https://eastpdxnews.com East Portland's Definitive News Source Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:34:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://eastpdxnews.com/back-to-back-shooting-cases-draw-detectives-to-outer-east-portland-hospital/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:20:33 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24258 UPDATED: Find out what investigators revealed – and what they have not yet disclosed – about two recent ‘cold’ shooting cases that brought victims into an outer East Portland hospitals Emergency Department … Portland Police Bureau officers and detectives converge on this Hazelwood neighborhood emergency facility as detectives look into two recent shooting cases. Story […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/rocky-butte-farmers-market-becomes-neighborhood-hub/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:16:11 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24256 Discover how Rocky Butte Farmers Market turns a neighborhood street into a weekly community gathering place … The banner and tents lining NE Siskiyou Street let visitors know they’ve found the Rocky Butte Farmers Market, situated in the Madison South neighborhood. Story and photos by David F. Ashton Rocky Butte Farmers Market has been transforming […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/armed-felon-crashes-into-outer-east-portland-paint-store-breaks-into-home-after-fleeing/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:09:15 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24254 Learn what officers uncovered after a driver ran from a Hazelwood collision scene … This SUV doesn’t just bump the Sherwin‑Williams storefront in outer East Portland – it drives through it, sending debris across the Hazelwood paint store’s sales floor. By David F. Ashton A driver who crashed a vehicle into a paint store in […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/neighborhood-crafters-and-music-brighten-a-southeast-triangle-plaza/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:03:25 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24250 Discover how this pop-up market at Arleta Triangle Square is becoming a hub for local makers and musicians – and learn when it pops up next … Behind the greenery at the corner, another Arts and Crafts Kaleidoscope market is taking place at Arleta Triangle Square. Story and photos by David F. Ashton A small […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/serious-crashes-renew-resident-concerns-about-east-portland-corridors/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:21:25 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24223 UPDATED | Discover why investigators keep returning to the same outer East Portland streets for deadly and critical‑injury collisions … First in Hazelwood, then in Centennial, and finally in Argay Terrace, Portland Police Bureau traffic investigators respond to back‑to‑back serious crashes on East Portland streets. Story and photos by David F. Ashton A deadly pedestrian […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/hands-on-archaeology-roadshow-connects-east-portland-neighbors-with-the-past/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:15:53 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24221 Find out how archaeologists and Tribal partners bring “fire and water” history to life in Gateway Discovery Park … Booths, visitors and exhibitors fill Gateway Discovery Park as the 14th annual Archaeology Roadshow gets underway with its “fire and water” theme. Story and photos by David F. Ashton Archaeologists, Tribal representatives, museum staff, and volunteers turned […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/armed-family-confrontations-in-outer-east-portland-bring-negotiators-and-k9-teams/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:09:35 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24219 Understand how armed, volatile, family confrontations lead to arrests and felony charges in outer East Portland … Police cruisers line the driveway as officers respond to a large “domestic disturbance” at an outer East Portland apartment complex. Story and photos by David F. Ashton Two separate domestic violence incidents in outer East Portland – one […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/troubled-brentwood-darlington-problem-house-burned-twice-in-three-days/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:05:02 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24217 Two badly hurt, five displaced, and an empty, boarded-up home blazing again in outer East Portland, as investigators probe the cause … Firefighters work quickly to knock down the blaze behind this Brentwood–Darlington home. PF&R image Story and photos by David F. Ashton A pre-dawn residential fire in the Brentwood–Darlington neighborhood on Wednesday, July 15, […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/riffle-awards-honor-johnson-creek-champion-and-community-generosity/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:58:20 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24215 Find out how a first‑ever ‘paddle raise’ helped carry JCWC’s mission forward – both on water and on land … At the front table, JCWC Fundraising Committee member Haley Stupasky and Crew Leader Karen Kincher greet arriving guests. Story and photos by David F. Ashton The Johnson Creek Watershed Council’s 31st Annual “Riffle Awards” filled […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/bias-crime-blaze-in-hazelwood-judge-hands-the-arsonist-a-20-year-sentence/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:52:48 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24213 Discover why prosecutors pursued ‘hate crime’ charges in this outer East Portland apartment inferno incident last year … Firefighters arrived at this Hazelwood apartment complex early on July 11, 2025, finding the Vandalay Arms already ablaze. Archive PF&R image Follow-up article by David F. Ashton Fire alarms jolted residents awake at the Vandalay Arms Apartments, […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/guns-drugs-and-gunfire-mar-outer-east-portlands-july-4th-holiday-week/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:30:24 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24203 Learn how incidents like a “stolen car stop” in Powellhurst-Gilbert, and late‑night gunfire in Centennial, turned outer East Portland’s holiday week into a busy stretch for Portland Police … Portland Police Bureau officers work a busy July 4th holiday week in outer East Portland, responding to a stolen-car stop with guns and narcotics, a Powell […]]]> https://eastpdxnews.com/foster-road-summer-soiree-brings-chill-crowd-to-toasty-street-fair/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:23:11 +0000 https://eastpdxnews.com/?p=24201 INCLUDES HOT VIDEO OF COOL EVENT | See how music, makers, and “chill” crowds transformed a hot afternoon on S.E. Foster Road … People stroll the sidewalk while browsing art, food, and craft booths at the 4th Annual Foster Road Summer Soirée along S.E. Foster Road. Story and photos by David F. Ashton The 4th […]]]>