Portland Fire head coach Alex Sarama was just about to begin his team’s film session on Wednesday when he was told general manager Vanja Černivec had news to share. Sarama’s face then appeared on the screen before everyone with “WNBA May 2026 Coach of the Month” above it.

The Grand Floral Starlight Parade marches on this weekend. Here's how to watch it, and what to know about road closures and impacts to TriMet service.

When: Friday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205 The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall will screen "JAWS" as the Oregon Symphony plays songs from the Academy Award-winning score. This show serves as part of the symphony's "special concerts" series.

The 7-5 vote capped a spate of public meetings held by city lawmakers since January on the measure that often pitted animal rights activists against the Portland restaurant industry and morphed into a largely symbolic flashpoint over competing visions for the city and its priorities.

A suspect is in custody after being in an hours-long standoff with police while barricaded in a Northeast Portland apartment since early Friday morning, authorities said. Read more: <a href="https://www.

The Portland Timbers are bringing on Timbers2 head coach Jack Cassidy as their Interim head coach, the team announced Friday. Cassidy will lead the Timbers until the club finds a permanent replacement.

A man was arrested in Northeast Portland after an hourslong standoff that had locked down a neighborhood. After hours of negotiation, Portland police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to try to drive the man out of an apartment off Northeast 122 nd Avenue. Instead, police said the man fled to the roof.