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Northbound drivers on Interstate 5 hit a sudden slowdown Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out near milepost 9.1, just north of NE 179th Street, around 2:15 p.m. on June 13, 2026. Travel alerts went up quickly as crews and emergency units moved in, and WSDOT Southwest urged motorists to ease off the gas and approac

A boat was seen on fire on the Willamette River near downtown Portland on Sunday afternoon.

At Portland International Airport, PDX, there have been some big changes. The years-long main terminal redevelopment is currently in its final phase. The 9-acre timber roof makes the terminal stand out as an architectural wonder. Timber for the structure came from local sources, including small family-owned lots and tr

A beloved Portland-area eaglet successfully took his first flight away from his nest Sunday, a week after his sister’s death – and hasn’t been seen since. Peace, the baby eagle, hatched in late March at the Royal Oaks County Club in Vancouver, left his nest around 5 a.m. Sunday in a fledging attempt, according to a Fac

Dangerously high heat is engulfing the Portland area this weekend. But there are ways to stay cool — and stay safe.Read more: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/how-to-stay-cool-in-the-portland-area-amid-dangerously-high-heat/

In what appears to be a bizarre incident, a Portland property owner discovered piles of illegally dumped tires piling up on his 1.2-acre property, and nobody knows how they got there. Imagine visiting your lush ... Read more

I have no problem with renaming a street, and certainly no problem with naming it after an Hispanic person who accomplished great things, (“Portland leaders launch fast-track renaming of César E. Chávez Boulevard,” May 26). My problem is that the community was forced into accepting this change without a vote. The city’

Protestors gathered on the Clackamas River to protest a new expansion of the 2020 waterway access permit, which requires nonmotorized paddle craft to carry a permit and pay an annual fee.

Portland city councilors twisted themselves into knots last week as they, once again, tried to scrape together money to save jobs or extend programs on the chopping block in next year’s budget. Like last month, they raided reserves meant for other purposes, including a fund that pays for new...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Surrounded by loved ones and longtime customers, Michelle Rademacher celebrated Saturday as she reopened her southeast Portland shop The Crystal Guide. “Extreme relief, gratitude,” she said. “I’m so happy to be back in my space and to see all my customers and friends and family in some place we c