Coast Guard Greenlights New Fixed-Span Bridge to Modernize Columbia River Crossing between Portland and...
The U.S. Coast Guard has advanced the effort to modernize the vital Columbia River crossing by officially sanctioning a fixed-span bridge to replace the antiquated Interstate 5 connection between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. The projected 116-foot-high construction is poised to supplant the current...
Downtown Bend library to close for a year starting in April
Renovations for downtown library kick off in February, new Central Library opens in May. The Deschutes Public Library system is in a transition phase, as staff move into the Central Library at Stevens Ranch before it opens this spring and the Downtown Bend Public Library gears up for its renovation, starting in...
‘Dismantling stability’: Families speak out against closure of small Vancouver high school
VPS aims to boost access for students who don't currently have a program that "meets their needs," a spokesperson said.
Prolific utility trailer thief tracked, arrested by task force
A man was arrested and faces charges in connection to stealing at least 17 utility trailers across the region. Nickolas Alexander Edwards was taken into custody Thursday, Jan. 15, by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Auto Theft Taskforce and Portland Police Bureau. Police say he recklessly attempted to elude...
ODOT will install warning signs on Highway 43 in response to fatal bicycle collision
The Oregon Department of Transportation manages a highway near Portland’s southern border that’s the only way for some bicycle riders to travel between Sellwood and Lake Oswego. Unfortunately this highway, Highway 43, poses extreme risks to cyclists who encounter a shoulder full of rocks and dirt with just inches of...
Hood River man hospitalized after being shot multiple times, suspect on the run
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 21-year-old Hood River man was hospitalized after police said he was shot multiple times early Saturday morning. Around 2:15 a.m., officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 1600 block of Oak Street, just off Highway 30. Arriving at the scene, police said they found a man –...
Portland tufting classes can make anyone into a rug artist
Ill-fitting knit hats, Christmas ornaments that leak glitter, lopsided clay bowls. Sometimes, when it comes to crafting, you have to settle for process over product. Appreciating the journey and not the end result. My house is strewn with things I enjoyed making that look, well, terrible. But sometimes, a craft...
‘Slight chance’ of snow appears in next week’s Portland forecast
The holiday weekend will see sunny weather with highs in the low 50s through Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Patches of morning frost will give way to clear weather with light winds on Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Same goes for Tuesday and Wednesday, when forecast...
Camas Battalion Chief Faces Jury After Wife’s Homicide
A veteran battalion chief with the Camas-Washougal Fire Department spent this week at the defense table in a Clark County courtroom as prosecutors argued he murdered his wife after her sudden death in January 2024. Jurors are expected to start deliberations on Tuesday, following the Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
Missing 14-year-old last seen in Milwaukie found safe, police say
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KPTV) - A missing 14-year-old boy who had last been seen in Milwaukie on Thursday was found safe on Saturday, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. The boy was reported missing after not returning to his home in Southeast Portland from his school in Milwaukie on...
