Portland: Quick Facts

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CT police officer, divers recover body of jumper off Arrigoni Bridge • Nov. 8, 2026, 1:10 PM ET (Hartford Courant)

Dončić dazzles with 53 in Lakers’ win as LeBron held to eight in Cleveland return • Nov. 7, 2026, 2:13 AM ET (The Guardian)

Thousands of lanterns will light up Portland this November: Here’s how you can be part of it • Nov. 5, 2026, 12:12 PM ET (Portland Tribune)

3 killed in helicopter collision that shut down part of an Oregon highway • Oct. 29, 2026, 11:42 PM ET (AP)

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Portland, Oregon, with Mount Hood beyond

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Portland, Oregon, 1852

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