TRAFFIC ALERT | Closure of SB I-5 to I-205 ramp in Vancouver scheduled this...
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Drivers traveling through Vancouver, Wash. should prepare for a major weekend closure as the Washington State Department of Transportation completes the final phase of work on the southbound Interstate 5 connection to Interstate 205. Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, July 31, WSDOT contractor Kerr
Beaverton woman killed in Highway 26 hit-and-run near Oregon Zoo
A 45-year-old Beaverton woman was identified as the victim of a fatal hit-and-run on Highway 26 near the Oregon Zoo on Tuesday. Portland Police Bureau responded around 1:43 a.m. to Highway 26 where the found pedestrian Julie A. Fortin dead. Officers said the involved driver had left the scene. No...
Person, dog missing after 2-alarm house fire in West Linn
WEST LINN, Ore. (KPTV) - A person and a dog remain unaccounted for after firefighters responded to a two-alarm house fire in West Linn on Thursday. Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue says crews responded to a reported house fire in the 3300 block of Quail Ridge Drive at around 3 p.m.
Indulge in a Dairy Queen Blizzard for a good cause
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – If you’re looking to cool off with a frozen treat, Dairy Queen is offering customers a way to indulge while helping heal local children. Franchises of the popular fast-food chain across the Portland metro area are hosting a special day of giving for Children’s Miracle Network.
‘Watched everyone’s heartbreak’: Longtime Daimler employee speaks out after mass layoffs
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A major job cut is hitting Portland as Daimler Truck is moving manufacturing operations to the Carolinas, leaving nearly 400 employees facing layoffs. KOIN 6 spoke with a Daimler supervisor, Ryan Schulenberg. He said after dedicating more than three decades of working at the Daimler truck facili
Oregon prison officer indicted for harassing, cyberstalking ex-girlfriend on Facebook
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - An officer with the Oregon Department of Corrections has been indicted on charges of cyberstalking his ex-girlfriend from January 2024 to October 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon, announced on Thursday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 46-year-old Jack Daniel Rowlett s
Providence Health Plan to end most insurance offerings starting in 2027
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Providence Health Plan will stop offering most of its health insurance plans beginning in 2027. The health system first made the announcement back in May. According to Providence, members, employers, providers and brokers will see no immediate changes. Coverage, provider networks and customer se
Controversial Police Initiative Sparks Quarrel Between State and City Elections Officials
Controversy surrounding a ballot initiative that would divert funds from Portland’s Clean Energy Fund to hire more police officers continues to grow—and has now spawned a quarrel between Oregon’s Secretary of State and the Portland Auditor’s Office. The Enhanced Community Safety ballot initiative, also dubbed the...
Oregon, Kentucky cold cases reopened as husband faces scrutiny
Two women were found dead by their husband two decades and half a country apart. Now, following a reexamination of the evidence, those incidents have been reclassified as murders and the suspect spouse is under renewed scrutiny. Gresham Police detectives have been in contact with their counterparts from the Louisville.
Jamie Rochelle Grissim Disappeared in Vancouver Washington
The disappearance of Jamie Rochelle Grissim is one of the most haunting missing person cases connected to Vancouver, Washington. Jamie was only 16 years old when she vanished on December 7, 1971, after leaving Fort Vancouver High School. She was expected to return home that afternoon, but she never arrived. What began

















