West Burnside will remain closed through Tuesday
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
Crews work to clear debris on West Burnside St. near the pedestrian bridge, after a landslide on January 13, 2021. Heavy rains and damaging wind caused flooding and landslides in the area.Mark Graves/The Oregonian
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A landslide that brought down hundreds of yards of debris onto West Burnside near the Wildwood Trail will likely not be cleared until late Tuesday.
Portland Bureau of Transportation officials said hundreds of cubic yards of debris from adjacent hillsides fell onto the roadway around last Tuesday night during a period of heavy rain and wind. Recent tweets show Portland General Electric crews removing power lines and poles midday Wednesday. PBOT estimates as many as 12 dump truck loads of debris will need to be removed.
Adult filmmakers buy Portland’s famous Blackberry Castle for $4 million
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Blackberry Castle, the fanciful, gem-colored mansion in Northwest Portland’s Forest Park neighborhood that’s famous for being for sale, has new owners who are able to promote the storied property as a new kind of playground.
Adult-film actor Mia Malkova and content producer Eli Tucker, along with a silent partner, offered $3.9 million to make the gated and guarded estate a home film studio.
They paid about $3 million less than the original owners poured into their make-believe French chateau before immediately putting it up for sale six years ago.
Portland metro Friday traffic: I-205 northbound reopens after fatal crash at I-84
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
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All lanes of Interstate 205 northbound are closed at Interstate 84 following a fatal crash early Friday morning.
Several vehicles are involved in the crash near the Halsey overpass. Portland police have reported this as a fatal crash. All northbound traffic on I-205 is being diverted onto Interstate 84 westbound. The Glisan off ramp is also open for diverted traffic. The ramp from northbound I-205 to I-84 eastbound is closed.
Officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation said in a recent release that the closure is expected to be in place for several hours. Travelers should expect major delays. Traffic hoping to continue into Washington State should consider Interstate 5 for through travel.