Portland OR

The United States Attorney’s office has issued a fresh set of allegations against at-large former Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside. Scott Bradford, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon, filed an indictment against Fireside on Tuesday, Sept. 1, alleging two counts of federal wire fraud. Fireside li

A former deputy chief and former captain, who were the only two Portland Police Bureau brass found to have violated bureau policies during the 2020 mass protests, on Friday called the city’s four-year independent investigation a sham. Chris Davis, who served as deputy chief under former police chiefs Jami...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A lightning bolt that struck a utility pole in Vancouver knocked out power for thousands of people on Friday evening, the Clark Public Utility District said. The lightning strike was reported along Mill Plain Boulevard at Southeast 136th Avenue, near the In-N-Out. Initial reports state more...

Portland's ADU rules require separate electrical circuits, 1-hour fire separation, and designate ADUs as Unit B at the house address.

Raising Cane's is scheduled to open its second Portland metro area location in Gresham on Sept. 22, following a recruitment drive for 160 new crew members.

Three people and four pets were rescued from a car sinking in an Oregon City creek Thursday night, according to Clackamas Fire. Crews responded to a call about a crash at about 9:32 p.m. and found a car had left South Bradley Road, traveled 20 feet down an embankment and landed in a creek.

Extended interview with Jennifer Buscher, a teacher from Sherwood, Oregon. She is still processing the harrowing experience that nearly cost her and her family their lives. What started as a two-day hike along the Grand Canyon's famous 24-mile Rim to Rim Trail quickly turned into a battle for survival.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person was injured after a Vancouver house fire on Friday. The Vancouver Fire Department said it responded just before 2:30 p.m. to a reported building fire at 5619 NE 70th St. However, the fire was out by the time the 10 units and 28 firefighters arrived, officials said. One person […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Neighbors and business owners in Southeast Portland are fed up as the area near Southeast Division and 92nd has become an open air drug market. “Buying, selling, buying happens right here,” one neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous, said. “All day, every day.” Vania Mortera, who owns Divino’s

Another beleaguered former department store at Clackamas Town Center has undergone a facelift. When Sears shuttered its Happy Valley mall location in 2018, it left behind nearly 150,000 square feet of empty retail space in desperate need of new tenants. Dick’s Sporting Goods revived most of it in 2020 — though the upst