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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The long-standing KOIN 6 Weather Alert comes to an end Friday as temperatures begin cooling and air quality continues to improve. Temperatures will continue to fall over the next few days,
An expert says Portland relies too heavily on 911 calls to detect wildfires of the likes of Calfiornia's Eaton Fire, while the city says it's prepared.
Portland police responded Tuesday afternoon to a reported death in downtown Portland. A Portland Police Bureau spokesperson told The Oregonian/OregonLive that officers are communicating with the person’s family and that Southwest 4th Avenue near Morrison Street was closed.
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Portland children’s hospital identified as measles exposure site
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland hospital has been identified as a measles exposure site. Oregon health officials say that the emergency department waiting room at Randall Children’s Hospital (2801 N Gantenbein Ave.
According to KATU, the Bethany outage, located north of Highway 26, affected more than 2,300 customers, while the outage east of Oregon City knocked out power to more than 2,000 more. Combined, thousands of people across the two counties were left in the dark, and PGE said it expected to restore most of the power by 7 a.m.
Across the state, 2,049,677 acres have been burned by wildfires this season, surpassing the 2024 record, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. The agency's latest data on total acres burned so far this year was released on Wednesday.
Oregon Pacific Bank today announced that Katherine Ledson has been hired as Portland Market President. In her new role, Ledson will lead Oregon Pacific Bank's Portland market, overseeing market strategy,
Portland police pulled almost 3 pounds of fentanyl off the streets in a single week — enough for hundreds of thousands of lethal doses.
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Oregon Zoo welcomes 15 tiny endangered turtles
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At the Oregon Zoo, 15 cherry tomato-sized turtles are growing up under heat lamps, part of a long-running effort to save a Northwest species from extinction, officials announced on Thursday.
A shooting at a home in Portland’s Cully Neighborhood early Sunday left one adult man dead and five other people injured, police said.
If Portland offered the Trail Blazers a blank check to stay, how much would be enough? Next month, when a major deal-cutting deadline hits, the Portland City Council will be faced with that and other hard questions about the future of the Moda Center and its major tenant and financial core,
With the Lloyd Center set to close on Saturday, cyclists have organized a funeral procession starting at Holladay Park.