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ASTORIA, Ore. (KOIN) — A piece of Portland fire history has a new home. The historic fireboat David Campbell was moved to the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria Tuesday, where crews used a crane to lift the nearly 90-foot vessel from a barge and place it into its new permanent display area. The 244,000-pound […]

When you think about cities with great outdoor dining, chances are Portland doesn’t come to mind. But every summer we’re blessed with a brief, beautiful window when everyone clamors to eat alfresco. Farag’s was made for that moment. The ephemeral restaurant set up shop in a parking...

Oregon residents have probably witnessed the scene without realizing they were watching one of the most impressive examples of animal problem solving in North America. A crow sits quietly on a utility wire above an intersection in Portland, Eugene, or Salem with a walnut held firmly in its beak. After waiting for the r

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — In a review of a 2022 audit, Multnomah County Auditor Jennifer McGuirk said the county sheriff and Board of County Commissioners had fully implemented only five of 11 recommendations. Five recommendations remain unimplemented, and one is still in progress. “Among the recommendations that have no

Portland may not be as well known for its pizza as somewhere like NYC, but one delightful pie from this Oregon city left our writer speechless.

Rita Lorraine Jolly was a creative and academically gifted 17-year-old when she left her family’s home in West Linn, Oregon, on the evening of June 29, 1973. She told her family she was going for a walk, an activity that was familiar and ordinary for her. Rita enjoyed walking through the community and surrounding count

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland’s public transit agency TriMet is urging riders to plan ahead for significant service changes taking effect Sunday, Aug. 23, as it works to address a $158 million long-term budget deficit. TriMet said its website, trimet.org, has been updated with details on this year’s adjustments,...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The threat of thunderstorms returns to the greater Portland-Vancouver metro area later this week. A low-pressure system diving south is expected to impact Oregon’s weather pattern Wednesday and Thursday. The thunderstorm threat first arrives over the Cascades and much of eastern Oregon as early

The proposed merger of two of Oregon’s oldest universities cleared a key hurdle this month, paving the way for Willamette University in Salem and Pacific University in Forest Grove to begin operating as a single legal entity by the start of 2027. The combined school is likely to be...

TIGARD, Ore. (KATU) — UPDATE: As of 6:30 p.m., Southbound Oregon 217 has reopened at the interchange with Southwest Greenburg Road after a crash there Tuesday afternoon. However, the on-ramp from Greenburg to southbound 217 remains closed. The original article is below:. A crash involving a motorcycle and a...