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Rob Reiner, the celebrated actor and director who’s 1986 film “Stand By Me” helped put Oregon on the map for Hollywood filming, has died. According to the Los Angeles Times, Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michelle Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead in their Brentwood, California home on Sunday, Dec. 14. Their deaths are...

At the beginning of each shift, Officer Rachel McDonald and social worker Sarah Scafani go over the list of people they need to find. The pair are one of five officer-clinician teams who make up the Portland Police Bureau’s highly specialized Behavioral Health Unit. They share a patrol car, spending several hours...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson recently announced he had reached one of his housing goals to create 1,500 overnight shelter beds. He told KOIN 6 News last week that it’s just the beginning to reach another of his goals, which is ending unsheltered homelessness. This week, the Portland City...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A reported fire aboard a Portland Spirit boat prompted a large firefighter presence and passenger evacuations at the South Waterfront Park on Saturday night. Though the initial report was about a fire on the vessel, there turned out to be no fire or medical emergency aboard. Portland Fire and...

When running for mayor, Keith Wilson gave the public an easy yardstick by which they could measure his first year in office. By Dec. 1, he said, he would add 1,500 overnight beds as a pivotal part of his strategy to end unsheltered homelessness. Neither funding crunches nor skepticism dissuaded...

Chair Jessica Vega Pederson on Friday declared an emergency for Multnomah County in response to ongoing federal immigration enforcement by ICE.

Older adults throughout Portland are opening their winter utility bills to find increased sewer charges that they weren’t expecting. For retirees living on fixed incomes,...

The longtime principal at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego resigned abruptly this month, in an unusual midyear shake-up, and several other Lakeridge staff members are on leave for undisclosed reasons. Desiree Fisher has been at the helm of the high school, which enrolls about 1,200 students, for 10 years.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A rollover crash has Highway 26 westbound partially blocked near the Oregon Zoo on Saturday night, Portland Fire & Rescue officials said. The crash was reported at about 8 p.m., with three lanes blocked near Washington Park and the Jefferson offramp. Firefighters said no one was...

Downtown Portland demonstrators directed their holiday jeer at Apple on Saturday, demanding the tech company restore an app that helps everyday onlookers report federal immigration enforcement activity. More than 30 protestors flew signs and sang satirical carols within view of security, employees and holiday...