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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The driver of a truck involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Northeast Portland in 2024 is heading to prison. Richard Epton, 62, was sentenced by Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Eric Dahlin to 10 years in prison on June 22. “This was a tragedy for all parties involved,” said Deputy […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A bustling suburban community in Clackamas County is looking ahead to an exciting future for its downtown area. From new businesses, a food cart pod and redevelopment project, there’s a lot happening in the city of Milwaukie. Mayor Lisa Batey joined us on AM Extra’s Mayor Monday to share why dow

After a brief run as a food cart, Strange Bird has landed in a permanent home in Southeast Portland. The restaurant opened Friday, June 12, next door to Rhinestone near Ladd’s Addition, converting a long-vacant former pizza shop into a neighborhood restaurant focused on seasonal pizzas, shared plates, and New American,

A run of trash-can fires in downtown Portland ended with an arrest, after officers tracked down a suspect just a few blocks from the first reported blaze, according to police. Investigators believe the same person is responsible for setting as many as nine public trash receptacles on fire in a short burst of activity.

An expanded Portland city council has also led to higher costs for the city, but what is the city seeing in return?

Plans are underway to reopen, in one form or another, the Forest Park Drive-In restaurant in the northwest Portland hills, according to city permitting records. The original burger joint was a passion project of the late Benny Pachkofsky, a World War II veteran who grew up in North Portland. But...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 68-year-old Dundee man died in a collision while riding an electric bicycle on Sunday night, authorities said. The Newberg-Dundee Police Department said Paul Rusciolelli was riding home to celebrate his birthday with loved ones when he was in a crash involving a truck towing a boat on a traile

Portland's $8.5 billion budget preserves fire, parks and police positions but cuts shelter services and will lay off about 100 workers.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Temperatures are heating up at the start of the week, with daily highs in the 90-degree range through Wednesday for much of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. The soaring temps prompted KATU to issue a Storm Tracker 2 Weather Alert, with many people looking for...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Several electric delivery vans caught fire in Southwest Portland early Monday morning, proving challenging for firefighters working to contain the blaze. The fire was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. by the Rivian Electric Vehicle Service Center along Southwest 1st Avenue, just south of the I-405 over