Portland OR

The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) has its sights set on a possible car gathering and street takeover event being organized via social media for the coming weekend in inner southeast Portland. According to the City of Portland, the safety concerns surrounding such activities confirm that officers will be on duty...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Traffic on I-84 was snarled for nearly five hours on Friday as crews battled a fire after a RV burst into flames on the westbound side. The fire was reported at around 4:30 p.m. near Northeast 148th Avenue, about two miles west of the interchange at Northeast 181st Avenue, according to […]

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — UPDATE: As of Aug. 24, Nikki Coker has been found and is safe, according to Vancouver police. Vancouver police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Nikki E. Coker, who is missing under suspicious circumstances. Authorities said she was last known to be with her...

Morris Banks was a photographer at KOIN from 1980 to 1994. Largely self-taught, he broke the story of LA gangs moving into Portland in the 1980s by going out on his own time and providing the visual evidence.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The last weekend of summer break will be sweltering for Portland Public Schools students, who are set to return for their first day next Tuesday. The district serves more than 44,000 students and has 8,200 staff members. Temperatures will still be high for the first day...

The Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) recently unveiled the 2024 progress report on the city's Housing Bond, and the numbers have quite a story to tell. Embarking on a mission set by voters back in 2016, the $258.4 million bond aimed to create 1,300 affordable homes for those struggling in the city. Now, nearly a decade...

A Cameroonian national who lives in Anchorage, 64-year-old Peter Igwacho, faces a possible 20 years in prison after a federal jury in Portland found him guilty of Covid-19 relief-related wire fraud on Thursday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon indicated that during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...

The effect ICE has had on cities across the U.S. is devastating. We’ve been seeing far too many instances of people being ripped from the place they’ve called home for many years for us to feel comfortable about the state of the world. Unfortunately, its impact is also making its way into schools. Recent orders have...

Portland, Ore. – Portland Fire and Rescue battled a brush fire off Greeley Avenue, early Friday. Crews were dispatched just before 3:30 a.m. Firefighters reported burning debris rolling down the bluff as they worked to extinguish the flames in thick vegetation in rough terrain. Additional engines responded to the...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Fire has unveiled a new technique to combat heat-related illnesses, known as Tarp-Assisted Cooling with Oscillation, or TACO. This method involves placing a person on a tarp and pouring ice over them, submerging them up to their chest. The tarp is then gently rocked back and forth,...