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Portion of Walker Road in Beaverton to shut down for 4 months

Replacing an aging culvert at Willow Creek in Beaverton means a portion of Walker Road will be shut down for just over four months. The street will be closed between Northwest 174th Terrace and Northwest Cambray Street from Aug. 3 to Dec. 1. There will be detours around the project spearheaded by Washington County Land
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North Plains appoints interim city manager amid staffing ‘crisis’ after leaders resign

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (KOIN) — After a chaotic week of back-to-back leadership resignations that shut down North Plains City Hall, city leaders unanimously appointed a new interim city manager Friday.  The vote comes as the small Washington County city faces a mayoral vacancy, years of delinquent audits, and what the city
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This Burger Joint Started From A Tiny Food Cart And Is Now A Local...

Open daily, Mon–Wed 11 AM–10 PM, Thu–Sun 11 AM–11 PM. Long before it had walls, a roof, or even a proper kitchen, this beloved burger spot was slinging beef and buns out of a humble food cart in Portland’s Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood back in 2014. 🚚
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Daylight changes coming to Portland this August

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Early summer sunrises and late summer sunsets start to slip away from the Pacific Northwest this August. Portland will lose a total of 85 minutes of daylight during the month of August. Sunrises will continue to get later in the morning as sunsets get earlier in the evening. Saturday, August 1 [
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Tigard store channels gold-mining magic

After a lifetime of gold fever, Dan Rouse finally has hit paydirt owning a store in Tigard specializing in gold-mining equipment, supplies, books – and his deep well of knowledge and know-how. The year-old location of Prospector’s Treasure Trove at the busy address of 11572 S.W. Pacific Highway is...
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Man who escaped Oregon prison is sentenced for Vancouver rape

CONTENT WARNING: The article contains descriptions of sexual violence that some readers may find disturbing. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Washington man who escaped from a prison camp in Oregon was sentenced this week for crimes he committed while he was on the loose. Andrew Cain Kristovich, who is now 42 years old, was
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Weather Whiplash: August brings rain and fire to the Pacific Northwest

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Aug. 1, 2026 is here, and it’s not messing around. West of the Cascades conditions are nice and cool. Here in Portland, a cloudy morning with a chance of light rain in the early afternoon, followed by mostly sunny skies. Temperatures are cool this weekend, in the mid-70s.
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Motorcyclist dies after single-vehicle crash in Northeast Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A motorcyclist died after a single-vehicle crash in Northeast Portland on Friday night, authorities said. Just before 9:30 p.m., Portland police said officers responded to reports of a crash on the Exit 10 off-ramp of I-84 onto Northeast 122nd Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a rider do
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THE BLACK BYLINE: Viral “Daddy” Rift Highlights a Bigger Culture War Within and Beyond...

“I read all the revolutionary shit you read. But I am alive because of what my Grandmama did with her understanding of Christ.”—Kiese Laymon, 2026. “As a culture worker who belongs to an oppressed people my job is to make revolution irresistible.”—Toni Cade Bambarra, 1982. Sigh…
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Ore. corrections lieutenant arrested, accused of cyberstalking fellow DOC employee

PORTLAND, Ore. — A state corrections lieutenant was arrested by the FBI on Thursday on a cyberstalking charge, accused of an “online campaign of harassment” against his ex-girlfriend, a fellow corrections department employee. Lt. Jack Daniel Rowlett is accused of posting dozens of “degrading, harassing and false...

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