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NOAA is predicting Portland will have a weak La Niña system this winter, which should result in a cooler temperatures.

Three Portland music businesses have combined to create the new MLK Music Mall.

And now’s a perfect time to get out and see the fall colors around the city!

Portland WNBA has already secured 5,000 season ticket deposits for the future team’s inaugural season.

Coho Salmon are returning to the Willamette River in record numbers this year.

And fall foliage is peaking around the Pacific Northwest right now!

This summer, Downtown Portland saw increased foot traffic, the most in the last 4 years.

Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe was inducted into University of Portland’s 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame.

And Portland will host the 2028 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Regional Rounds at the Moda Center.

Time Out has named Kerns one of the top 5 of coolest neighborhoods in the world.

The Portland Diamond Project has signed a letter of intent to acquire Zidell Yards in the hopes of building an MLB stadium.

And did you see the giant meteor fireball light up the sky Monday night?

Professional women’s basketball will return to Portland with first games to be played in 2026.

Oregon Humanities is bringing back its Dear Stranger Letter-writing project.

And October 15th is last day to register to vote in Oregon, with ballots being mailed out starting October 16.

The City Council has OK’d a $15 million boost to plans to develop Portland’s Central Eastside around OMSI.

Travel Portland says summer tourism numbers were close to pre-pandemic levels.

And August might have felt cool, but it was actually an average month in terms of temperature.

Starting this week, sunsets in Portland will be before 8PM.

At 50 years old, Portland Saturday Market has been officially designated as an Oregon Heritage Tradition.

And still confused about the City Council’s ranked-choice voting system? Give this delicious doughnut explainer a watch.

The first grafted fruit tress in Oregon came in 1847 with a family crossing the plains who settled near Milwaukie.

In just a few months, voters in Portland will be using ranked choice voting; here’s how it works.

And the Giraffe House in NE Portland has more than 5,000 giraffes.

PDX’s new terminal is now open – and you don’t have to go through security to see it.

Portland Public Schools will now provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.

And Portland Art Museum has started restoring Claude Monet’s “Waterlilies.”

Featuring 30 6-foot tall cat sculptures inspired by the film, Coralines’s Curious Cat Trail has opened in Downtown Portland.

Portland has been named the No. 5th Most Outdoor-Friendly City by RV Share.

And one of the oldest known seals calls the Oregon Coast Aquarium home.