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Portland police responded Tuesday afternoon to a reported death in downtown Portland. A Portland Police Bureau spokesperson told The Oregonian/OregonLive that officers are communicating with the person’s family and that Southwest 4th Avenue near Morrison Street was closed. “It appears an individual has taken their own

A Portland man was killed Saturday night when his motorcycle struck a van head-on after he attempted to pass in a no-passing zone on U.S. 30 in Clatsop County. Samuel Stephen Clutter, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred near milepost 90 and Timmerman Road just outside of Astoria, accor

Authorities are investigating after they say a body was found in a burning car on Sauvie Island.

Wildfire smoke cast an orange haze over the Portland area and much of the Willamette Valley on Tuesday, bringing a campfire smell and unhealthy air quality, as dozens of fires continued to burn across Oregon. Here is an update on the state’s largest fires:. Grasshopper fire. The Grasshopper fire...

A Portland city councilor has offered a mea culpa amid reports that a brush pile he set ablaze during a local burn ban led several city firefighters to show up at his West Portland Park home. Councilor Mitch Green started a “medium to large” fire in the backyard of his...

A Tigard-based company that manages nursing homes and assisted living communities plans to lay off 129 employees starting next month as it exits the skilled nursing business and turns over dozens of Oregon long-term care facilities to other companies. Avamere Health Services told state labor officials Monday that the l

A Spokane man is being held on $1 million bond, accused of deliberately starting the Old Trails Fire near Airway Heights. Investigators allege that a witness saw Aaron F. Farinacci kneeling near the fire’s point of origin on August 1. Deputies reportedly found waterproof matches and a butane lighter in his possession.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Tigard-based healthcare provider is planning multiple rounds of layoffs. In a notice filed Tuesday, Avamere Health Services announced a restructuring of the company expected to impact 129 employees beginning on Sept. 1. Additional cuts are expected Oct. 1 and over the following months on a rol

The Amtrak route that starts in Eugene has temporarily suspended a portion of its passenger rail service. On Aug. 2, the vacant Centennial Mills warehouse in Portland caught fire . Portland Fire & Rescue put out the fire, but said it is concerned the 8-story, 116-year-old building could collapse because of fire damage

Nathaniel VerGow, a former leader at the Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority, is now in his third month as Multnomah County’s Homeless Services director. VerGow started his new job as one of the most visible directors in town in May without total support from the county board, which approved his selection 3-