Summer vibes in Portland before next weather pattern change
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Following a picture-perfect weather day on Saturday across the Pacific Northwest where Portland reached 73 for its daytime high, we’ll continue to see these warmer temperatures and mostly sunny or partly cloudy skies come Sunday. Much of the I-5 corridor will look to hit...
From a childhood home to the Fortune 100: A visual tour of Nike’s history
Place has always been important to Nike. The company this week honored Phil Knight with “Founder’s Week” and marked the renaming of its headquarters, now the Philip H. Knight Campus. To learn about Nike’s homes, and how they shaped the company, The Oregonian/OregonLive visited them with Scott...
Editorial: Portland City Council’s budgeting shell game
With Portland facing a $160 million shortfall for the coming year, pain was always going to be the theme of budget discussions. Portlanders will feel it in reduced public safety workers, parks maintenance cutbacks and fewer shelters for those who are homeless. But several of the changes that Portland city councilors ma
Hike Until You’re Hurting on One Portland Trail
This story first appeared in the June 20, 2012, edition of WW. Forest Park is only eight miles long—it’s about the same size in area as Nauru, the world’s smallest island nation—but walking from one end to another will take you 12 hours. The Wildwood Trail, which winds along the slopes of the park’s many basalt ridges,
Woman severely beaten; man arrested as Portland police respond to multiple calls Friday night
Police were called to Old Town where a woman had been severely beaten on Friday evening. Then, they were sent to a DV call involving shots fired inside a house.
2 hospitalized after house fire in North Portland
One person was hospitalized after a house fire broke out in North Portland, and another person jumped from the second story to escape.
Domestic violence call prompts Beaverton apartment evacuations; man barricades inside
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KATU) — Police in Beaverton evacuated a number of apartments around 4 a.m. after learning a man had reportedly barricaded himself inside an apartment after assaulting a woman. On Sunday, May 24 Beaverton Police officers responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment complex in the...
Man dies after shooting in east Portland; investigation underway
A man in East Portland died after being shot early Sunday morning, and the suspect or suspects left the scene with no arrests made.
Finish kindergarten, get $100: New Oregon initiative celebrates with kindergarten diploma and contribution to...
It’s a twist on a spring tradition of high school graduates getting gift certificates and cash from relatives with their diplomas. But now it’s the state giving the money and it’s going to kids who are more than a decade from crossing the graduation stage. Oregon kindergartners, and their parents, are getting valuable
Homeless Encampments Spread Across Vancouver, WA Sidewalks
This video from Vancouver, WA is hard to watch. Entire sidewalks filled with tents—what do you think can be done?

















