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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After being displaced by a neighboring house fire earlier this month, members of a Southeast Portland band returned home to discover thousands of dollars worth of musical equipment had been stolen. Jake Sargent and Schea Bowden of the band The Recognitions said burglars broke into their Belmont

The Portland Trail Blazers have teamed up with Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and Portland Street Art Alliance (PSAA) on the Utility Box Project -- an art collaboration featuring six local artists who have helped beautify the city with their designs on 47 utility boxes in the iconic neighborhoods of Portland:

Back in 2002, two restaurant veterans transformed an old coffee shop into one of Portland’s most beloved brunch destinations. Christie Griffin and Janette Kaden started with nothing but experience and big dreams, working double shifts to make ends meet. What began as a bootstrapped operation quickly became a neighborho

The Real Story – A Column In a move that local advocates are calling a “masterclass in bureaucratic stalling,” Mayor Beach Pace has officially denied the City Councilors’ request to […] The post Mayor Beach Pace Blocks Emergency Data Center Meeting As 18 Data Center “Fire Sale” Tax Giveaway Deals Get Sealed appeared f

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – For many people, obesity is often blamed on diet or lifestyle. For some, the cause is actually far more complex. Doctors say hypothalamic obesity, or HO, is a rare disease caused by injury or trauma to the brain, resulting in controllable hunger and rapid weight gain.

The social atmosphere in some saunas can be austere, quiet. Sarah Mayo wanted hers to get customers talking. Last year, disillusioned with her white-collar career, Mayo, 38, was planning an entrepreneurial turn: a small sauna business designed around conviviality. Among many things, the vision informed her choice of he

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After a fire destroyed a pavilion at Battle Ground park early Tuesday morning, one couple who rented the space for their wedding is now left without a venue. Lisa Perigo and Chris Foster are only three days out from their small wedding. But now have to think of other plans since […]

José "Poni" Góngora Poot, a longtime cook at Portland restaurant Güero, was detained by ICE agents while driving to work, prompting an outpouring of support from coworkers, customers and the local restaurant community.

The Portland Metro Chamber is threatening to sue the city if the City Council makes changes to the city’s Arts Tax without voter approval. The chamber of commerce wrote to the council in a May 13 letter that it had “serious legal concerns regarding the proposal by the Council to amend, expand, increase, restructure, or

While skiers and snowboarders were left disappointed by the warm winter, the dry conditions means campgrounds are opening early throughout the Mt. Hood National Forest. Twenty four sites will be open Friday, May 15. Others are still waiting on U.S. Forest Service staff to clear hazard trees and debris, pump out toilets