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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland National Weather Service has placed the greater Portland-Vancouver area under an Extreme Heat Watch for Monday and Tuesday, June 22 and June 23. Portland could see afternoon highs return to the mid and upper 90s, similar to earlier this week. Temperatures could even reach 100 degree

A lawsuit filed against the city of Lake Oswego by the owner of the Oswego Reserve development in the Forest Highlands neighborhood was dismissed by a Clackamas County judge on Tuesday, May 26. The original lawsuit alleged that the city created wetlands on the land the business purchased to build...

GRESHAM Ore. (KPTV) - A 70-year-old Gresham man with possible memory issues has been missing since Friday morning, according to police. At about 10 a.m., Richard Fay left an appointment and was last seen near Northwest 13th Street and Northwest 12th Court in Gresham. Gresham police said Fay takes medication...

PORTLAND, Oregon — A Portland birth center is abruptly closing after employees said they have not been paid in nearly a month. Midwives at Andaluz Waterbirth Center KGW spoke with said the last time they received a paycheck was May 22. When the next pay period arrived two weeks...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland man who had been hiking in Alaska when he became injured last week has died.  The body of Heath Didier, 49, was recovered June 16 near Ketchikan, Alaska after a two-day search effort.  Alaska State Troopers said they learned Didier was missing from a notification he sent at 10:24 […]

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — A semi truck knocked down seven power poles in downtown Beaverton on Friday evening, prompting first responders to issue a shelter-in-place for nearby businesses and homes while utility crews make sure everything is safe. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue reported the incident at about 4:30...

Boldragon Plexico, a convicted felon, was arrested for robbing a bank in downtown Portland after a teller slipped a GPS tracker in with the money, leading police to his location.

The end of Michael Sarnoski’s third full-length feature is in its title: The Death of Robin Hood. We wait it out. We know the iconic intellectual property—the man called Robin Hood—will die, and then he does. Then the film is over; its inevitable and straightforward. Fortunately, Sarnoski...

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KPTV) - Milwaukie Police are searching for a driver accused of hitting an e-cyclist and driving away on Thursday afternoon. Investigators say the incident happened around noon near SE Harmony Road and SE Linwood Ave. Officers arrived to find an injured person who was reportedly sideswiped by a...

Here’s one way to measure Portland’s unprecedented hot streak at the James Beard Awards: In the past four years, the city has won nearly as many medals at the so-called “Oscars of the Food World” (eight) as it did in the previous 32 (nine). Here’s another:...