https://eastpdxnews.com East Portland's Definitive News Source Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:53:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://eastpdxnews.com/portland-pickles-keep-turning-walker-stadium-into-portlands-friendliest-ballpark-party/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:43:01 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24107 INCLUDES GAME-ON VIDEO | Discover what’s new at outer East Portland’s Lents Park stadium this season, from an expanded berm to a 360-degree food experience – and great up-close baseball … The Eagleton family pauses for a photo with Portland Cherry Bombs FC mascot Mary T. Cherry, Portland Bangers FC mascot Saucy T. Sausage, as […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/deadly-shooting-reported-inside-glenfair-affordable-housing/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:28:20 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24105 Discover how a former shelter site became the scene of a deadly shooting in outer East Portland … The Aurora apartment building along SE Stark Street in the Glenfair neighborhood is shown here, as Portland Police homicide detectives investigate a fatal shooting inside the complex. (Photo courtesy KPTV Fox 12 News) By David F. Ashton […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/firefighters-rescue-man-from-the-second-story-of-a-house-ablaze-near-lents-park/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:21:45 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24103 Find out how an ordinary extension cord sparked a life-threatening fire in outer East Portland … Through the smoky haze, after laddering up to the roof of this two-story residence, firefighters opened the roof and battled the remaining fire from above. By David F. Ashton Photos courtesy of Portland Fire & Rescue A neighbor reported […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/new-play-gives-audiences-an-inside-view-of-growing-up-with-dyslexia/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 03:16:32 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24101 Now on stage! Step inside a child’s mind as a new Portland play shows how dyslexia can turn everyday schoolwork into a battle – and why so many families see their own stories in it … This scene, from a rehearsal of the upcoming play “The Words Will Come”, uses a physical metaphor to show […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/police-tactical-teams-safely-resolve-hazelwood-hostage-incident-armed-suspect-jailed/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:54:17 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24087 Learn how a dawn 911 call at a Hazelwood apartment building turned into a 12-hour tactical standoff on NE 122nd Avenue in outer East Portland … Looking north on NE 122nd Avenue during the incident, police vehicles and tactical units fill the highway while officers manage the daylong standoff at Hazelwood’s Highlander Apartments. Story and […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/outer-east-portland-celebrates-new-raymond-park-playground-for-kids-of-all-abilities/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:09:44 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24083 Discover how East Portland neighbors turned a neighborhood park into a welcoming playground for every child … Canopies ring the new Raymond Park Inclusive Playground, giving the opening celebration a “street fair” feel, as neighbors from outer East Portland stop in to explore the space. Story and photos by David F. Ashton Families, neighborhood leaders, […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/pre-dawn-hazelwood-homicide-as-yet-unsolved/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:08:22 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24085 Learn what investigators reported after a pre-dawn shooting shut down SE 122nd Avenue for hours in Hazelwood … SE 122nd Avenue remained closed in the early-morning hours near SE Pine Street as Portland Police vehicles blocked the scene of the fatal shooting in Hazelwood. (Photo courtesy KOIN 6 News) By David F. Ashton Portland Police […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/voices-in-bloom-transforms-hard-talks-on-gun-violence-into-creativity/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:56:40 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24081 Learn how an outer East Portland nonprofit helped young leaders rethink safety, place, and pride in their own neighborhood … In a Midland Library community room, teens and families explore the “Voices In Bloom” exhibit, taking in artwork created over six months by teen leaders and elementary students while they were also working on their […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/learning-garden-laboratory-brings-neighbors-together-for-earth-day-celebration/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:52:42 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24079 See how Learning Gardens Laboratory used Earth Day to bring families, kids, and elders together in a hidden green space … Greeting visitors at the Learning Gardens Laboratory Earth Day celebration are PSU grad student and LGL team member Cat Ayala, left, and PSU grad Tanja Boudreaux. Story and photos by David F. Ashton Neighbors […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/electric-motorcycle-rider-dies-in-collision-on-ne-halsey-in-hazelwood/ Fri, 29 May 2026 23:49:13 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24067 Find out what police revealed about the victim and the vehicle involved in this fatal outer East Portland smashup … A Portland Police Bureau  East Precinct sergeant secures the crash scene on NE Halsey Street in Hazelwood after an electric motorcycle T‑bones a Jeep Wrangler, leaving the rider mortally injured. Story and photos by David […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/on-mt-scott-portlanders-gather-to-remember-those-who-gave-all/ Fri, 29 May 2026 23:45:21 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24065 Understand why families, Scouts, and dignitaries return year after year to outer east Portland’s Willamette National Cemetery on Memorial Day morning … Two veterans stand in a sea of small American flags at Willamette National Cemetery, pausing in the green grass to remember fallen comrades on Memorial Day Cemetery in outer East Portland on Mt. […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/volunteers-and-portland-pickles-mascot-make-lents-park-cleanup-kind-of-a-big-dill/ Fri, 29 May 2026 23:39:54 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24063 Discover how volunteers — and a giant pickle — helped transform Lents Park and nearby streets, on a crisp spring morning … Dozens of volunteers gather at the sign-in table for the Lents Park Clean-up, collecting safety vests and gloves, before fanning out through the park and nearby streets. Story and photos by David F. […]]]>