential fumes in the cabin, according to a spokesperson for Port of Portland.
By The Associated Press and DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer
Boeing and the NTSB argued Wednesday over whether the company has cooperated with investigators looking into the blowout of a door-plug panel on one of its planes during a flight in January.
After a Vietnamese restaurant in northeast Portland shut down on Sunday because of an odor complaint filed anonymously by a neighbor, local and state leaders are pushing back on the city’s “smell” ordinance.
In 2022, the Portland Police Bureau disbanded its Cold Case unit as funds were redirected to assist with pandemic, civil unrest, and department retirement-related expenses.
It’s the first time the Portland Police Bureau Bike Squad and three neighborhood response teams have worked together with Oregon State Police to be more visible in fentanyl hot spots.
A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook for billions in damages.
Senate Bill 15-53 has been passed by the Oregon House of Representatives and will now go to Governor Kotek, though it is unclear if or when the bill will be signed into law.
Dozens of people gathered at the Capitol in Salem on Monday for a “legislative action day”, calling for lawmakers to ban all flavored tobacco sales in Oregon.
Downtown businesses say they’re still struggling to fight the impacts of issues like crime and homelessness, but that doesn’t mean there have not been some bright spots for business owners.
The Oregon Senate on Monday morning approved a bill that would end Daylight Saving Time, under the condition that California and Washington agree to do the same within the next 10 years.
Three people who were aboard the Alaska Airlines plane forced to make an emergency landing at PDX after a door plug blew off mid-flight are suing the airline and Boeing for $1 billion.
