PORTLAND

PORTLAND, Oregon — The culinary world is mourning the loss of acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and television personality Naomi Pomeroy, who died on July 13, 2024, following a tragic tubing accident on Oregon’s Willamette River. She was 49. Pomeroy was widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Portland’s celebrated food scene, earning national … Read more

By Benson Judge | Published June 2026 PORTLAND, Oregon — Bob Packwood, the longtime Oregon Republican senator whose influential political career was ultimately overshadowed by one of the most significant sexual misconduct scandals in modern Senate history, has died at the age of 93. Packwood died Saturday while receiving hospice care, according to reports. A cause … Read more