Portland OR

Public trust in Portland Public Schools depends on more than outcomes. It depends on how decisions are made. Recent reporting on the superintendent’s daughter working for Procedeo, the firm awarded a $61 million contract, raises legitimate questions about potential conflicts of interest and how those risks are being...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Salsa dancing and Mexican eats are returning to a beloved corner of the Irvington neighborhood. Located on 1501 NE Broadway, the spot formerly known as Aztec Willie’s Taqueria will soon reopen under a fresh, but familiar name: Aztec on Broadway. The longtime family-run business shuttered late...

Weeks after the ban was blocked, a study conducted in 10 states found most respondents had never ordered or purchased foie gras.

The Washington State Lottery earlier this month revealed which stores across the state sold the most lottery tickets worth at least $1,000 in 2025. While the stores tied with the most winning ticket sales - 20 each - were both in the Seattle area, one store in Vancouver sold more than a dozen winning tickets last year.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At a gym in Vancouver, the World’s Strongest Man of 2019 is training to win the title for a second time — an event he says may be his last competition. Martins Licis, also known as “The Dragon,” is a Latvian-American strongman who is based in Los Angeles. He has pulled […]

What if the best pizza you’ve ever tasted is still out there, waiting in a quiet Oregon neighborhood? It’s the kind of place that suddenly pops up in every food conversation. Word travels fast when a dough-loving crew pairs quick service with a sauce recipe that feels almost...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — More than 5,000 people were evacuated in Oahu due to the rising water levels at the Wahiawa Dam in Hawaii. Though receding water levels were reported Friday evening and into Saturday morning, the relief for residents may be short-lived, since more rain is expected to be on the way.

Portland Public Schools is turning four days that were originally intended for instruction, grading or paid time off into furlough days, effectively ending the school year early and condensing the calendar in an effort to patch a budget hole first made public last month. The furlough deal, announced Sunday in...

No one saw the crash take place on Thursday evening of February 5th, but several people in the area said they sure heard it – metal grinding, crunching, and smashing on S.E. 82nd Avenue of Roses, right at Malden Court. What they heard was a single car smashup that...

Portland Community College administration warns of a spring term delay as Oregon’s first community college strike spills into another week. In a statement released Friday, March 20, PCC officials said reaching a tentative agreement by Monday with striking faculty and classified unions is necessary “to keep the spring...