PORTLAND, Oregon — At least one household is displaced after Thursday's late afternoon fire in North Portland. Portland Fire & Rescue was on the scene in the University Park neighborhood, in the 6500 block of North Yale Street, around 4:39 p.m. The agency said a fire from a shed spread to a home, then to a second home.

Wednesday was a night of firsts in Seattle, Washington. The Portland Fire, one of two WNBA expansion franchises, played its first-ever game as preseason action gets underway league-wide. As the Fire suited up and took the floor for the first time,

Portland Fire & Rescue trained firefighters on all-terrain vehicles Thursday as the department prepares for a busy fire season following a dry winter.

Portland Fire debuts 'The Fire Pit' court at Moda Center. Preseason Sunday, May 3; regular season Saturday, May 9.

With the city of Portland looking to make up a $163 million budget shortfall, the impact of cuts may be felt more deeply in some areas than others. A big part of that family is the firefighters of