Portland sees first 8 p.m. sunset of 2026 Saturday. What you need to know
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Later sunsets return to Portland as the sun dips below the horizon at 8:01 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2026. The earlier sunrises and later sunsets are all part of the growing daylight minutes seen during the month of April. Portland will gain a total of 88 minutes during the fourth month of the year. The 8:00 p.m. sunset is...
‘Rare and unique’: Oregonians celebrate retirement of the original MAX train
Thousands of people gathered at Holladay Park in Portland on Saturday to say goodbye to a piece of Oregon history. Fans of trains and public transit had the opportunity to send off TriMet’s remaining Type 1 MAX train. The Type 1 is the original MAX train, in service since 1986, which TriMet is decommissioning to make way for the new Type 6 trains.
After a career answering his calling, Lake Oswego pastor Graig Flach is ready to...
To many people in his congregation, it probably feels like Graig Flach has “always” been a part of Lake Grove Presbyterian Church. But Flach, associate pastor at LGPC since 2001, spent much of his life in other pursuits. Indeed, he spent considerable time trying to deny his calling.
Free mattress recycling events come to Northeast Portland
The Mattress Recycling Council organizes the events through its Bye Bye Mattress program.
Metal factory to dispose of toxic chemical it used weekly in Portland neighborhood
A metal finishing company in Southeast Portland has agreed to stop using a chemical solvent that posed a potential risk to the nearby community. Electro-Chem Metal Finishing used the solvent to clean aluminum about once a week, but air quality modeling by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality found that the toxin levels on those days were higher than was deemed safe, even...
Plane lands on SR 14 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A small plane landed on eastbound SR 14 in Vancouver at approximately 12:40 p.m., according to WSDOT. The plane landed near milepost 2.4 and came to rest on the shoulder. The right lane closed while emergency crews responded. A short time later, the Washington State Patrol...
Small plane makes emergency landing on State Route 14 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. — Eastbound State Route 14 was blocked for a few hours after a small plane made an emergency landing Saturday afternoon. No one was injured. The Cessna plane landed on State Route 14 at milepost 2.4 near Southeast Marine Park Way and Portco Tunnel around noon, according to the WSDOT Southeast's social media. The right lane was closed as crews responded, but as...
Man wounded in late-night shooting on SE Sandy Blvd in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — An adult man was shot and injured early Saturday on Southeast Sandy Boulevard, and Portland police are asking anyone with information to come forward. The shooting was reported just before 1 a.m. on April 18 on the sidewalk in the 900 block of Southeast Sandy...
Woman charged with striking woman with car after fight with relative in north Portland
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 21-year-old Portland woman is facing charges after allegedly hitting another woman with a car after a fight between relatives on Friday afternoon, according to police. Just before 4 p.m., officers with the Portland Police Bureau were sent to the area of North Flint Avenue and...
TriMet is retiring its oldest MAX trains — and you’re invited to the goodbye...
The original MAX rail cars are retiring — just short of their 40th birthday — and TriMet is throwing them a Portland goodbye party on Saturday. Known as MAX Type 1s, the boxy rail cars debuted in September 1986, when TriMet opened its first light-rail line, a 15-mile project from Gresham to downtown Portland that cost $214 million.
