PHOTOS: 6 Oregon Coast state park bathrooms damaged by vandalism
Oregon State Parks closed bathrooms at six coastal locations due to vandalism damage.
Coast resident sentenced to federal prison
A Netarts, Oregon, man has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. Ciedric Royce Broussard, 42, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and 3 years’ supervised release during a proceeding in a Portland federal court Aug. 24. According to court documents, on February 20,
Southbound I-5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter to close for up to 5 weeks; officials...
Commuters who travel the Rose Quarter stretch of southbound Interstate 5 are in for significant traffic delays when officials close the busy thoroughfare 24/7 for up to five weeks. The closure, part of the long-delayed renovation of the Rose Quarter, is set to begin Sept. 11 and will focus on...
Latest PPS Enrollment Forecasts Indicate Trouble Is Coming for Its Upper Grades
Portland Public Schools enrolled about 150 more students than Portland State University anticipated it would in the 2025–26 school year. Yet an annual report by PSU’s Population Research Center continues to project long-term enrollment loss in Oregon’s largest school district. In the most recent school year, PPS...
Multi-vehicle crash backs up traffic on Hwy 26 early Tuesday morning
A multi-vehicle crash on Highway 26 near Elsie, Oregon, caused heavy traffic backups toward the Oregon Coast early Tuesday morning.
Police seek burglar who hit multiple Oregon City food carts
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon City police are searching for a suspect who burglarized multiple food carts at Corner 14. On Sunday, around 2 a.m., a suspect allegedly forcibly entered Bite N Roll, Krazy Kokunut and Oregon City Burger Co., at 508 14th St. He stole various items and then left the scene on a […]
Fire Crews Make Quick Work of Brush Fire in Clark County
BATTLE GROUND, WA – A brush fire in Clark County sparked evacuations Monday. The Hidden Meadows Fire broke out around 11am near S-R 503, burning 12 acres in the first few hours. Initially, around 250 people were under Level 3-Go Now evacuations. Crews made significant progress and evacuation orders were lowered at arou
Austin Fire smoke plume deposits ash on cars in eastern Multnomah and Clackamas counties
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Some residents on the east side of the Portland metro area are waking up to small pieces of ash on their cars and property. The Austin Fire burning in east Clackamas County produced a decent-sized smoke plume around 3 a.m. Tuesday. The plume was picked...
Oregon ranch agrees to pay $6.2 million settlement for groundwater contamination
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon farm will pay to settle claims that it contaminated the groundwater supply in Morrow and Umatilla counties. Echo-based Madison Ranches has agreed to pay $6.2 million to compensate local residents who rely on private wells that draw water contaminated with nitrates and nitrogen in the L
HomeGoods Claims Portland’s Biggest Retail Lease, Heads to Gresham Station
HomeGoods is coming to East Multnomah County for the first time, signing an 18,300-square-foot lease at Gresham Station that stands as the single largest retail lease inked anywhere in the Portland metro area during the second quarter of 2026. The off-price home decor chain plans to open its doors at the shopping cente
