As the sun sets on Lloyd Center, key tenants are moving to Pioneer Place....
In 2022, Jason Leivian took a gamble. The Floating World Comics owner had spent 16 years operating a brick and mortar in Old Town Portland before opting to relocate his business across the river. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, foot traffic downtown was still dismally low. Leivian knew it was time to move on.
Washington Deputy Ends Road Rage Pursuit With Perfectly Timed Grappler Deployment
A road rage incident in Washington ended with a patrol vehicle using a Grappler device to safely stop a suspect's car, preventing a potentially dangerous situation on a busy roadway. There are plenty of ways a road rage incident can spiral out of control, but few end with a patrol...
‘Bringing life back’: Willamette Falls public access plan moves forward with new design
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the City of Oregon City have selected a design firm to plan a new riverwalk at the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site as part of an ongoing redevelopment project.
TRAFFIC ALERT | Closure of SB I-5 to I-205 ramp in Vancouver scheduled this...
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Drivers traveling through Vancouver, Wash. should prepare for a major weekend closure as the Washington State Department of Transportation completes the final phase of work on the southbound Interstate 5 connection to Interstate 205. Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, July 31, WSDOT contractor Kerr
Beaverton woman killed in Highway 26 hit-and-run near Oregon Zoo
A 45-year-old Beaverton woman was identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run on Highway 26 near the Oregon Zoo on Tuesday. Portland Police Bureau responded around 1:43 a.m. to Highway 26 where the found pedestrian Julie A. Fortin dead. Officers said the involved driver had left the scene. No...
Person, dog missing after 2-alarm house fire in West Linn
WEST LINN, Ore. (KPTV) - A person and a dog remain unaccounted for after firefighters responded to a two-alarm house fire in West Linn on Thursday. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue says crews responded to a reported house fire in the 3300 block of Quail Ridge Drive at around 3 p.m.
Indulge in a Dairy Queen Blizzard for a good cause
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – If you’re looking to cool off with a frozen treat, Dairy Queen is offering customers a way to indulge while helping heal local children. Franchises of the popular fast-food chain across the Portland metro area are hosting a special day of giving for Children’s Miracle Network.
Readers respond: Moda renovation is about principle
The Moda Center renovation debate is about principle and fairness — not about entertainment. A billionaire doesn’t need the city’s money. That’s the crux of the situation. If you want to be Howard Hughes, then put your money where your mouth is and spend it. If...
A Portland church sold 5 acres. Soon, 52 affordable homes will rise there
Facing a line of orange-vested volunteers, a construction crew member issued instructions for how to lift a wall into place. Volunteers from Gov. Tina Kotek’s office and the state housing finance agency readied themselves as the crew member, with homebuilder Habitat for Humanity, ordered, “One, two, three, lift!”
‘Watched everyone’s heartbreak’: Longtime Daimler employee speaks out after mass layoffs
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A major job cut is hitting Portland as Daimler Truck is moving manufacturing operations to the Carolinas, leaving nearly 400 employees facing layoffs. KOIN 6 spoke with a Daimler supervisor, Ryan Schulenberg. He said after dedicating more than three decades of working at the Daimler truck facili
