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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) –Deep in the Santiam Canyon wedged between hillsides covered in Oregon forests, the evolution of the timber industry is on full display one giant panel at a time inside Freres Wood. “This one is about ten feet by 36 feet,” said Tyler Freres, the company’s chief operating officer. Stroll through one of their […]

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - In Multnomah County, only 15% of tenants facing eviction have a lawyer, while landlords have an attorney 65% of the time. That imbalance can determine whether someone keeps their home or ends up on the streets. For about a quarter of people experiencing homelessness, it started...

Portland police say six juveniles have been safely recovered after being found engaged in solicitation during a targeted Human Trafficking Unit mission, the bureau announced Thursday. The operation is part of ongoing efforts to disrupt trafficking and identify young people considered at risk. According to a post by the Portland...

Allen Sverre Easley, 39, nicknamed the “Grinch,” was sentenced on Wednesday, May 6, to 10 years and eight months in prison following multiple burglary, firearm and contraband convictions, including stealing more than $1,000 in wrapped Christmas presents. The sentence stems from three separate criminal cases involving residential burglaries,...

A Portland father who said he was defending himself when he shot another dad at school pickup was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison. Noureddine Dib, 43, was found guilty by a Multnomah County Circuit Court jury in April of attempted murder, assault, unlawful use of a weapon, discharge of a firearm in the city and reckless endangerment.

As if one West Coast megaquake were not enough, new research suggests the region’s feared “Big One” might show up with a plus-one. A team led by Oregon State University geologist Chris Goldfinger argues that a massive Cascadia megathrust earthquake could, at least sometimes, trigger a major rupture on the northern San Andreas fault shortly afterward, turning a regional disaster into near-simultaneous...

There’s a museum in Portland that requires you to cross a gangway to visit, and that’s just the beginning of what makes it special. The Oregon Maritime Museum sits aboard the Portland, a historic steam-powered tugboat moored on the Willamette River, and it’s one of the most unique attractions in the state.

A woman is suing the City of Portland after she claims negligence by Portland Police caused her to collide into a driver fleeing police in a stolen car.

Clark County’s updated growth plan will let Ridgefield, La Center, Camas and other cities expand their urban growth boundaries and explore ways to rezone land currently designated for agricultural use. That decision came earlier this month, when the Clark County Council voted 3-2 to select one of three proposed...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Water Bureau is leaning on its backup supply for drinking water after one of the pipes from city's mountain runoff-fed watershed sprung a leak, the city agency said. Staff found the leak Wednesday in a conduit that delivers water from the Bull Run supply...