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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A motorcyclist died Friday night after a crash on I-5, Portland police announced. Hours later, I-5 SB has been reopened, Portland police announced. The crash occurred just after 6:15 p.m. on I-5 South at exit 299A near Lake Oswego, just south of the Marquam Bridge. Police say the motorcyclist wa

The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to begin regular overnight closures of the I-205 Abernethy Bridge starting at 11 p.m. Saturday, June 27. ODOT has worked for years on a project to seismically retrofit and widen the bridge, although it has faced a series of delays. The I-5 northbound section of the bridge w

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - June 19 marks the date in 1865 when the final slaves in Galveston, Texas found out they were free at the end of the Civil War. The anniversary has been celebrated in some form ever since, but was only recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.

Less than a year after construction began on Tualatin’s Nyberg Creek Trail, the three-quarters of a mile trail is complete except for some final landscaping details. The trail, which is located off Southwest 65th Avenue and east of Meridian Park Medical Center, travels through the back of Rolling Hills Apartments and O

Portland is starting Friday, June 19, under clear blue skies and a quick warmup, with inland neighborhoods expected to climb to about 91°F this afternoon. The sun will be strong, winds will stay light out of the west-northwest, and an onshore push later in the weekend should knock temperatures back a bit. Forecasters a

A lawsuit filed against the city of Lake Oswego by the owner of the Oswego Reserve development in the Forest Highlands neighborhood was dismissed by a Clackamas County judge on Tuesday, May 26. The original lawsuit alleged that the city created wetlands on the land the business purchased to build...

GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - A 70-year-old Gresham man with possible memory issues has been missing since Friday morning, according to police. At about 10 a.m., Richard Fay left an appointment and was last seen near Northwest 13th Street and Northwest 12th Court in Gresham. Gresham police said Fay takes medication...

OREGON CITY, Ore. — The Clackamas County District Attorney's Office will not pursue criminal charges against deputies involved in a woman's jailhouse death in February, the agency announced Friday, concluding that her death was due to a "perfect storm" of factors. Gerlinde Spring Lynch, 47, died on Feb. 18...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland National Weather Service has placed the greater Portland-Vancouver area under an Extreme Heat Watch for Monday and Tuesday, June 22 and June 23. Portland could see afternoon highs return to the mid and upper 90s, similar to earlier this week. Temperatures could even...

PORTLAND, Oregon — A Portland birth center is abruptly closing after employees said they have not been paid in nearly a month. Midwives at Andaluz Waterbirth Center KGW spoke with said the last time they received a paycheck was May 22. When the next pay period arrived two weeks...