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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After his throat was slashed last week by a man he didn’t know, 33-year-old Christopher Thomas miraculously survived the brutal attack. It happened in the Jantzen Beach area, not far from the Denny’s restaurant there. As Thomas continues to recover, KOIN 6 News spoke with his mother, Deborah Thomas, who said […]

Concerned parents and members of the community have put forward a counter-proposal as a local school district eyes eliminating elementary school music. The Gresham-Barlow School District shared its proposed budget for the 2026-27 school year, which has several cuts to address a $10 million funding gap. The proposed cuts include spending, materials, reductions to programs, and laying off nearly 70 positions...

All lanes have reopened on northbound I-5 in Ridgefield after a semi-truck rolled over and blocked off the roadway. At approximately 7:40 a.m., a semi-truck rolled over on NB I-5 at Milepoint 18, south of the East Fork Lewis River Bridge in Ridgefield. NB I-5 in Ridgefield reopens after hours...

Clark County is gearing up for its biggest sheriff staffing boost in years, signing off on 22 new deputy positions plus about 43 civilian support roles after a council vote this month. The move targets long running understaffing that has left the sheriff’s office near the bottom of statewide per capita staffing rankings. County officials say recruitment should start this summer, with the new...

When I started documenting Portland’s bike scene in April 2005, my main goal was to provide a window into an amazing community. I was new to town and was deeply inspired and excited by what I saw on the streets — and I figured other people would be too. I wanted everyone on the Internet to get a taste for the creative and vibrant culture...

A long-quiet corner of Portland's Pearl District might be gearing up for last call instead of last rites. A Vancouver business owner is eyeing the old Mounted Patrol building at the Centennial Mills complex for a restaurant and nightclub, a fresh twist in a redevelopment saga that has dragged on for years along the Willamette River.

Oregon — Versa Force LLC, the Washington company that enticed homeless people to move into a Portland house, free of charge, and required Oregon residents to fraudulently enroll in Washington’s Medicaid program for nightly Zoom counseling sessions with a nurse practitioner in Texas, is not where it says it is. It’s not in the Vancouver strip mall its website claims is its place of business...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A man has been charged with attempted murder after Portland Police say he shot a person in Old Town early Sunday morning. PPB says the shooting happened just after midnight on Sunday, April 26, near NW 6th Ave and NW Flanders St. The suspect, identified by...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland child care facility for families of health care workers is set to close this summer. KinderCare Learning Companies’ Healthy Starts Learning Center at Oregon Health and Science University will shutter in June, OHSU confirmed to KOIN 6 on Monday. KinderCare spokesperson Colleen Moran said the company has failed to find a “sustainable path forward” after 16 years of operating...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Public Schools superintendent will present her recommended budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The proposal includes reducing hundreds of staff positions to close a $50 million budget shortfall. The PPS Special Board meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the district's headquarters on North...