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?
Starburst: A Backstage Neighborhood Under the Stars
Floating on the bluff above the Galaxy Barn, Starburst, designed as both shelter and spatial marker within the landscape, forms part of a backstage neighborhood at the southern edge of the Pickathon site. The pavilion is composed of eleven flexible timber modules built from plywood and dimensional lumber, creating a rh
Authorities seek suspects behind burglaries at Northeast Portland storage facility
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Authorities are still searching for the suspects who stole from several storage units in Northeast Portland earlier this week. Officers responded to reports of a burglary at a storage facility in the 1600 block of Northeast 92nd Avenue — where Public Storage is located — on the afternoon of Tues
Domestic abuser opened fire in Portland home, jumped onto moving truck, police say
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officers have arrested a man who opened fire in a Portland home before jumping onto a moving vehicle. Ramon Martinez-Diaz is being held in the Multnomah County Detention Center following the incident on Friday night, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Officials reported the 48-year-old man
Woman hospitalized, suspect arrested after assault in Portland Old Town
PORTLAND, Ore. — Police are investigating after a woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries on Friday evening. Around 6:07 p.m., a woman was reported to be injured on the sidewalk in the 700 block of Northwest Naito Parkway in Old Town. According to the Portland Police Bureau, all officers in the precinct w
Incredible history of Oregon’s iconic coastal highway on display in Portland
Robert Hadlow and Hannah Mellor had a personal and professional interest in the new Oregon Historical Society exhibit that tells the story of U.S. 101. The two Oregon Department of Transportation historians took their time Saturday absorbing the showcase, which commemorates the federal highway’s centennial anniversary
Suspect arrested in connection with man found dead in Columbia River Slough
PORTLAND, Ore. — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a four-year homicide investigation regarding a man found dead in the Columbia River Slough. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said detectives and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Marco Antonio Herrera, 44, at a Portland residence Friday m
Woman brutally beaten in downtown Portland, police arrest man for attempted murder
Portland Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was found brutally beaten on the streets of downtown Portland on Friday evening. Paramedics responded shortly after 6 p.m. to a report of an injured woman on a sidewalk along Northwest Naito Parkway in Old Town. The block where she was found
Portland Police seek tips after more than two dozen rounds damage parked vehicles
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Police are investigating an early-morning shooting that left behind extensive evidence of gunfire and damaged vehicles, but no reported injuries. Sometime around 5 a.m. May 23, officers responded to a report of a shooting at the location. Police did not find anyone injured, but...

















