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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The heat is on! Welcome to the first day of our heat wave. KATU has declared a Storm Tracker 2 Weather Alert for high heat for the next few days. Today will be the coolest of the next three days across the region, with highs reaching the lower 90s across most of western Oregon and Washington.

A man was shot and killed in Rocky Butte Park early Saturday morning, and police have detained one person nearby but are still searching for witnesses.

Back in 2011, Cleveland High School’s students, staff and families first got their hopes up that their historic but crumbling school building would be renovated as part of the first wave of Portland Public Schools’ ambitious effort to remake all of its neighborhood high schools over a 20-year span.

Portland Fire & Rescue crews rushed to a reported structure fire in Portland's Glenfair neighborhood Friday afternoon, prompting a quick public update from the bureau while firefighters were still working the scene. As of that initial post, officials had not released any information about injuries, property damage or w

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Instagram “psychic” who preyed on emotionally vulnerable people across the country, including in Washington, has been arrested. Bridgette Doreen Evans, 47, who used the fake name “Jolene Travis,” and her partner Vinnie John Uwanawich, 44, made their first appearance in front of a federal judg

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you follow high school running in the state, you know the name Ellery Lincoln. The junior won the individual title at the state cross country meet this past fall and broke the state records in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters this track season.What she did at the Hoka Festival […]

Nine years after the homicide of a 36-year-old man in Northeast Portland, the Portland Police Bureau is asking for the public's help to solve the case. Brian Spaulding's family and friends have privately raised approximately $20,000 to offer as a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person

A grocer-backed plan to open an indoor alternative redemption center meant to ease pressure from Oregon’s Bottle Bill has come apart, leaving The People’s Depot, canners and small neighborhood stores scrambling for options. With some retailers backing away and a major BottleDrop site slated to close this summer, the ci

After years as one of Portland’s most conspicuous eyesores, city contractors spent Thursday and Friday rolling fresh paint over the layers of tags covering the former Gordon’s Fireplace building at NE 33rd and Broadway, a hulking, graffiti-splashed landmark in full view of drivers on Interstate 84. The new coat instant

On a chilly Wednesday morning in the misty shadow of Mount St. Helens, members of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, conservation organizations, state and federal agencies, public officials and invested citizens gathered to witness a historic homecoming in the volcano's watershed. Excitement filled the air along Coldwater Creek