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Hillsboro City Council votes to expand ICE-response aid — $450,000 more for housing stability + small businesses.Work session: December 16, 2025 | City update posted: December 17, 2025 – The […] The post Hillsboro City Council votes to expand ICE-response aid — $450,000 more for housing stability + small businesses...

A cluster of 10 bird observers stood near the large pond in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, watching with wonder and amusement as a pair of common merganser ducks began their mating ritual. But one word – “pileated!” – pulled their attention from that scene to...

Residents of Oregon City are on alert after a cougar was sighted prowling through the neighborhood streets. The Oregon City Police Department confirmed multiple sightings of the wild cat near Singer Creek Park, based on videos captured by residential surveillance on Latourette Street. The area, nestled between...

Oregon has always been home to some of the most heartwarming diners where generations have gathered for comfort food that tastes just like grandma used to make. Seniors across the state light up when they talk about these special places that have kept their original recipes alive through the decades.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — When atmospheric rivers threaten the Pacific Northwest and west coast, a group of scientists and meteorologists take to the sky. Hurricane Hunters, the ones who fly into the most powerful storms in earth, trade Category 5 winds for streams of water vapor moving quickly across the ocean.

While the Portland area will see mild weather Sunday and into the coming week, other parts of Oregon are facing a mix of winter weather impacts, with mountain snow building in the south, strong winds easing in parts of Eastern Oregon, and minor coastal flooding expected during high tides. According...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch Sunday afternoon for the Oregon and southern Washington Cascades. The watch is effective Monday night though Wednesday night, as heavy snow is expected above 3,500 feet. Total snow accumulations up to two feet are possible along with...

A long-running dispute over a Portland burial plot reached a dramatic conclusion over the holidays. On Dec. 12, a Multnomah County circuit judge ruled that although Skyline Memorial Gardens in Northwest Portland had erroneously sold the same burial plot twice, the first purchasers, Martin and Jane Reser, were...

BEND, Ore. -- A 21-year-old Portland man was arrested Sunday after fleeing deputies and crashing a stolen pickup truck in northeast Bend, the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were called at 7:36 a.m. about a driver who appeared impaired on U.S. Highway 97. They spotted a Ford F-350 that...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a house fire in Hillsboro left one person hospitalized and at least four pets dead Saturday night, officials say the house caught fire again the following morning. Around 9 p.m., Hillsboro Fire and Rescue crews first responded to the 2200 block of Northeast Sunrise Lane on reports of...