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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One person is dead, and another is injured after a chairlift accident at Ski Bowl on Mt. Hood Thursday morning. According to Hoodland Fire, two employees were in a maintenance basket at around 9:30 a.m. when it fell, dropping them into rugged terrain. “I couldn’t...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — As part of our series “A Year in Downtown,” we’re taking a closer look at substance use — and the role it plays in Portland’s road to recovery. The focus: a stretch of downtown many consider ground zero for homelessness...

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — The Clark County Medical Examiner has identified a 16-year-old who died in the hospital after he was shot during a fight in a Vancouver parking lot on Monday night. The shooting was reported at about 8:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Northeast 18th Street...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — Three people were arrested Wednesday afternoon for trying to sell a fake Rolex at a Beaverton pawn shop. Investigators say the trio was had a “ongoing scheme” of trying to sell counterfeit high-end watches at pawn shops or other business. They had successfully sold a fake Rolex to a business in Portland on Tuesday, Beaverton PD said.

The U.S. Forest Service announced last week that there will be no commercial huckleberry permits issued in 2026. The federal agency said the decision was made based on its commitment to tribal treaty rights, ecological recovery and a focus on long-term management. “Our responsibility is to steward huckleberry habitat in...

The Oregon parole board this week rejected a convicted killer’s bid for freedom, finding that he had minimized his role in the “street family” murder of a 22-year-old disabled woman. Carl Alsup, 40, “remains a potential threat to community safety if released,” Oregon Board of Parole members...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to adopt a new utility fee meant to prop up the city's ailing transportation agency and bankroll basic road maintenance. Having previously discussed the ordinance at length in committee meetings involving the full council, the ordinance sailed through without...

“Wild” author Cheryl Strayed announced Thursday that her husband, Portland filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, “has been diagnosed with a serious, fatal illness,” and said she would be stepping back from public appearances. Lindstrom is a documentary filmmaker and Lewis & Clark graduate who grew up in the Parkrose...

This video from Vancouver, WA is hard to watch. Entire sidewalks filled with tents—what do you think can be done?

Have you tried the beets at Lil’ Barbecue? You really should. Smoked, fried, then tossed in jammy barbecue sauce, each little piece has the baggy looseness of baked apples, with a vanishing crispness that dissolves into earthbound sweetness on the tongue. These “beet ends” — the name hinting at...