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PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland man will spend the next 30 years in prison after he was convicted in a robbery case, and of shooting at two Portland Police officers who were trying to stop him. A grand jury found Christian Fitz-Henry, 31, guilty back in March of two...

Oregon Jewish groups are adding security to their Hanukkah celebrations tonight, but the largest events in the state all plan to go ahead. About 1,000 people usually gather in Portland’s Pioneer Square to light a large black Hanukkah menorah and eat the traditional latkes, or potato pancakes, to begin the eight-day...

Rob Reiner, the celebrated actor and director who’s 1986 film “Stand By Me” helped put Oregon on the map for Hollywood filming, has died. According to the Los Angeles Times, Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michelle Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead in their Brentwood, California home on Sunday, Dec. 14. Their deaths are...

At the beginning of each shift, Officer Rachel McDonald and social worker Sarah Scafani go over the list of people they need to find. The pair are one of five officer-clinician teams who make up the Portland Police Bureau’s highly specialized Behavioral Health Unit. They share a patrol car, spending several hours...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson recently announced he had reached one of his housing goals to create 1,500 overnight shelter beds. He told KOIN 6 News last week that it’s just the beginning to reach another of his goals, which is ending unsheltered homelessness. This week, the Portland City...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A reported fire aboard a Portland Spirit boat prompted a large firefighter presence and passenger evacuations at the South Waterfront Park on Saturday night. Though the initial report was about a fire on the vessel, there turned out to be no fire or medical emergency aboard. Portland Fire and...

A Wilsonville man was sentenced to 90 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder for shooting his ex-girlfriend during a custody-related argument last year. Clackamas County, OR. — A Wilsonville man who shot his ex-girlfriend during an argument last year was sentenced Monday to 90 months in prison.

When running for mayor, Keith Wilson gave the public an easy yardstick by which they could measure his first year in office. By Dec. 1, he said, he would add 1,500 overnight beds as a pivotal part of his strategy to end unsheltered homelessness. Neither funding crunches nor skepticism dissuaded...

Older adults throughout Portland are opening their winter utility bills to find increased sewer charges that they weren’t expecting. For retirees living on fixed incomes,...

The longtime principal at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego resigned abruptly this month, in an unusual midyear shake-up, and several other Lakeridge staff members are on leave for undisclosed reasons. Desiree Fisher has been at the helm of the high school, which enrolls about 1,200 students, for 10 years.